48% Jump in Field Pea Harvest
WASHINGTON - Nov 9/16 - SNS -- United States production of Austrian winter peas is forecast at 444,000 cwt (100 pound units) or 38,000 metric tons (MT), up 71% from last year, according to the USDA.
If realized, production in Oregon this will be a record high level. Planted area of Austrian winter peas is estimated at 38,000 acres, up 12% from a year ago. Area harvested is expected to total 27,300 acres, up 30% from 2015.
United States yield, at 1,626 pounds per acre, is up 388 pounds from a year ago. In both Idaho and Oregon, producers reported record high yields.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States
and United States: 2015 and Forecasted November 1, 2016
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 13.0 18.0 11.0 16.0
Montana ......: 15.0 15.0 5.0 7.0
Oregon .......: 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3
:
United States : 34.0 38.0 21.0 27.3
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016
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: ------- pounds ------- ----- 1,000 cwt ----
:
Idaho ........: 1,200 1,800 132 288
Montana ......: 1,050 1,000 53 70
Oregon .......: 1,500 2,000 75 86
:
United States : 1,238 1,626 260 444
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