A great blueberry crop is coming from the Garden State

Overview of blueberries from New Jersey in the U.S. market, complemented by charts from Agronometrics. Original published on June 16, 2025.

Officials at the New Jersey Blueberry Industry Advisory Council are proud of what their members are doing with the blueberry harvest. They want residents of the Garden State to be just as proud.

With the blueberry harvesting season up and running, officials at the Trenton, NJ-based council, a state-run organization that takes a small fee from growers in New Jersey, are excited about what is taking place and eager for retailers and consumers to get behind the blueberry market.

Doyle is also quick to give a shoutout to local retailers, who are also supporting locally-produced blueberries. “It is just amazing the amount of support we get from retailers in New Jersey,” he noted, adding that in-store signage has played a big role at some retailers in educating shoppers. “They have always been very supportive of our products and carry them through the entire season. We love that so many of our retail partners are eager to spread the word to their shoppers that New Jersey blueberries are in, better than ever and ready to go.”

Doyle said that he expects an excellent crop this year. He explained that great pollination weather as well as the right amount of rain and sun has created near-perfect weather conditions for the crop. “We want to thank the honeybees for working very well this season for us,” he said. “They deserve to be recognized for all the work they did.”

He does not want to forget the growers in the state, which accounts for about 45 million pounds of blueberry production annually, the sixth largest harvest among states in the country.

Source: USDA Market News via Agronometrics.
(Agronometrics users can view this chart with live updates here)

Source: USDA Market News via Agronometrics.
(Agronometrics users can view this chart with live updates here)

Formed in 1990, the council is also designed to help blueberry growers in the state with pest control issues, work to help develop new varieties of blueberries that might thrive in the state’s unique soil and even work on government issues that benefit or protect the blueberry market.

The council is also a large supporter of the Integrated Pest Management program at Rutgers University that is designed to stop pests and disease from infiltrating the blueberry market in the state. Through this program, Doyle said, growers can meet with Rutgers experts and other key people to identify any risks to the industry.

The News in Charts is a collection of stories from the industry complemented by charts from Agronometrics to help better tell their story.

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