WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Mint oil production suffered an overall decline in the United States last year, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Peppermint oil production in 2017 totaled 5.78 million pounds, up 1% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 60,400 acres, down 5% from 2016. Average yield was estimated at 96 pounds of oil per acre, up 6 pounds from a year earlier.
Spearmint oil production totaled 2.80 million pounds in 2017, down 13% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 22,300 acres, down 2,200 acres from a year earlier. Average yield was estimated at 125 pounds of oil per acre, down 6 pounds from 2016.
Mint for Oil Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop - States and United States: 2015-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 acres ------- --------- pounds --------- : Peppermint : California .........: 2.0 2.0 2.0 81 86 82 Idaho ..............: 15.2 15.4 16.0 105 110 105 Indiana ............: 10.0 9.8 6.7 40 50 45 Michigan 1/ ........: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) Oregon .............: 21.0 19.5 21.0 95 85 95 Washington .........: 14.0 13.8 12.0 110 110 120 Wisconsin ..........: (D) 3.1 2.7 (D) 59 73 : Other States 2/ ....: 3.1 - - 63 - - : United States ......: 65.3 63.6 60.4 90 90 96 : Spearmint : Idaho ..............: 1.3 (D) (D) 145 (D) (D) Indiana ............: 3.5 3.3 3.1 54 80 54 Michigan ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon .............: 2.5 2.5 2.5 135 125 105 Washington .........: 16.5 15.8 14.0 126 147 150 Native ............: 9.5 9.3 8.0 145 165 165 Scotch ............: 7.0 6.5 6.0 100 120 130 Wisconsin 1/ .......: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) : Other States 2/ ....: 2.0 2.9 2.7 68 109 99 : United States ......: 25.8 24.5 22.3 114 131 125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Peppermint : California .........: 162 172 164 Idaho ..............: 1,596 1,694 1,680 Indiana ............: 400 490 302 Michigan 1/ ........: (D) (NA) (NA) Oregon .............: 1,995 1,658 1,995 Washington .........: 1,540 1,518 1,440 Wisconsin ..........: (D) 183 197 : Other States 2/ ....: 195 - - : United States ......: 5,888 5,715 5,778 : Spearmint : Idaho ..............: 189 (D) (D) Indiana ............: 189 264 167 Michigan ...........: (D) (D) (D) Oregon .............: 338 313 263 Washington .........: 2,078 2,315 2,100 Native ............: 1,378 1,535 1,320 Scotch ............: 700 780 780 Wisconsin 1/ .......: (D) (NA) (NA) : Other States 2/ ....: 136 316 266 : United States ......: 2,930 3,208 2,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 2/ Includes data withheld above.
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