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Lentil Crop Sank 55%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS --This year's U.S. lentil harvest ended up at 3.33 million cwt (100 pounds) or 151,000 metric tons (MT), down 55% from 2020, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.

Planted area, at 708,000 acres, was up 35% from last year, while harvested acreage, at 549,000 acres, was up 8% from 2020. The average yield was expected to be 606 pounds per acre, down 845 pounds from last year.

Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019-2021
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              :           Area planted           :          Area harvested
     State    :---------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2019    :   2020   :   2021    :   2019    :   2020   :   2021
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              :                             1,000 acres
              :
Idaho ........:    34.0       27.0        20.0        33.0       26.0        18.0
Montana ......:   295.0      370.0       530.0       260.0      360.0       380.0
North Dakota .:    95.0       80.0       120.0        71.0       79.0       114.0
Washington ...:    62.0       46.0        38.0        61.0       45.0        37.0
              :
United States :   486.0      523.0       708.0       425.0      510.0       549.0
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              :          Yield per acre          :            Production
     State    :---------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2019    :   2020   :   2021    :   2019    :   2020   :   2021
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              :   ---------- pounds ----------       --------- 1,000 cwt --------
              :
Idaho ........:   1,100      1,310         480         363        341          86
Montana ......:   1,290      1,480         530       3,354      5,328       2,014
North Dakota .:   1,300      1,430         830         923      1,130         946
Washington ...:   1,100      1,330         760         671        599         281
              :
United States :   1,250      1,451         606       5,311      7,398       3,327
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