Wisconsin farmers produce record 6M barrels of cranberries last year
That's according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures released Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker's office.
Each barrel of cranberries weighs 100 pounds.
Walker says Wisconsin harvested two-thirds of the nation's cranberries last year and three times as much as Massachusetts, the second-largest cranberry producer.
Walker also says Wisconsin's apple and cherry growers are doing better after a sudden freeze destroyed buds in 2012.
He says the state now ranks fourth in tart cherry production, harvesting more than 12 million pounds last year. It produced nearly 42 million pounds of apples.
Source: www.therepublic.com
