U.S. Lentil Harvest Jumps 21%
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/20 - SNS -- This year's U.S. lentil harvest is up 21% over last year at 6.50 million cwt (100 pounds) or 295,000 metric tons (MT), according to the latest USDA crop production update.
Planted area, at 518,000 acres, is up 7% from last year, while harvested area, at 486,000 acres, is up 13% from 2019. The average yield is expected to be 1,338 pounds per acre, up 88 pounds from last year.
In Montana, the largest producing State, 89% of the acreage was harvested by the week ending August 30, well ahead of last season's 69% for the comparable week ending period. In North Dakota, 48% of the acreage was harvested, well ahead of last year at 21%, however well behind the 5-year average of 58%.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 34.0 30.0 33.0 29.0
Montana ......: 295.0 360.0 255.0 334.0
North Dakota .: 95.0 83.0 81.0 78.0
Washington ...: 62.0 45.0 62.0 45.0
:
United States : 486.0 518.0 431.0 486.0
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1/ Forecasted.
Lentil Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and Forecasted September 1, 2020
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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 ........: 33.0 29.0 1,100 1,100 363 319
Montana ......: 255.0 334.0 1,290 1,400 3,290 4,676
North Dakota .: 81.0 78.0 1,300 1,300 1,053 1,014
Washington ...: 62.0 45.0 1,100 1,100 682 495
:
United States : 431.0 486.0 1,250 1,338 5,388 6,504
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