WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2014 crop year is estimated at 1.16 million acres, down 3% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
Harvested area is forecast at 1.13 million acres, down 2% from 2013.
Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2013 and 2014 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California 2/ : 24.5 24.5 24.3 24.5 Colorado .....: 26.8 28.5 25.7 27.7 Idaho ........: 175.0 171.0 174.0 170.0 Michigan .....: 154.0 151.0 153.0 150.0 Minnesota ....: 462.0 440.0 426.0 424.0 Montana ......: 43.4 44.8 42.8 44.0 Nebraska .....: 46.0 48.0 44.2 46.0 North Dakota .: 227.0 217.0 225.0 211.0 Oregon .......: 9.4 6.7 9.3 6.6 Wyoming ......: 30.0 30.6 29.7 30.3 : United States : 1,198.1 1,162.1 1,154.0 1,134.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ 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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