Using the Michigan Blueberry Cost of Production Study

Chris Bardenhagen<bardenh1@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension - October 10, 2025

Apply the results to your farm’s numbers.

field of blueberry plants — Blueberries ripening before harvest.

Are you a blueberry grower, or wondering what average costs are for Michigan growers? Join us for an hour on Thursday, October 23, at 12 p.m. (noon) as we review the Michigan Blueberry Cost of Production report.

Michigan Blueberry 2024 Cost of Production Report

The webinar will cover the main results of the study, reviewing the establishment and production costs found for Michigan fields.

Breakdowns by cost category will be shown, along with breakeven prices and costs for different yields. Our report includes information on hand harvest as well as machine harvest, and we look at the costs and benefits of a higher-input approach focused on fresh production.

We will also present on how to make adjustments to the budgets, in order to apply the study results to your specific farm. Using examples, we will walk through calculations for a number of scenarios.

This webinar is part of the Farm Policy & Risk Management series. Please click here to register for the live webinar. This webinar will be recorded and put up on the MSU Extension website afterwards, so that it can be accessed anytime.

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