Record U.S. Chickpea Seedings
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Area planted for all chickpeas is 462,000 acres, up 42% from last season, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Harvested area is forecast to be 456,000 acres, up 43% from the previous season.
Small chickpea planted area, at 161,000 acres, is 41% above 2016, while large chickpea planted area, at 301,000 acres, increased 42% from the previous year. Acreage planted to small, large, and all chickpeas represent record highs. Strong prices and demand have encouraged farmers to increase chickpea area.
Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017
[Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Size and State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Small chickpeas 2/ :
California .............: - - - -
Idaho ..................: 39.0 50.0 38.8 50.0
Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nebraska ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota ...........: 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9
Washington .............: 29.0 50.0 28.9 50.0
:
Other States 3/ ........: 42.0 57.0 39.4 55.9
:
United States ..........: 113.8 161.0 110.8 159.8
:
Large chickpeas 4/ :
California .............: 10.2 18.0 10.0 17.5
Idaho ..................: 53.0 55.0 52.1 54.0
Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Nebraska ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
North Dakota ...........: 9.4 15.0 9.3 14.8
Washington .............: 79.0 80.0 78.5 79.0
:
Other States 3/ ........: 59.9 133.0 59.3 130.9
:
United States ..........: 211.5 301.0 209.2 296.2
:
All chickpeas (Garbanzo):
California .............: 10.2 18.0 10.0 17.5
Idaho ..................: 92.0 105.0 90.9 104.0
Montana ................: 99.0 185.0 96.0 182.0
Nebraska ...............: 2.9 5.0 2.7 4.8
North Dakota ...........: 13.2 19.0 13.0 18.7
Washington .............: 108.0 130.0 107.4 129.0
:
United States ..........: 325.3 462.0 320.0 456.0
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
4/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches.
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