3% Gain in U.S. Chickpea Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS -- A solid price performance by chickpeas during the past season has boosted interest in the commodity, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
Expected area planted for all chickpeas is 214,300 acres, up 3% from last season. Small chickpea area, at 67,000 acres, is 4% lower than 2012. Large chickpea area, at 147,300 acres, is expected to be 6% above last year.
Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2011-2013
[Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres]
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: Area planted
Size and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Small chickpeas 2/ :
Idaho ..................: 17.5 32.5 24.0 74
Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (X)
North Dakota ...........: 3.0 5.4 7.0 130
Oregon .................: - (D) (D) (X)
South Dakota ...........: (D) (D) (D) (X)
Washington .............: 8.0 15.0 20.0 133
:
Other States 3/ ........: 8.4 16.6 16.0 96
:
United States ..........: 36.9 69.5 67.0 96
:
Large chickpeas 4/ :
California .............: 10.5 11.1 10.8 97
Idaho ..................: 33.5 43.5 49.0 113
Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (X)
North Dakota ...........: 1.7 6.6 5.0 76
Oregon .................: 0.7 (D) (D) (X)
South Dakota ...........: (D) (D) (D) (X)
Washington .............: 48.0 64.5 70.0 109
:
Other States 3/ ........: 4.5 12.7 12.5 98
:
United States ..........: 98.9 138.4 147.3 106
:
All chickpeas (Garbanzo):
California .............: 10.5 11.1 10.8 97
Idaho ..................: 51.0 76.0 73.0 96
Montana ................: 9.0 23.0 21.0 91
North Dakota ...........: 4.7 12.0 12.0 100
Oregon .................: 0.7 1.8 2.5 139
South Dakota ...........: 3.9 4.5 5.0 111
Washington .............: 56.0 79.5 90.0 113
:
United States ..........: 135.8 207.9 214.3 103
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
4/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches.
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