In Pictures: Cranberry harvest season in US

The state of Wisconsin in the US is the biggest producer of cranberries in the country, and also produces about half of the world's cranberries. During harvesting, marshes are flooded, floating the red fruits, making it easier for growers to collect.

Updated
Oct 27, 2017, 02:13 PM
Published
Oct 27, 2017, 11:45 AM
A containment boom surrounds floating cranberries in a flooded bog during harvest at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cranberries are displayed for a photograph during harvest. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cranberries are floated toward a harvesting machine. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A worker positions a containment boom around floating cranberries during harvest. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A worker positions a containment boom as cranberries float in a flooded bog. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A harvest machine pulls floating cranberries from a flooded bog during harvest at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A worker stands on a dike between flooded cranberry bogs. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cranberries hang from plants in a flooded bog. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A truckload of freshly harvested cranberries is driven along a dike near flooded bogs. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cranberries floating in a flooded bog. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

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