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TABLE 10. U.S. TERRESTRIAL WILD PLANT FOOD PRODUCTION RESOURCES WITH AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE OF MORE THAN US$1 MILLION
Plant Product % product from wild Producer states and %
Carya illinoensis pecan 18 Texas 50,
Louisiana 26,
Oklahoma 16,
Arkansas 3
Vaccinium spp. blueberry 15 Maine 99;
Oregon, Michigan, New Jersey, Washington 1
Acer saccharum maple syrup and sugar 100 Vermont 36,
New York 25,
Wisconsin 9,
Michigan 8,
New Hampshire and Ohio 7,
Others 15
Zizania aquatica wild rice 32 Minnesota 95,
Wisconsin (the rest)
Source: Prescott-Allen and Prescott-Allen (1986).