11% Drop In Bean Area Forecast
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Dry edible bean growers in the United States intdne to reduce total seedings 11% to 1.54 million acres, according to the USDA.
Planted area is expected to be below last year in all estimating States, except Washington.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
California .........: 27.9 29.0 25.0 86
Colorado ...........: 37.0 58.0 37.0 64
Idaho ..............: 47.0 68.0 60.0 88
Michigan ...........: 185.0 260.0 210.0 81
Minnesota ..........: 210.3 275.0 230.0 84
Nebraska ...........: 120.1 165.0 140.0 85
North Dakota .......: 616.5 815.0 770.0 94
Washington .........: 26.0 41.0 45.0 110
Wyoming ............: 21.0 29.0 23.0 79
:
United States ......: 1,290.8 1,740.0 1,540.0 89
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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