Sugarbeet Interest Wanes in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 1.11 million acres, down 2% from 2017, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.
Intended plantings are below the previous year in 6 of the 11 estimating States.
Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
California 2/ ......: 25.3 24.8 24.6 99
Colorado ...........: 28.1 29.4 25.8 88
Idaho ..............: 172.0 167.0 163.4 98
Michigan ...........: 151.0 144.0 146.5 102
Minnesota ..........: 437.0 420.0 422.7 101
Montana ............: 45.6 42.9 43.1 100
Nebraska ...........: 48.0 46.1 45.6 99
North Dakota .......: 213.0 214.0 199.1 93
Oregon .............: 10.7 9.1 10.7 118
Washington .........: 2.0 1.8 1.8 100
Wyoming ............: 30.7 32.1 29.6 92
:
United States ......: 1,163.4 1,131.2 1,112.9 98
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1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from processors.
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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