Photo courtesy of USDA ARS.

Overview

Strawberries are the fourth highest ranked U.S. fruit in terms of value of production, following grapes, oranges and apples. The total value of 2010 strawberry production in the United States was $2.2 billion.  August 2011 ... Strawberries

Marketing

• California Strawberry Commission - This grower-led commission was enacted in 1993 and succeeded the California Strawberry Advisory Board. Its mission is to conduct research, promote California strawberries and manage industry issues.
• Commodity Profile with an Emphasis on International Trade: Strawberries, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, 2002.
• Demand, Supply and Trade: National and Northwest Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Sweet Corn and Snap Beans, University of California and Oregon State University, 2004 - Reviews principal trends during the past two decades in the national and Pacific Northwest markets for selected berries and vegetables. The authors looked at the sources and types of apparent shifts in U.S. supply and demand for these products, and the apparent effects of import competition on domestic production and prices.
• Fruits and Tree Nuts, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA.
• Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
• North American Strawberry Growers Association - This grower-based association supports ongoing research and educational activities.
• Private Sales and Public Information: Does the USDA's National Berry Report Provide Information on the Relationship between the Spot Market and Precommitted Sales?, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, 2004.
• The Strawberry Industry, ERS, USDA.
• The United States Leads in World Strawberry Production, Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, ERS, USDA, 2005.

Production

• Critical Use Exemption Information for Methyl Bromide, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Economics of Strawberry Productions with Alternative Fumigants - A summary presentation on results of Oxnard and Watsonville field trials with alternatives to methy bromide fumigation in strawberry production.
• The Facts About Methyl Bromide, Production Research, California Strawberry Commission.
• Hill System Plastic Mulched Strawberry Production Guide for Colder Areas, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000 - This guide outlines the advantages and disadvantages of plasticulture strawberry production.
• Implementation of Risk Mitigation Measures for Soil Fumigant Pesticide, U.S. EPA.
• Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook, Ohio State University - This research-based online guide provides information on strawberry diseases, pests and weeds.
• Sample costs to produce fresh market organic strawberries, University of California Cooperative Extension, 2006.
• Small Fruit Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Virginia Tech.
• Strawberry Budget Costs and Returns of Producing, Harvesting and Marketing Strawberries in North Carolina, North Carolina State University, 2008.
• Strawberry Production Guide, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida - Provides a list of U.S. and Canadian nurseries providing plants and includes production statistics.
• Strawberries & More, University of Illinois Extension - This site offers picking and handling tips along with a list of Midwest strawberry farms.
• Strawberries: Organic Production, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), NCAT, 2007 - This publication provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods.
• Strawberry, Integrated Pest Management guidelines, University of California, Davis.

 Businesses/Case Studies

• Frozsun Foods Inc., Placentia, California - This case study, prepared by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in 2001, identifies some of the key decisions and principles apparent in the growth of Frozsun's value-added strawberry processing business.
• Hazeltine Strawberries, Janesville, Wisconsin - This operation offers about 12 acres of pick-your-own strawberries. Prepicked strawberries, fall red raspberries and asparagus are also available.
• Kelder's Farm and U-Pick, Kerhonksen, New York - At this farm, you can pick-your-own strawberries along with blueberries and raspberries. It has a greenhouse with flowering annuals, perennials and vegetables.
• Larriland Farm, Woodbine, Maryland - Strawberries have been grown on this farm since 1973. In addition to 14 acres of strawberries, the farm raises tart cherries, several varieties of raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, peaches, nectarines and vegetables. 

Links checked August 2011.