date:Jun 29, 2012
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The last time Michigan saw a similar crop disaster was in 2002 when production was 15 million lbs, while total U.S. production that year was 62.5 million lbs, according to U.S.D.A. data.
The New York crop also was hit by freezing temperatures, resulting in a record low crop of 1.1 million lbs, down 81% from last year, the U.S.D.A. said.
Early budding in Wisconsin also was followed by several nights of freezing temperatures, which cut its crop to 500,000 lbs, down 93% from 2011.
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