U.S. Pea Harvest Drops 17%
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/20 - SNS -- Production of all classes of dry edible peas in the United States was pegged at 18.5 million cwt (100 pounds) or just over 180,000 metric tons (MT), according to the latest USDA crop production update.
Though average yields are up over last year, those gains were more than offset by a 9% drop in seeded area, resulting in a 17% decline in production.
Area planted is estimated at 999,000 acres, up 5% from June but down 9% from 2019. Area harvested is forecast at 949,000 acres, up 5% from the June forecast but down 10% from 2019.
The average United States yield is expected to be 1,953 pounds per acre, down 171 pounds from 2019.
In Montana, growing conditions were mostly favorable for peas, despite pockets of drought. Harvest was 92% complete as of the week ending August 30, well ahead of the comparable week from the previous season.
In North Dakota, growing conditions were ideal and harvest was 82% as of the week ending August 30, about the same as the previous season.
Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published. Includes
wrinkled seed peas and Austrian Winter peas]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ..........: 29.0 37.0 27.0 36.0
Montana ........: 530.0 485.0 500.0 451.0
Nebraska .......: 31.0 36.0 29.0 34.0
North Dakota ...: 425.0 330.0 410.0 320.0
South Dakota ...: 16.0 31.0 15.0 29.0
Washington .....: 72.0 80.0 71.0 79.0
:
United States ..: 1,103.0 999.0 1,052.0 949.0
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1/ Forecasted.
Dry Edible Pea Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and Forecasted September 1, 2020
[Includes wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas]
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020
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: ----- 1,000 acres ----- ------- pounds ------- ------ 1,000 cwt ------
:
Idaho ..........: 27.0 36.0 1,900 2,700 513 972
Montana ........: 500.0 451.0 2,030 1,800 10,150 8,118
Nebraska .......: 29.0 34.0 2,300 2,000 667 680
North Dakota ...: 410.0 320.0 2,260 1,900 9,266 6,080
South Dakota ...: 15.0 29.0 2,200 1,900 330 551
Washington .....: 71.0 79.0 2,000 2,700 1,420 2,133
:
United States ..: 1,052.0 949.0 2,124 1,953 22,346 18,534
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