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U.S. Sugarbeet Production Summary - 2015

Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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              :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2013    :   2014    :   2015    :   2013    :   2014    :   2015
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              :                              1,000 acres
              :
California 1/ :     24.4        24.3        25.0        24.3        22.5        25.0
Colorado .....:     26.8        29.6        27.5        25.7        29.3        27.3
Idaho ........:    175.0       170.0       171.0       174.0       169.0       169.0
Michigan .....:    154.0       151.0       152.0       153.0       150.0       151.0
Minnesota ....:    462.0       440.0       443.0       426.0       434.0       435.0
Montana ......:     43.4        45.1        44.1        42.8        44.4        43.7
Nebraska .....:     46.0        49.1        47.5        44.2        45.9        46.8
North Dakota .:    227.0       215.0       208.0       225.0       214.0       206.0
Oregon .......:      9.4         7.5         9.2         9.3         7.2         9.1
Wyoming ......:     30.0        30.9        31.5        29.7        30.0        31.4
              :
United States :  1,198.0     1,162.5     1,158.8     1,154.0     1,146.3     1,144.3
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              :          Yield per acre           :            Production
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2013    :   2014    :   2015    :   2013    :   2014    :   2015
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              :     ----------- tons -----------      --------- 1,000 tons ---------
              :
California 1/ :     43.4        42.6        44.2       1,055         959       1,105
Colorado .....:     33.5        31.3        35.1         861         917         958
Idaho ........:     36.2        37.3        38.1       6,299       6,304       6,439
Michigan .....:     26.2        29.3        31.7       4,009       4,395       4,787
Minnesota ....:     26.0        22.5        28.0      11,076       9,765      12,180
Montana ......:     29.2        32.3        32.8       1,250       1,434       1,433
Nebraska .....:     29.7        29.1        28.4       1,313       1,336       1,329
North Dakota .:     25.3        23.8        27.9       5,693       5,093       5,747
Oregon .......:     38.4        34.5        39.3         357         248         358
Wyoming ......:     29.5        27.8        30.0         876         834         942
              :
United States :     28.4        27.3        30.8      32,789      31,285      35,278
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1/ 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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