Berry Business Grows Inside
VIRUS-FREE PLANTS CLONED
Posted: October 30, 2011 at 5:15 a.m.
Gardeners have stuck cuttings in dirt to grow new plants for centuries. It worked but was slow. Now, the magic happens in a lab where thousands of plants can be tailormade in a fraction of the time.
BY THE NUMBERS
ARKANSAS BLUEBERRY INDUSTRY 2010
330: Acreage of commercial blueberries planted in Arkansas
2,170: Average pounds per acre yield
$1.78: Average price paid per pound in Arkansas
$2.5 million: Estimated cash value of Arkansas’ blueberry crop
$1.43: Average price paid per pound nationally
80: Percentage of the crop sold fresh at market SOURCE: U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
More than 220,000 berry plants soak up the rain Thursday at Berries Unlimited’s five acres in Prairie Grove. The company has ...
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