True Blue Plants http://trueblueplants.com/blog Blueberry Plant Blog and Tips Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:37:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Blueberry Fact of the Day http://trueblueplants.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/blueberry-fact-of-the-day/ http://trueblueplants.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/blueberry-fact-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:36:22 +0000 christielynn http://trueblueplants.com/blog/?p=18



Only 80 fat-free calories per cup.

Blueberries are a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin C.

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A recent report from Jeff Williamson shows some very interesting trends for the Florida blueberry industry.  These numbers are from the year 2007. Source NASS

Here are 5 things that stood out to me.

1.  Out of the 10 states that produce blueberries, Florida is the 5th largest.  It produces 8% of the total industry. (Michigan is #1 with 32% of market)

2.  Florida averaged $5.00 per lb in 2007 (49% more than any other state in the country)

3.  Florida produces 13% of the fresh market

4.  2500 acres were harvested FL in 2007

5.  FL Produced almost 8 million lbs of fresh blueberries.

These numbers show us that Florida is definitely trending up, but still has room to grow. Click the following link for more information about blueberry bushes.

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Our first post is an invitation for all the questions you may have about growing blueberry plants and bushes.

Feel free to post all questions and comments.

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