Winter Pea Harvest Drops 16%
WASHINGTON - Nov 9/11 - SNS -- Austrian winter pea production in the United States dropped 16% from last year to 19.9 million pounds or 9,027 metric tons (MT), according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Planted area is forecast at 18,000 acres, down 42% from year ago. Area harvested is forecast at 11,100 acres, down 38% from 2010. Yield, at 1,793 pounds per acre, is up 469 pounds from last season.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 11.0 6.0 9.0 5.0
Montana ......: 16.0 10.0 7.0 5.0
Oregon .......: 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.1
:
United States : 31.2 18.0 17.9 11.1
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011
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: ------- pounds ------- ----- 1,000 cwt ----
:
Idaho ........: 1,100 1,700 99 85
Montana ......: 1,570 1,900 110 95
Oregon .......: 1,460 1,710 28 19
:
United States : 1,324 1,793 237 199
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