Lentil Harvest Rose 61% Over 2021
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- U.S. lentils ended up at 5.49 million cwt (100 pound units) or 249,000 metric tons (MT), up 61% from 2021, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2022.
Planted area, at 660,000 acres, was down 7% from last year. Harvested area, at 602,000 acres, was up 6% from last year. The average yield was 912 pounds per acre, was up 309 pounds from last year.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 27.0 20.0 15.0 26.0 18.0 14.0
Montana ......: 370.0 530.0 500.0 360.0 400.0 450.0
North Dakota .: 80.0 120.0 100.0 79.0 112.0 95.0
Washington ...: 46.0 38.0 45.0 45.0 37.0 43.0
:
United States : 523.0 708.0 660.0 510.0 567.0 602.0
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ---------- pounds ---------- --------- 1,000 cwt --------
:
Idaho ........: 1,310 480 570 341 86 80
Montana ......: 1,480 530 890 5,328 2,120 4,005
North Dakota .: 1,430 830 1,070 1,130 930 1,017
Washington ...: 1,330 760 900 599 281 387
:
United States : 1,451 603 912 7,398 3,417 5,489
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