Bean Seedings to Jump 24%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/14 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States intend to boost seeded area by 24% to 1.69 million acres, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2014.
Planted area is expected to be higher than last year in 12 of the 18 States in the dry bean estimating program. In North Dakota, the largest producing State, planted area is expected to increase by 180,000 acres, or 41% from a year ago.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2012-2014
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Arizona ............: 13.5 10.0 16.0 160
California .........: 58.5 50.0 45.0 90
Colorado ...........: 50.0 39.0 45.0 115
Idaho ..............: 145.0 125.0 135.0 108
Kansas .............: 8.0 5.0 6.0 120
Michigan ...........: 200.0 175.0 185.0 106
Minnesota ..........: 160.0 125.0 170.0 136
Montana ............: 32.0 24.0 38.0 158
Nebraska ...........: 145.0 130.0 180.0 138
New Mexico .........: 9.8 10.0 9.8 98
:
New York ...........: 10.0 9.0 8.0 89
North Dakota .......: 700.0 440.0 620.0 141
Oregon .............: 10.5 8.3 8.0 96
South Dakota .......: 13.0 12.0 9.0 75
Texas ..............: 22.0 33.0 23.0 70
Washington .........: 115.0 115.0 130.0 113
Wisconsin ..........: 5.2 5.4 6.2 115
Wyoming ............: 45.0 39.0 52.0 133
:
United States ......: 1,742.5 1,354.7 1,686.0 124
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1/ Intended plantings in 2014 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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