U.S. Pea Area Plunges
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Dry field pea area has sunk 22% from last to 881,000 acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Area for harvest is forecast at 833,500 acres, down 21% from the previous year. Planted acreage is down in all States except Oregon and Nebraska. In North Dakota, as of June 24, blooming reached 44%, ahead of the 5-year average of 35%. In Montana, as of June 24, dry peas blooming was 23%, 35 percentage points below the 5-year average.
Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
[Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ..........: 14.0 11.0 13.0 10.0
Montana ........: 525.0 415.0 470.0 385.0
Nebraska .......: 58.0 65.0 56.0 62.0
North Dakota ...: 425.0 300.0 410.0 290.0
Oregon .........: 7.0 8.0 6.5 7.5
South Dakota ...: 38.0 30.0 35.0 28.0
Washington .....: 61.0 52.0 60.0 51.0
:
United States ..: 1,128.0 881.0 1,050.5 833.5
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1/ Forecasted.
Planted area for Austrian winter peas is estimated at 14,500 acres, down 45% from 2017. This is the lowest planted acreage since 2000. Growers in Idaho and Montana decreased plantings from a year ago.
Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States:
2017 and 2018
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ..........: 4.0 2.0 3.4 1.7
Montana ........: 20.0 10.0 4.0 5.0
Oregon .........: 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0
:
United States ..: 26.5 14.5 9.4 8.7
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1/ Forecasted.
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