The US Department of Agriculture expects cranberry production to grow by 6 percent this year, which would make the 2010 crop the second-largest on record.
The USDA’s annual cranberry forecast calls for 7.35 million barrels, up from about 6.9 million barrels a year ago.
Wisconsin, the nation’s largest cranberry producer, is forecast to produce 10 percent more, in part due to an early spring and warm, humid conditions.
In Massachusetts, the second-largest producer, the forecast is for 1.95 million barrels, a 7 percent increase from 2009. The USDA cautioned, however, that hot weather and lack of rain could reduce the yield.
