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Final 2013 Sugarbeet Harvest Dwon

WASHINGTON - Jun 11/14 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2013 crop year totaled 32.8 million tons, down slightly from the January end-of-season estimate and down 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates for 2014.

Planted area totaled 1.20 million acres, unchanged from the January end-of-season estimate. Harvested area totaled 1.15 million acres, down slightly from the previous estimate.

The final United States yield, at 28.4 tons per acre, is down slightly from the previous estimate.

Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States
and United States: 2012 and 2013
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California. Blank data
cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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              :     Area planted      :    Area harvested     :    Yield per acre
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2012    :   2013    :   2012    :   2013    :   2012    :   2013
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              :  --------------- 1,000 acres ---------------      ----- tons -----
              :
California 2/ :     24.5        24.5        24.4        24.3      43.7        44.4
Colorado .....:     31.2        26.8        29.7        25.7      31.8        33.5
Idaho ........:    183.0       175.0       182.0       174.0      35.3        36.2
Michigan .....:    154.0       154.0       153.0       153.0      29.0        26.2
Minnesota ....:    475.0       462.0       463.0       426.0      26.5        26.0
Montana ......:     46.6        43.4        45.8        42.8      28.2        29.2
Nebraska .....:     51.0        46.0        48.9        44.2      29.8        29.7
North Dakota .:    222.0       227.0       215.0       225.0      28.0        25.3
Oregon .......:     11.0         9.4        11.0         9.3      38.0        38.4
Wyoming ......:     31.8        30.0        31.3        29.7      28.6        29.5
              :
United States :  1,230.1     1,198.1     1,204.1     1,154.0      29.3        28.4
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              :      Production       :     Price per ton     :  Value of production
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2012    :   2013    :   2012    :  2013 1/  :   2012    :  2013 1/
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              :  --- 1,000 tons ---       --- dollars --          1,000 dollars
              :
California 2/ :   1,066       1,079       66.30                    70,676
Colorado .....:     944         861       55.40                    52,298
Idaho ........:   6,425       6,299       50.70                   325,748
Michigan .....:   4,437       4,009       72.40                   321,239
Minnesota ....:  12,270      11,076       74.20                   910,434
Montana ......:   1,292       1,250       63.80                    82,430
Nebraska .....:   1,457       1,313       61.60                    89,751
North Dakota .:   6,020       5,693       69.10                   415,982
Oregon .......:     418         357       50.70                    21,193
Wyoming ......:     895         876       61.00                    54,595
              :
United States :  35,224      32,813       66.60                 2,344,346
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1/ United States marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price
   will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 2014. State estimates will
   be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2015.
2/ In California, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in
   central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and
   southern California.

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