Modest Hike In U.S. Lentil Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Last year's lentil harvest in the United States ended up at 5.74 million cwt (100 pound units) or 260,000 metric tons (MT), up 2% from the previous season, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2023.
Planted area, at 546,000 acres, was down 20% from the previous season. Harvested area, at 523,000 acres, was down 16% from the previous season. The average yield was 1,098 pounds per acre, up 185 pounds from the previous season.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 20.0 15.0 18.0 18.0 14.0 17.0
Montana ......: 530.0 520.0 390.0 410.0 463.0 373.0
North Dakota .: 120.0 100.0 93.0 112.0 98.0 89.0
Washington ...: 38.0 45.0 45.0 37.0 44.0 44.0
:
United States : 708.0 680.0 546.0 577.0 619.0 523.0
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: --------- pounds --------- --------- 1,000 cwt --------
:
Idaho ........: 480 600 1,090 86 84 185
Montana ......: 530 890 1,090 2,173 4,121 4,066
North Dakota .: 830 1,070 1,230 930 1,049 1,095
Washington ...: 760 900 900 281 396 396
:
United States : 601 913 1,098 3,470 5,650 5,742
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