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Second Highest Pea Harvest

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/19 - SNS -- Field pea production in the United States is expected to push past one million metric tons (MT) for the second time in the history of the crop in that country, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates.

The USDA pegged production at 22.3 million cwt (100 pound units), up 40% from last year. Revised planted area was pegged at 1.10 million acres, and harvested area, at 1.05 million acres, increased by 28% and 29%, respectively.

The average United States yield is expected to be 2,131 pounds per harvested acre, up 159 pounds from 2018. If realized, this will be the highest yield since 2004.

Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published. For 2018,
excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas. For 2019, wrinkled seed
peas and Austrian Winter peas included]
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                :          Area planted           :         Area harvested
      State     :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2018      :      2019      :      2018      :    2019 1/
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                :                            1,000 acres
                :
Idaho ..........:       8.0              28.0             7.6              27.0
Montana ........:     335.0             530.0           310.0             500.0
Nebraska .......:      58.0              30.0            49.0              27.0
North Dakota ...:     375.0             420.0           365.0             405.0
Oregon 2/ ......:       6.5              (NA)             6.3              (NA)
South Dakota ...:      22.0              16.0            19.0              15.0
Washington .....:      52.0              73.0            51.0              72.0
                :
United States ..:     856.5           1,097.0           807.9           1,046.0
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Forecasted.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.
Dry Edible Pea Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted September 1, 2019
[For 2018, excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas. For 2019, wrinkled seed peas and Austrian
Winter peas included]
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                :         Area harvested          :         Yield per acre          :           Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2018      :      2019      :      2018      :      2019      :      2018      :      2019
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                :     ----- 1,000 acres -----           ------- pounds -------            ------ 1,000 cwt ------
                :
Idaho ..........:       7.6              27.0           2,300            2,400               175              648
Montana ........:     310.0             500.0           1,620            1,750             5,022            8,750
Nebraska .......:      49.0              27.0           1,840            2,400               902              648
North Dakota ...:     365.0             405.0           2,200            2,500             8,030           10,125
Oregon 1/ ......:       6.3              (NA)           2,000             (NA)               126             (NA)
South Dakota ...:      19.0              15.0           2,100            2,600               399              390
Washington .....:      51.0              72.0           2,500            2,400             1,275            1,728
                :
United States ..:     807.9           1,046.0           1,972            2,131            15,929           22,289
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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