Blueberry trade begins with species group, cultivar and product form—not a generic berry label. Cultivated highbush and rabbiteye blueberries, wild lowbush berries and true huckleberries are not interchangeable, while fresh, frozen and processing fruit use separate standards. Comparable offers require species or commercial type, cultivar, grade and inspection basis, size when specified, bloom, color, firmness, defects, pack, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States cultivated-blueberry crop, published in May 2026. They separate utilized production into fresh-market and processing use and exclude Maine wild blueberries. These are dated crop measures, not global trade totals or a current physical offer; annual average value is not presented as a live lot price.
Cultivated highbush and rabbiteye blueberries have different varietal and size profiles from wild lowbush fruit, and USDA's cultivated fresh standard does not cover true huckleberries. Fresh retail fruit, berries for processing and frozen blueberries also use different specifications. Atlas keeps species group, cultivar, fresh or processed form and intended use explicit before comparing evidence.
USDA AMS U.S. No. 1 for cultivated fresh blueberries addresses varietal similarity, cleanliness, color, overripeness, wetness, stems, mold, decay, splits, leaks and other defects; size is stated separately when requested. Processing and frozen berries have their own grade systems. A physical record therefore preserves the exact standard, cultivar, size if specified, bloom, firmness, defects, pack and net weight, temperature history, inspection point and arrival condition.
USDA NASS estimated 761 million pounds of utilized U.S. cultivated-blueberry production in 2025, split into 417 million pounds for the fresh market and 344 million for processing, from 104,700 harvested acres. These dated measures describe domestic crop scale and use. A delivered price still requires the exact species group, cultivar, product form, grade, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.
No. Cultivated highbush or rabbiteye fruit, wild lowbush berries, fresh retail packs, processing fruit and frozen products have different identities, standards, condition evidence and logistics.
It is USDA NASS's estimate of utilized United States cultivated-blueberry production for the 2025 crop year. It excludes Maine wild blueberries and is not a current physical price.
No. USDA AMS states that the cultivated fresh-blueberry grade has no default size requirement because varieties and market preferences differ. Size can be specified and measured separately when requested.
Species group, cultivar, fresh or processed form, grade and inspection basis, size when specified, bloom, color, firmness, defects and condition, packaging and net weight, cold-chain history, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.