WASHINGTON - Sep 12/19 - SNS -- This year's lentil harvest in the United States is expected to total 6.55 million cwt (100 pound units) or 297,000 metric tons (MT), down 22% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates.
Planted area, at 481,000 acres, is down 38% from last year, while harvested acreage, at 459,000 acres, is down 36% from 2018. The average yield is expected to be 1,361 pounds per seeded acre, up 283 pounds from last year.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ........: 35.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 Montana ......: 500.0 290.0 450.0 275.0 North Dakota .: 185.0 95.0 175.0 90.0 Washington ...: 60.0 62.0 59.0 61.0 : United States : 780.0 481.0 718.0 459.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Lentil Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted September 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ---- ------- pounds ------- ------ 1,000 cwt ----- : Idaho ........: 34.0 33.0 1,300 1,200 442 396 Montana ......: 450.0 275.0 1,080 1,460 4,860 4,015 North Dakota .: 175.0 90.0 1,370 1,600 2,398 1,440 Washington ...: 59.0 61.0 1,200 1,150 708 702 : United States : 718.0 459.0 1,171 1,428 8,408 6,553 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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