U.S. Lentil Crop Soared in 2010
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/11 - SNS -- U.S. lentil production is estimated at 8.66 million cwt (100 pound units), up 48% from last year, according to the USDA's final crop production estimates for the 2010 crop.
Area for harvest is estimated at 634,000 acres, up 56% from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 1,365 pounds per acre, down 75 pounds per acre from 2009. If realized, these would be the largest planted, harvested, and production levels since records began in 1986.
North Dakota's production, at 3.93 million cwt, is up 54% from 2009. Harvested area, at 255,000 acres, is up 56% from last year, while average yield, at 1,540 pounds per acre, decreased by 20 pounds. Planting started in late April, about the same as last year and was essentially completed by the end of May. Soil moisture supplies were rated mostly adequate throughout the growing season with more favorable temperatures reported than in 2009. Harvest started in early August and was finished by the end of September, about a week behind the previous year.
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