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Sugarbeet Area Inches Upward

WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2019 crop year is estimated at 1.12 million acres, up 1% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.

Intended plantings are above the previous year in 7 of the 11 estimating States.

Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2017        :       2018        :      2019 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres -----------------             percent
                    :
California 2/ ......:         25.0                24.6                24.5               100
Colorado ...........:         29.4                26.3                26.5               101
Idaho ..............:        167.0               163.0               167.0               102
Michigan ...........:        144.0               150.0               147.0                98
Minnesota ..........:        420.0               415.0               417.0               100
Montana ............:         42.9                43.5                46.8               108
Nebraska ...........:         46.1                45.5                43.8                96
North Dakota .......:        214.0               202.0               203.0               100
Oregon .............:          9.1                 9.3                 9.7               104
Washington .........:          1.8                 1.8                 1.8               100
Wyoming ............:         32.1                32.1                33.1               103
                    :
United States ......:      1,131.4             1,113.1             1,120.2               101
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1/ Intended plantings in 2019 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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