The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the annual berry report for Washington and Oregon on Friday. The report shows an increase in fresh strawberries and blueberries in Washington during 2011. An increase in Oregon blueberries was also reported.12.2 million pounds of fresh blueberries were produced in Washington during 2010, in 2011 that figure jumped to 30.5 million pounds. The production of fresh strawberries for the state went from 10,000 cwt to 17,000 cwt from 2010 to 2011. Red raspberry production went down from 610,000 pounds to 400,000 pounds.
For Oregon, blueberry production rose from 27.3 million pounds in 2010 to 36.7 million pounds in 2011. Strawberry production dropped from 37,000 cwt in 2010 to 28,000 cwt in 2011. Red raspberry production remained constant at 1 million pounds, and blackberry production dipped from 4.1 million pounds in 2010 to 4 million pounds the following year.
