Modest Gain in Dey Bean Output
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/16 - SNS -- This year's dry edible bean harvest in the United States is up 2.6% over last year at 29.5 million cwt (100 pounds units) or 1.34 million metric tons (MT), according to the USDA's first production estimate for the crop.
The USDA says that output is down 2%, but several states are no longer counted. Those states produced for just over 60,000 MT of beans last year. If output is similar, then actual production this year is closer to 1.4 million MT, compared to 1.366 million last year.
This year's planted area was revised to 1.72 million acres, down 3 percent from 2015. Harvested area is forecast at 1.66 million acres, 3 percent below the previous year. The average United States yield is forecast at 1,781 pounds per acre, an increase of 21 pounds from last season.
In North Dakota, as of July 31, crop rated mostly fair to good, with 93 percent blooming. During July, temperatures varied from normal to slightly above normal in the growing areas. Precipitation during July varied as some areas in the southeast were nearly two inches below normal while areas in the northeast were nearly four inches above normal.
In Nebraska, as of July 31, dry bean condition was rated mostly fair to good. Ninety-two percent were blooming and 60 percent were setting pods, which were both ahead of a normal pace. During July, temperatures ranged from normal to 1-2 degrees above normal in dry bean growing areas.
In Michigan, planting season got off to a good start this year, finishing ahead of schedule. Emergence was slower than normal due to a dry June, leaving some fields at risk for replanting. Intermittent rain events kept the crop progressing ahead of last year for most of the season. As of July 31, dry beans were mostly in good to excellent condition.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2015 and Forecasted August 1, 2016
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: Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016
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: ------------ 1,000 acres ------------ ---- pounds --- --- 1,000 cwt --
:
Arizona 2/ ......: 9.1 (NA) 9.1 (NA) 2,070 (NA) 188 (NA)
California ......: 45.0 48.5 44.5 48.0 2,310 2,230 1,029 1,070
Colorado ........: 50.0 45.0 46.5 42.5 1,820 2,000 846 850
Idaho ...........: 120.0 140.0 119.0 139.0 1,800 2,000 2,141 2,780
Kansas 2/ .......: 8.0 (NA) 7.8 (NA) 2,500 (NA) 195 (NA)
Michigan ........: 275.0 220.0 272.0 216.0 2,030 1,840 5,533 3,974
Minnesota .......: 190.0 170.0 182.0 163.0 2,140 2,200 3,896 3,586
Montana .........: 49.0 101.0 47.3 98.5 1,340 1,400 634 1,379
Nebraska ........: 140.0 145.0 131.0 134.0 2,380 2,350 3,117 3,149
New Mexico 2/ ...: 12.9 (NA) 12.9 (NA) 2,050 (NA) 264 (NA)
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New York 2/ .....: 8.0 (NA) 7.8 (NA) 1,510 (NA) 118 (NA)
North Dakota ....: 655.0 660.0 635.0 635.0 1,400 1,470 8,901 9,335
Oregon 2/ .......: 9.0 (NA) 9.0 (NA) 2,300 (NA) 207 (NA)
South Dakota 2/ .: 12.5 (NA) 11.6 (NA) 1,770 (NA) 205 (NA)
Texas ...........: 31.0 25.0 28.0 23.0 1,400 1,300 392 299
Washington ......: 110.0 130.0 109.0 129.0 1,450 1,900 1,582 2,451
Wisconsin 2/ ....: 7.9 (NA) 7.9 (NA) 2,030 (NA) 160 (NA)
Wyoming .........: 32.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 2,300 2,200 713 660
:
United States ...: 1,764.4 1,716.5 1,711.4 1,658.0 1,760 1,781 30,121 29,533
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Clean basis.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
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