Sugarbeet Seedings Dip 3%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2017 crop year is estimated at 1.13 million acres, down 3% from 2016, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Harvested area is forecast at 1.11 million acres, down 2% from last year.
Plant populations and stand counts in Minnesota and North Dakota are above average this year. Seedbeds were better than expected due to wet soil from last fall. This year's crop is responding very well and developing quickly due to more than adequate heat units (growing degree days).
Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California 2/ : 25.3 25.3 25.0 25.2
Colorado .....: 28.1 28.5 27.6 28.2
Idaho ........: 172.0 167.0 170.0 166.0
Michigan .....: 151.0 143.0 149.0 142.0
Minnesota ....: 437.0 432.0 417.0 417.0
Montana ......: 45.6 42.4 45.3 41.9
Nebraska .....: 48.0 49.7 47.2 48.7
North Dakota .: 213.0 205.0 203.0 201.0
Oregon .......: 10.7 9.3 10.2 9.1
Washington ...: 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8
Wyoming ......: 30.7 27.5 30.0 27.0
:
United States : 1,163.4 1,131.5 1,126.2 1,107.9
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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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