Fruit production has exceeded the annual average of 4.5 million kilos.

Prince Edward Island has had a record harvest of cranberries this year. This year there have been about 9 million kilograms, according to the president of the Association of PEI Wild Blueberry, David MacNearney, higher than the 6.8 million kilos last year. Production during the last decade has been an average of 4.5 million kilos per year.

MacNearney says that good productivity can not be attributed to the weather, but snow cover last winter combined with good weather during pollination itself that helped the fruit to grow.

“Above all it has to do with the maturation of the territory,” says MacNeraney. “They had an incentive program Blueberry because the province saw the potential of the sector. Only now serving 15 years, and I think it has matured. “

MacNearney says that productivity has taken a big leap on their own holdings this year, from 1,900 kilos per hectare to 3,700. “It’s a wonderful feeling, because we have now reached the commercial level.” MacNearney also said that during the previous 12 years not reaping enough to pay the bills.

The price of cranberries fell from $ 0.60 per pound to $ 0.55 last this year (from $ 1.32 to $ 1.21 per kilo) year, but high productivity has offset the small decline price.