U.S. Sugarbeet Seedings To Inch Up
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2021 crop year is estimated at 1.17 million acres, up 1% from 2020, according to the USDA.
Intended acreages are above the previous year in 6 of the 11 estimating States.
Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
[Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
California 2/ ......: 24.5 24.0 24.0 100
Colorado ...........: 25.1 24.2 24.0 99
Idaho ..............: 171.0 172.0 173.0 101
Michigan ...........: 146.0 157.0 155.0 99
Minnesota ..........: 425.0 432.0 440.0 102
Montana ............: 41.8 43.6 42.0 96
Nebraska ...........: 44.0 46.2 48.0 104
North Dakota .......: 212.0 221.0 223.0 101
Oregon .............: 10.0 9.4 10.0 106
Washington .........: 2.0 1.8 2.0 111
Wyoming ............: 31.6 31.0 28.0 90
:
United States ......: 1,133.0 1,162.2 1,169.0 101
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from processors.
2/ Relates to year of planting for overwintered beets in southern California.
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