AWP Production Declines
WASHINGTON - Jan 11/13 - SNS -- Austrian winter pea production in the United States contonued to decline in 2012, with production dropping 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2012.
Planted area of Austrian winter peas is estimated at 19,000 acres, up 6% from a year ago. Area harvested is estimated at 13,700 acres, up 11% from 2011. Yield, at 1,219 pounds per acre, is down 244 pounds from last season. Production, at 167,000 cwt, is down 7% from a year ago.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2010-2012
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 11.0 6.0 5.5 9.0 5.0 4.5
Montana ......: 16.0 10.0 11.0 7.0 6.0 6.9
Oregon .......: 4.2 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.3
:
United States : 31.2 18.0 19.0 17.9 12.3 13.7
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- pounds ---------- -------- 1,000 cwt --------
:
Idaho ........: 1,100 1,700 1,300 99 85 59
Montana ......: 1,570 1,200 1,000 110 72 69
Oregon .......: 1,460 1,750 1,690 28 23 39
:
United States : 1,324 1,463 1,219 237 180 167
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