U.S. Edible Bean Area Off 15%
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --Dry edible bean plantings in the United States is expected to drop 14% this year to 1.5 million acres, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
Planted area is expected to be lower than last year in 15 of the 18 States in the dry bean estimating program. In North Dakota, the largest producing State, planted area is expected to decrease by 150,000 acres, or 21% from a year ago.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2011-2013
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Arizona ............: 8.5 13.5 12.0 89
California .........: 57.5 58.5 49.0 84
Colorado ...........: 38.0 50.0 40.0 80
Idaho ..............: 95.0 145.0 130.0 90
Kansas .............: 6.5 8.0 6.0 75
Michigan ...........: 170.0 200.0 190.0 95
Minnesota ..........: 140.0 160.0 150.0 94
Montana ............: 15.0 32.0 25.0 78
Nebraska ...........: 110.0 145.0 130.0 90
New Mexico .........: 12.5 9.8 10.0 102
:
New York ...........: 12.0 10.0 8.0 80
North Dakota .......: 410.0 700.0 550.0 79
Oregon .............: 6.4 10.5 9.0 86
South Dakota .......: 10.2 13.0 13.0 100
Texas ..............: 9.0 22.0 19.0 86
Washington .........: 77.0 115.0 115.0 100
Wisconsin ..........: 5.3 5.2 5.0 96
Wyoming ............: 35.0 45.0 39.0 87
:
United States ......: 1,217.9 1,742.5 1,500.0 86
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1/ Intended plantings in 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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