Dry Bean Area Slumps 12%
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Area planted to dry beans in 2018 is estimated at 1.83 million acres, down 12% from the previous season, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Area harvested is forecast to total 1.78 million acres, also down 12% from 2017.
Seven of the 11 estimating States show a decrease in total dry bean planted acres from last year.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California .......: 50.0 50.0 49.7 49.5
Colorado .........: 58.0 40.0 54.5 38.0
Idaho ............: 180.0 150.0 178.0 149.0
Michigan .........: 220.0 190.0 218.5 188.0
Minnesota ........: 170.0 165.0 163.0 158.0
Montana ..........: 275.0 300.0 260.0 293.0
Nebraska .........: 180.0 125.0 155.0 114.0
North Dakota .....: 705.0 550.0 685.0 530.0
Texas ............: 22.0 30.0 20.0 27.0
Washington .......: 191.0 200.0 190.0 199.0
Wyoming ..........: 41.0 34.0 39.0 32.0
:
United States ....: 2,092.0 1,834.0 2,012.7 1,777.5
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1/ Forecasted.
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