Lentil Harvest Up 40%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/21 - SNS -- Production of lentils in the U.S. is estimated at 7.41 million cwt, up 40% from a year ago, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2020.
Planted area, at 528,000 acres, is up 9% from last year, while harvested acreage, at 514,000 acres, is up 21% from 2019. The average yield is expected to be 1,442 pounds per acre, up 192 pounds from last year.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2018-2020
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 35.0 34.0 29.0 34.0 33.0 28.0
Montana ......: 500.0 295.0 370.0 450.0 260.0 360.0
North Dakota .: 185.0 95.0 83.0 175.0 71.0 81.0
Washington ...: 60.0 62.0 46.0 59.0 61.0 45.0
:
United States : 780.0 486.0 528.0 718.0 425.0 514.0
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020
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: ---------- pounds ---------- --------- 1,000 cwt --------
:
Idaho ........: 1,300 1,100 1,300 442 363 364
Montana ......: 1,080 1,290 1,480 4,860 3,354 5,328
North Dakota .: 1,370 1,300 1,400 2,398 923 1,134
Washington ...: 1,200 1,100 1,300 708 671 585
:
United States : 1,171 1,250 1,442 8,408 5,311 7,411
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