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Bandon is a center of cranberry production, and has long been known as the "Cranberry Capital of Oregon". [citation needed] More than 100 growers harvest about 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) around Bandon, raising 95 percent of Oregon's cranberries, and about 5 percent of the national crop. Production averages about 30 million pounds (14 million kg) of ...
Cranberry harvest. Historically, cranberry beds were constructed in wetlands. Today's cranberry beds are constructed in upland areas with a shallow water table. The topsoil is scraped off to form dykes around the bed perimeter. Clean sand is hauled in and spread to a depth of 10 to 20 centimeters (4 to 8 in).
Wet harvesting often produces berries that are used for juices, sauces, dried cranberries, and other cranberry products, but some cranberries are also harvested by dry harvesting.
In the southern Oregon coast, commercially cultivated cranberries account for about 7 percent of U.S. production, and the cranberry ranks 23rd among Oregon's top 50 agricultural commodities. Cranberry cultivation in Oregon uses about 27,000 acres (110 square kilometers) in southern Coos and northern Curry counties, centered around the coastal ...
In August, the Department of Agriculture predicted that U.S. cranberry production would rise 6% to 7.35 million barrels this year, the second-largest harvest on record. It didn't work out that way.
The United States is the leading producer of cranberries worldwide, with states like Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington contributing to nearly the entire harvest.
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. is an American agricultural cooperative of cranberry growers headquartered in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.It currently has over 700 member growers (in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Florida, British Columbia and other parts of Canada, as well as Chile).
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