U.S. Expects Bigger Sugarbeet Crop
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2023 crop year is forecast at 34.4 million tons, up 5% from 2022, according to the USDA.
Producers expect to harvest 1.11 million acres, down 2% from the last year. Yield is forecast at 30.9 tons per acre, up 2.3 tons from last year.
Sugarbeet Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and
Forecasted August 1, 2023
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023
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: --- 1,000 acres --- ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons ---
:
California 1/ .: 17.7 17.7 45.8 45.8 811 811
Colorado ......: 20.5 21.0 28.7 29.6 588 622
Idaho .........: 170.0 175.0 38.1 39.0 6,477 6,825
Michigan ......: 138.0 133.0 28.8 30.2 3,974 4,017
Minnesota .....: 431.0 438.0 25.7 29.0 11,077 12,702
Montana .......: 33.5 23.0 30.5 33.2 1,022 764
Nebraska ......: 39.6 46.0 24.2 28.3 958 1,302
North Dakota ..: 249.0 216.0 26.1 27.9 6,499 6,026
Oregon ........: 7.9 10.0 33.9 36.1 268 361
Washington ....: 2.0 2.0 44.1 45.1 88 90
Wyoming .......: 27.9 29.0 29.1 28.9 812 838
:
United States .: 1,137.1 1,110.7 28.6 30.9 32,574 34,358
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1/ Relates to year of planting for overwintered beets in southern California.
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