WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Lentil production in the United States last year reached 8.41 million cwt or just over 381,000 metric tons (MT), up 12% from the previous year, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
Planted area, at 780,000 acres, was down 29% from a year earlier, while harvested acreage, at 718,000 acres, was down 30% from 2017. Despite these declining acres in 2018, both planted and harvested acreage were at the third highest level on record.
Average yield was 1,171 pounds per acre, up 439 pounds from last season's record low. Yield was up from a year earlier in all four Program States: Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington.
In Montana, plantings began late as spring precipitation persisted and many fields had standing water until the final week of May. The crop was 91% planted by the week ending May 27. By the week ending September 16, the crop was 96% harvested. In North Dakota, by September 23, ninety-seven% of the crop was harvested, ahead of the 5-year average of 87%.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Idaho ........: 38.0 36.0 35.0 37.0 35.0 34.0 Montana ......: 520.0 730.0 500.0 505.0 670.0 450.0 North Dakota .: 305.0 270.0 185.0 294.0 250.0 175.0 Washington ...: 70.0 68.0 60.0 69.0 67.0 59.0 : United States : 933.0 1,104.0 780.0 905.0 1,022.0 718.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- pounds ---------- --------- 1,000 cwt --------- : Idaho ........: 1,550 900 1,300 574 315 442 Montana ......: 1,460 650 1,080 7,373 4,355 4,860 North Dakota .: 1,320 870 1,370 3,881 2,175 2,398 Washington ...: 1,400 950 1,200 966 637 708 : United States : 1,414 732 1,171 12,794 7,482 8,408 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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