WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Chickpea growers in the United States intend to plant 290,000 acres of chickpeas in 2021, up 7% from the previous year according to the USDA.
Small chickpea expected planted area is estimated at 59,000 acres, up 22% from 2020. Area expected to be planted for large chickpeas in 2021 is estimated at 231,000 acres, a 4% increase from the previous year.
Chickpea Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted Size and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Small chickpeas 2/ : California .............................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..................................: 20.0 6.6 6.0 91 Montana ................................: 51.0 21.7 35.0 161 North Dakota ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............................: 25.0 14.9 14.0 94 : Other States 3/ ........................: 9.0 5.2 4.0 77 : United States ..........................: 105.0 48.4 59.0 122 : Large chickpeas 4/ : California .............................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..................................: 68.0 54.5 73.0 134 Montana ................................: 148.0 94.6 95.0 100 North Dakota ...........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............................: 87.0 56.8 54.0 95 : Other States 3/ ........................: 45.4 15.5 9.0 58 : United States ..........................: 348.4 221.4 231.0 104 : All chickpeas : California .............................: 13.4 8.3 5.0 60 Idaho ..................................: 88.0 61.1 79.0 129 Montana ................................: 199.0 116.3 130.0 112 North Dakota ...........................: 41.0 12.4 8.0 65 Washington .............................: 112.0 71.7 68.0 95 : United States ..........................: 453.4 269.8 290.0 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Chickpeas 20/64 inches or smaller. 3/ Includes data withheld above. 4/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches.
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