● Oregon is the second ranking U.S. producer of plums and prunes, but because California has so many acres, Oregon's share of the total is only 1.6%. ● Workers harvested an estimated 1,963 acres of plums and prunes in 1999 (5). ● Cost varies greatly depending on location. (For instance, irrigation needs are quite different between regions.) ● Of the plums grown in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Michigan, about half are processed. Growers in Eastern Oregon sell the prunes fresh in eastern markets; those in Western Oregon sell their crops dried or canned. Production Regions Eighteen Oregon counties grow reportable acres of prunes and plums. Polk County has the most acres, but Washington County produces the most pounds. Other counties with over 300 acres each are Douglas, Umatilla, and Yamhill. All except Umatilla are in western Oregon (3). Fresh prunes grown in Umatilla County are included in market orders covering designated counties in Washington. Marketing orders authorize grade, size, maturity, markings, pack, and container regulations for the area (6).

● Oregon is the fourth major producer of cranberries in the United States. ● Cranberries from Oregon account for 6.6 % of the total 1998 U.S. crop. ● In 1998, about 2,200 acres were harvested in Oregon with a total estimated production of 355,000 barrels of berries. ● Production costs for Oregon cranberries were unavailable; however, for comparison, Washington State cranberry costs averaged $3,000 per acre in 1995, and establishment costs averaged $40,000 per acre. ● Growers send most Oregon cranberries to processing plants. Only a small amount is sold on the fresh market.

● Oregon is the nation's leading hazelnut producer. ● The state contributes over 98 % of U.S. production, about 3 to 5 % of the world’s hazelnuts. ● In 1997, 27,760 acres of hazelnut trees yielded 46,000 tons of nuts valued at $41,938,000. The 1998 crop, however, was 65 % smaller than the previous crop. ● Oregon hazelnut production costs are $1,425 per acre, which are about 65 % of the gross profits. ● Shelled nuts account for 53 % of the market. This translates to 8,850 tons of nut meat. Nuts in the shell comprise the remaining 47 % of the market. Production Regions Oregon's Willamette Valley farmers have grown hazelnuts since 1858 when the nuts were called filberts, a term still used by many Oregonians. Counties in order of production are Yamhill, Washington, Marion, Clackamas, Lane, Polk, Linn, and Benton. Yamhill County produces 9,930 tons or 21.6 % of the state’s total (3).

● Oregon ranks fourth in U.S. pea production, producing over 10 % of the nation’s peas. The crop includes green peas, garden peas, English peas, common peas, and other similar crops. ● In 1998, growers harvested 30,616 acres. ● The total cost for irrigated pea production in north central Oregon was $503.56 per acre in 1991. ● Virtually all Oregon peas are processed. Willamette Valley peas are frozen. Nationally, 57 % of processed peas are frozen and 43 % are canned.

● Oregon is the United States’s ninth leading apple producer. ● Farmers in Oregon grow 1.5 % of the nation's apples. ● In 1998, growers harvested apples from 8,215 acres that produced 149,898,000 pounds of fruit with a cash value of $23,651,000. ● Conventionally grown apples in the Hood River area cost between $3,448.97 and $3,735.88 per acres to produce. Trellised apples in the same location cost $5,284.00 to $6,197 per acre. ● Oregon apple growers sell 70 % of their crop to the fresh market; the remaining 30 % goes to processors. Production Regions Although apples grow statewide, the biggest orchards are in Umatilla County (which grows the most apples), as well as

● Oregon ranks second in U.S. hop production. Washington State leads, and Idaho is in third place, making the Pacific Northwest the nations ' leading hop-growing area with 94 % of all hop production. ● In 1996, Oregon held 16 % of the U.S. market share and 4 % of worldwide hop production. ● Growers harvested 6,162 acres of hops in 1998 with a yield of 10,339,000 pounds valued at $16,853,000. These figures are down from 1997. ● Total hop production costs are $3,527.01 per acre. ● Most hops are used as flavoring agents in beer. ● Pacific Northwest hop growers export 60 % of their crops annually.

● North Carolina ranks 10th nationally in production of grapes, and 12th in wine production ● In 2004, 1100 acres of grapes were harvested in North Carolina. ● In 2004, 3,500 tons of grapes were produced in North Carolina, valued at $3.4 million. Wine was valued at $34 million Production Regions Grapes are grown throughout the state. Bunch grapes (Vitis vinifera, V. labrusca and French-American hybrids) are produced in the Piedmont and Mountains but do not survive in the Coastal Plain due to Pierce’s disease. Muscadine cultivars (V. rotundifolia) are resistant to Pierce’s disease and are grown in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Muscadines are susceptible to winter injury and for this reason are not grown commercially in the western Piedmont and Mountains.

● Oregon ranks seventh nationally in barley production. ● Oregon growers produce over 2 % of U.S. barley. ● In 1999, Oregon farmers harvested 134,131 acres of barley. ● Total production costs for irrigated barley in south central Oregon were $399.53 per acre in 1995. Dry-land barley cost about $170 per acre for fall-seeded crops and less for spring-seeded crops. Reliable numbers for no-till options are not available. ● Feed-type barley accounted for over 90 % of Oregon’s 1997 barley crop; malting barley comprised less than 10 % of the harvest. Production Regions Although growers plant about 3,000 acres of barley west of the Cascade Mountains, the major ranches for both feed and malting barley are in eastern Oregon. Klamath County had the most harvested acres in

blueberry) and Vaccinium ashei (rabbiteye blueberry). ● North Carolina ranked fourth nationally in the production of blueberries in 2003, representing 11.9 percent of U. S. production. ● In 2003, 4,200 acres of blueberries were harvested in North Carolina. ● In 2003, 22.5 million pounds of blueberries were produced in North Carolina for a value of $34,777,000. Production Regions More than 90 percent of highbush production is located in Bladen, Sampson, Pender, and Duplin counties (southeastern Coastal Plain) where the soil type favors growth and productivity of this species. Rabbiteye production is more scattered throughout the state because these plants tolerate a broader range of soil conditions.

● Oregon is second in the nation in common bean production. (Wisconsin is first.) Common beans include snap beans, green beans, Blue Lake beans, pole beans, and bush beans. Most Oregon beans are Blue Lake varieties. ● Oregon bean farmers grow 20.2 % of the U.S. total production. ● In 1997, growers harvested 20,780 acres for over 140,000 tons of beans valued at $33,109,000. When the price per ton dropped in 1998 (as did the tonnage), the crop value dropped to $27,119,000. ● Willamette Valley production costs totaled $1,016.60 per acre in 1995, although this figure may be high. ● Almost all Oregon beans are processed.