Sharp Drop in Lentil Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Lentil area planted for the 2019 crop year is expected to total 555,000 acres, down 29% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
Planted area is expected to be lower in Montana and North Dakota. Planting intentions in Idaho and Washington are unchanged from a year ago. If realized, this will be the lowest planted area since 2015.
Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Idaho ..............: 36.0 35.0 35.0 100
Montana ............: 730.0 500.0 300.0 60
North Dakota .......: 270.0 185.0 160.0 86
Washington .........: 68.0 60.0 60.0 100
:
United States ......: 1,104.0 780.0 555.0 71
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1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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