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Record Chickpea Plantings

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Area planted for all chickpeas is 662,300 acres, up 7% from last season, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.

Harvested area is forecast to be 651,300 acres, up 9% from the previous season.

Small chickpea planted area, at 205,000 acres, is 14% above 2017, while large chickpea planted area, at 457,300 acres, increased 4% from the previous year. Acreage planted to small, large, and all chickpeas represent record highs.

Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
[Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres]
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                              :         Area planted          :        Area harvested
        Size and State        :---------------------------------------------------------------
                              :     2017      :     2018      :     2017      :    2018 1/
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                              :                          1,000 acres
                              :
Small chickpeas 2/            :
California ...................:         -               -               -               -
Colorado .....................:         -               -               -               -
Idaho ........................:      46.0            49.0            45.8            48.7
Michigan .....................:         -               -               -               -
Minnesota ....................:         -               -               -               -
Montana ......................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
Nebraska .....................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
North Dakota .................:      13.2            12.0            13.0            11.8
Texas ........................:         -               -               -               -
Washington ...................:      52.0            80.0            51.8            79.7
Wyoming ......................:         -               -               -               -
                              :
Other States 3/ ..............:      68.3            64.0            64.2            61.9
                              :
United States ................:     179.5           205.0           174.8           202.1
                              :
Large chickpeas 4/            :
California ...................:      13.7            15.0            13.6            14.7
Colorado .....................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
Idaho ........................:      71.0            63.0            70.5            62.5
Michigan .....................:         -               -               -               -
Minnesota ....................:       (D)               -             (D)               -
Montana ......................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
Nebraska .....................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
North Dakota .................:      30.6            35.0            28.7            33.5
Texas ........................:         -               -               -               -
Washington ...................:     115.0           100.0           114.5            99.5
Wyoming ......................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
                              :
Other States 3/ ..............:     209.0           244.3           197.2           239.0
                              :
United States ................:     439.3           457.3           424.5           449.2
                              :
All chickpeas (Garbanzo)      :
California ...................:      13.7            15.0            13.6            14.7
Colorado .....................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
Idaho ........................:     117.0           112.0           116.3           111.2
Michigan .....................:         -               -               -               -
Minnesota ....................:       (D)               -             (D)               -
Montana ......................:     269.0           301.0           254.0           294.0
Nebraska .....................:       (D)             5.0             (D)             4.6
North Dakota .................:      43.8            47.0            41.7            45.3
Texas ........................:         -               -               -               -
Washington ...................:     167.0           180.0           166.3           179.2
Wyoming ......................:       (D)             (D)             (D)             (D)
                              :
Other States 3/ ..............:       8.3             2.3             7.4             2.3
                              :
United States ................:     618.8           662.3           599.3           651.3
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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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