Dry Bean Seeding To Rise 7%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Dry edible beans growers intend to plant 1.37 million acres of dry edible beans in 2020, up 7% from the previous season's 1.29 million acres, according to the USDA.
Planted area is expected to be above last year in all estimating States except California. Area is not broken down by class, but states in which area is rising suggests there will be more land in pinto and navy beans.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed. Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
California .........: 48.0 27.4 16.0 58
Colorado ...........: 42.0 37.0 45.0 122
Idaho ..............: 185.0 47.0 48.0 102
Michigan ...........: 195.0 185.0 200.0 108
Minnesota ..........: 185.0 210.0 215.0 102
Montana 2/ .........: 395.0 (NA) (NA) (X)
Nebraska ...........: 140.2 120.0 145.0 121
North Dakota .......: 635.0 615.0 650.0 106
Texas 2/ ...........: 20.3 (NA) (NA) (X)
Washington .........: 218.0 25.0 26.0 104
Wyoming ............: 31.0 21.0 27.0 129
:
United States ......: 2,094.5 1,287.4 1,372.0 107
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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