Pea Plantings Set to Rise 3%
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Dry edible peas area is expected to rise 3% to 881,000 acres this year, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
Intended plantings are up from a year ago in Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and Washington. Growers in Nebraska and North Dakota are expecting a decrease in planted area from last season.
Beginning in 2019, dry edible pea estimates were discontinued in Oregon. Also beginning in 2019, Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas are included in the dry edible pea estimates.
Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
[Beginning in 2019, includes Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Idaho ..............: 14.0 8.0 26.0 325
Montana ............: 525.0 335.0 445.0 133
Nebraska ...........: 58.0 58.0 55.0 95
North Dakota .......: 425.0 375.0 265.0 71
Oregon 2/ ..........: 7.0 6.5 (NA) (X)
South Dakota .......: 38.0 22.0 35.0 159
Washington .........: 61.0 52.0 55.0 106
:
United States ......: 1,128.0 856.5 881.0 103
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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