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New York strawberry crop

USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 0.0 million cwt, down 34.6% from last year's final of 0.0.

August 2018 forecast

2018 USDA forecast

0.0million cwt

USDA does not publish weekly condition ratings for New York strawberry; the annual forecast and final estimate are the official measures.

Forecast reliability

±38.0%

Average gap between the season's first USDA forecast and the final crop across the last 2 completed seasons.

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

New York strawberry crop: USDA first forecast vs final00.00.00.1million cwt2010: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20102011: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20112012: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20122013: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20132014: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20142015: no forecast · final 0.0 million cwt20152016: no forecast · final 0.1 million cwt20162017: Aug forecast 0.0 million cwt · final 0.0 million cwt (+73.3%)+73.3%20172018: Aug forecast 0.0 million cwt · final 0.0 million cwt (-2.6%)−2.6%2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (million cwt)Latest forecastFinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
20180.0 August0.0 August0.0−2.6%$6M0.1%
20170.0 August0.0 August0.0+73.3%$10M0.2%
2016——0.1—$12M0.2%
2015——0.0—$7M0.1%
2014——0.0—$8M0.1%
2013——0.0—$8M0.1%
2012——0.0—$7M0.1%
2011——0.0—$8M0.1%
2010——0.0—$7M0.1%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

New York strawberry crop: fresh market vs processing00.00.00.00.0million cwt2010: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 0% fresh20172018: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 0% fresh2018
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

Updated September 29, 2026

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