WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets, for the 2018 crop year, is forecast at 36.0 million tons, up 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Producers expect to harvest 1.10 million acres, down 2% from last year. Expected yield is forecast at 32.8 tons per acre, an increase of 1.1 tons from last year.
No major disease issues were reported in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Growers were hopeful of a better root yield with favorable weather in the near term forecast.
Sugarbeet for Sugar Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted September 1, 2018 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2018 : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :---------------------------: 2017 : 2018 : : : : August 1 : September 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 acres -- ------------ tons ------------ --- 1,000 tons --- : California 1/ .: 24.7 23.3 43.5 42.8 44.0 1,074 1,025 Colorado ......: 29.0 25.4 35.7 37.0 35.1 1,035 892 Idaho .........: 166.0 162.0 39.2 41.2 41.1 6,507 6,658 Michigan ......: 143.0 148.3 25.2 30.0 30.4 3,604 4,508 Minnesota .....: 409.0 399.0 30.6 29.3 30.1 12,515 12,010 Montana .......: 42.7 42.7 32.7 33.3 34.3 1,396 1,465 Nebraska ......: 45.2 44.4 31.8 33.9 34.3 1,437 1,523 North Dakota ..: 212.0 209.0 30.4 31.1 30.9 6,445 6,458 Oregon ........: 9.1 9.6 36.7 39.3 38.5 334 370 Washington ....: 1.8 1.8 48.2 48.6 49.2 87 89 Wyoming .......: 31.6 30.9 28.2 32.3 32.4 891 1,001 : United States .: 1,114.1 1,096.4 31.7 32.5 32.8 35,325 35,999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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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