39% Smaller Chickpea Harvest
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS - Chickpea production in the United States is down 29% from last year at 3.03 million cwt or roughly 137,600 metric tons (MT), according to the latest USDA production estimates.
Area planted for all chickpeas for the 2021 crop year is estimated at 376,300 acres, up 10% from the previous forecast and up 39% from the previous year. Area harvested for all chickpeas is forecast at 367,600 acres, up 10% from the previous forecast and 40% above 2020.
Small chickpea area planted is estimated at 60,800 acres, down 9% from previous forecast but up 26% from 2020. Area harvested for small chickpeas is forecast at 57,200 acres, down 13% from previous forecast but a 19% increase from 2020.
Area planted for large chickpeas in 2021 is estimated at 315,500 acres, up 15% from previous forecast and a 43% increase from the previous year. Large chickpea area harvested is forecast at 310,400 acres, up 15% from previous forecast and a 44% increase from 2020. The average United States yield is expected to be 825 pounds per acre, down 800 pounds from 2020.
Chickpea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Size and State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Small chickpeas 2/ :
California ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ...................: 6.6 10.0 6.6 9.9
Montana .................: 21.7 30.0 21.4 26.8
North Dakota ............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Washington ..............: 14.9 16.0 14.9 15.9
:
Other States 3/ .........: 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.6
:
United States ...........: 48.4 60.8 47.9 57.2
:
Large chickpeas 4/ :
California ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ...................: 54.5 76.0 54.2 75.5
Montana .................: 94.6 142.0 88.9 138.0
North Dakota ............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Washington ..............: 56.8 83.0 56.8 82.8
:
Other States 3/ .........: 15.5 14.5 15.1 14.1
:
United States ...........: 221.4 315.5 215.0 310.4
:
All chickpeas :
California ..............: 8.3 3.1 8.1 3.0
Idaho ...................: 61.1 86.0 60.8 85.4
Montana .................: 116.3 172.0 110.3 164.8
North Dakota ............: 12.4 16.2 12.0 15.7
Washington ..............: 71.7 99.0 71.7 98.7
:
United States ...........: 269.8 376.3 262.9 367.6
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Chickpeas 20/64 inches or smaller.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
4/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches.
Chickpea Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States
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: Yield per acre : Production
Size and State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021
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: ------ pounds ------ ----- 1,000 cwt ----
:
Small chickpeas 1/ :
California ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ...................: 1,870 800 123 79
Montana .................: 1,430 700 306 188
North Dakota ............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Washington ..............: 1,880 600 280 95
:
Other States 2/ .........: 2,120 1,152 106 53
:
United States ...........: 1,701 726 815 415
:
Large chickpeas 3/ :
California ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ...................: 1,470 800 797 604
Montana .................: 1,480 900 1,316 1,242
North Dakota ............: (D) (D) (D) (D)
Washington ..............: 1,750 700 994 580
:
Other States 2/ .........: 2,325 1,362 351 192
:
United States ...........: 1,608 843 3,458 2,618
:
All chickpeas :
California ..............: 2,700 2,770 219 83
Idaho ...................: 1,510 800 920 683
Montana .................: 1,470 870 1,622 1,430
North Dakota ............: 1,980 1,030 238 162
Washington ..............: 1,780 680 1,274 675
:
United States ...........: 1,625 825 4,273 3,033
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Chickpeas 20/64 inches or smaller.
2/ Includes data withheld above.
3/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches.
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