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"...but now the bitter economics may spell disaster for Massachusetts’ largest commercial crop." I had no idea that cranberries of all things, fit the bill as
by Aelinsaar 11y ago
"...but now the bitter economics may spell disaster for Massachusetts’ largest commercial crop."
I had no idea that cranberries of all things, fit the bill as the largest commercial crop in Massachusetts. I'm shocked actually.
- twoodfin 11y agoWe don't grow much else in commercial quantities. Tough climate to find any competitive advantage.
- DiabloD3 11y agoI think it's because Massachusetts has nothing that can be described as a large commercial crop. However, it isn't the largest, and Massachusetts isn't the largest producer of them. Wisconsin produces 60% of cranberries in the US(1), with Massachusetts producing half of what Wisconsin does(2), 201k tons vs 94k tons, out of 343k tons total. The rest of the producing states combined are half of Massachusetts. As for, what is their largest crop, if it isn't Cranberries? Nursery products like ornamental flowers and shrubs(3). 1: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/fruits/cranberries/ http://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/fruits/cranberries... 2: http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/10/20/cranberry-production-state/tFqFOnL323v1fsCdcL00lO/story.html http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/10/2... 3: http://www.netstate.com/economy/ma_economy.htm http://www.netstate.com/economy/ma_economy.htm
- Aelinsaar 11y agoSo... Wisconsin... The Cranberry State? TIL!