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Maine's blueberry crop down a bit
8/11/2016 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Maine
Androscoggin County, ME
Cumberland County, ME
Franklin County, ME
Hancock County, ME
Kennebec County, ME
Knox County, ME
Lincoln County, ME
Oxford County, ME
Sagadahoc County, ME
Waldo County, ME
York County, ME

Start Date: 7/25/2016 -  
Drought likely cut Maine’s blueberry crop down to about 90 million pounds, compared to the last two years where production topped 100 million pounds. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune (Minn.), Aug. 11, 2016 Due to the dry weather, Maine’s blueberry crop will be slightly smaller than the past two years, said Nancy McBrady, executive director of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine. CBS (New York), July 25, 2016
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