No Change in Sugarbeet Prospects

WASHINGTON - Jun 12/13 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2012 crop year remains at 35.2 million tons, unchanged from the January end-of-season estimate but 22% above 2011, according to the USDA's latest crop report.

Planted area totaled 1.23 million acres and harvested area totaled 1.20 million acres, both unchanged from the previous estimate. The final United States yield, at 29.3 tons per acre, is a record high.

Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States
and United States: 2011 and 2012
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California. Blank data
cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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              :     Area planted      :    Area harvested     :    Yield per acre
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2011    :   2012    :   2011    :   2012    :   2011    :   2012
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              :  --------------- 1,000 acres ---------------      ----- tons -----
              :
California 2/ :     25.2        24.5        25.2        24.5      46.5        44.0
Colorado .....:     29.4        31.2        28.7        29.7      28.9        31.8
Idaho ........:    176.0       183.0       176.0       182.0      34.4        35.3
Michigan .....:    153.0       154.0       153.0       153.0      24.0        29.0
Minnesota ....:    479.0       475.0       469.0       463.0      19.0        26.5
Montana ......:     45.0        46.6        43.0        45.8      25.9        28.2
Nebraska .....:     52.3        51.0        51.6        48.9      24.9        29.8
North Dakota .:    231.0       222.0       225.0       215.0      20.5        28.0
Oregon .......:     10.9        11.0        10.8        11.0      35.8        38.0
Wyoming ......:     31.0        31.8        30.9        31.3      27.8        28.6
              :
United States :  1,232.8     1,230.1     1,213.2     1,204.2      23.8        29.3
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              :      Production       :     Price per ton     :  Value of production
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2011    :   2012    :   2011    :  2012 1/  :   2011    :  2012 1/
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              :  --- 1,000 tons ---       --- dollars --          1,000 dollars
              :
California 2/ :   1,172       1,078       70.00                    82,040
Colorado .....:     829         944       68.40                    56,704
Idaho ........:   6,054       6,425       65.40                   395,932
Michigan .....:   3,672       4,437       87.70                   322,034
Minnesota ....:   8,911      12,270       68.30                   608,621
Montana ......:   1,114       1,292       71.90                    80,097
Nebraska .....:   1,285       1,457       72.50                    93,163
North Dakota .:   4,613       6,020       60.80                   280,470
Oregon .......:     387         418       65.40                    25,310
Wyoming ......:     859         895       74.60                    64,081
              :
United States :  28,896      35,236       69.50                 2,008,452
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1/ United States marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price
   will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 2013. State estimates will
   be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2014.
2/ In California, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in
   central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and
   southern California.