Pea Area in U.S. May Drop 20%
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Dry edible pea area in the United States is expected to total 908,000 acres this year, down 20% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.
Intended plantings are down in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington, but unchanged from the previous year in Oregon.
Despite the decline in plantings, if realized, this will be the sixth highest planted area since records began in 1929.
Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018
[Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Idaho ..............: 30.0 14.0 13.0 93
Montana ............: 610.0 525.0 390.0 74
Nebraska ...........: 55.0 58.0 52.0 90
North Dakota .......: 560.0 425.0 360.0 85
Oregon .............: 6.0 7.0 7.0 100
South Dakota .......: 32.0 38.0 30.0 79
Washington .........: 90.0 61.0 56.0 92
:
United States ......: 1,383.0 1,128.0 908.0 80
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1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.
This year's intended planted area for austrian winter peas is estimated at 19,000 acres, down 28% from 2017. Growers in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon anticipate decreased plantings from a year ago.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent
:
Idaho ..............: 17.0 4.0 2.0 50
Montana ............: 15.0 20.0 15.0 75
Oregon .............: 5.0 2.5 2.0 80
:
United States ......: 37.0 26.5 19.0 72
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1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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