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USDA - Black Bean Production Summary - Dec 2015

Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Commercial Class -
States and United States: 2014 and Forecasted December 1, 2015 (continued)
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                    :  Area planted   : Area harvested  :Yield per acre 2/:  Production 2/
   Class and State  :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :  2014  :  2015  :  2014  :  2015  :  2014  :  2015  :  2014  :  2015
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                    : ---------- 1,000 acres ---------    --- pounds ---       1,000 cwt
                    :
Black               :
Idaho ..............:   1.4      2.8      1.4      2.8    2,570    2,540       36       71
Michigan ...........: 120.0    140.0    117.9    139.0    1,920    2,050    2,264    2,850
Minnesota ..........:  23.4     34.3     23.1     33.0    2,030    2,090      468      690
Nebraska ...........:   3.7      4.0      2.7      3.8    2,760    2,750       75      105
New York ...........:   1.9      2.0      1.8      2.0    1,150    1,330       21       27
North Dakota .......:  80.0    142.0     76.0    135.8    1,300    1,210      988    1,643
Oregon .............:   0.8      1.1      0.8      1.1    2,750    2,220       22       24
Washington .........:   5.0      6.2      5.0      6.2    2,460    2,400      123      149
                    :
United States ......: 236.2    332.4    228.7    323.7    1,748    1,717    3,997    5,559
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-   Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/  Data are included in "Other" class to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
2/  Clean basis.
3/  Includes light red kidney to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
4/  Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches.
5/  Includes data withheld above.
6/  Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches.

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