Austrian Winter Pea Area Plunging
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/11 - SNS -- Austrian winter peas area planted for the 2011 crop year is expected to total 20,000 acres, down 36% from a year ago, judging from the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2011.
Growers in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon anticipate lower planted acreages this season.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2009-2011
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: Area planted
State :------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2011 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------- 1,000 acres ---------- percent
:
Idaho ..............: 8.0 11.0 6.0 55
Montana ............: 10.0 16.0 12.0 75
Oregon .............: 2.5 4.2 2.0 48
:
United States ......: 20.5 31.2 20.0 64
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1/ Intended plantings in 2011 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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