Sugarbeet Interest Waning in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/14 - SNS -- Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2014 crop year is estimated at 1.15 million acres, down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2014.
Planted area is below the previous year in four of the ten estimating States.
Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2012-2014
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
California 2/ ......: 24.5 24.5 24.5 100
Colorado ...........: 31.2 26.8 28.5 106
Idaho ..............: 183.0 175.0 167.0 95
Michigan ...........: 154.0 154.0 154.0 100
Minnesota ..........: 475.0 462.0 435.0 94
Montana ............: 46.6 43.4 45.1 104
Nebraska ...........: 51.0 46.0 48.0 104
North Dakota .......: 222.0 227.0 218.0 96
Oregon .............: 11.0 9.4 4.3 46
Wyoming ............: 31.8 30.0 30.2 101
:
United States ......: 1,230.1 1,198.1 1,154.6 96
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1/ Intended plantings in 2014 as indicated by reports from processors.
2/ 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.
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