Dry Bean Seedings Jump 9%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Area planted for dry beans in 2019 is estimated at 1.31 million acres, up 9% from 2018 for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
Area harvested is forecast to total 1.26 million acres, also up 9% from 2018 for comparable States. Four of the nine estimating States show an increase in total dry bean planted acres from last year.
Beginning in 2019, dry bean estimates were discontinued in Montana and Texas. Also beginning in 2019, estimates no longer include chickpeas.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed. Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California .......: 48.0 25.0 47.7 24.8
Colorado .........: 42.0 40.0 31.5 38.0
Idaho ............: 185.0 65.0 183.0 64.5
Michigan .........: 195.0 210.0 193.0 206.0
Minnesota ........: 175.0 205.0 168.0 196.0
Montana 2/ .......: 395.0 (NA) 386.0 (NA)
Nebraska .........: 140.0 120.0 131.0 110.0
North Dakota .....: 635.0 600.0 615.0 580.0
Texas 2/ .........: 18.0 (NA) 16.0 (NA)
Washington .......: 218.0 20.0 217.0 20.0
Wyoming ..........: 30.0 22.0 27.8 20.0
:
United States ....: 2,081.0 1,307.0 2,016.0 1,259.3
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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