Blueberries bringing in the green

Wild blueberry growers last summer harvested 76.9 million pounds worth an estimated $71.5 million, the New England office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday.The crop is the fourth-largest on record and state’s biggest since growers harvested 80.4 million pounds in 2003. The preliminary value is 20 percent higher than 2006 and nearly double the 2005 value of $38.9 million.

- MaineToday