mi-press-releases News Release NR-13-09 January 30, 2013 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Michigan Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 30239 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5299 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: www.nass.usda.gov Jay V. Johnson, Director Michigan Vegetable Summary 2012 Michigan produced 7.92 million hundredweight (cwt) of fresh market vegetables in 2012, according to Jay Johnson, director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office, down 2 percent from 2011. This included the dual purpose crops of asparagus, celery, bell peppers, pumpkins and squash. The value of fresh market vegetables, at the farm level, was $176 million, up 3 percent from the revised 2011 total. "Despite the decrease in production from 2011, Michigan maintained its ranking as the eighth largest State in the value of fresh market vegetables for 2012," said Jay Johnson, director of the NASS Michigan Field Office. Fresh market vegetable and melon production in the U.S. for the 24 selected crops estimated in 2012 totaled 438 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from last year. Harvested area covered 1.68 million acres, up 1 percent from 2011. Value of the total U.S. 2012 crop is estimated at 10.1 billion dollars, down 6 percent from a year ago. The three largest crops, in terms of production, are onions, head lettuce, and watermelons, which combined to account for 36 percent of the total production. Onions, tomatoes, and sweet corn claim the highest values, accounting for 26 percent of the total value when combined. U.S. processing production of eight selected vegetables estimated in 2012 totaled 18.3 million tons, up 7 percent from last year. Area harvested is estimated at 1.14 million acres, up 8 percent from a year ago. Processing crop value is estimated at 2.00 billion dollars, 13 percent above 2011. The three largest crops, in terms of production, are tomatoes, sweet corn, and snap beans, which combine to account for 92 percent of the total. The top three crops in terms of value are tomatoes, sweet corn, and snap beans. These three processing vegetables account for 79 percent of the total value when combined. Vegetables: Michigan and U.S., 2011-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Michigan : United States :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Harvested : Production : Harvested : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- Acres ---- --- 1,000 cwt -- ----- Acres ---- ------ 1,000 cwt ----- : Fresh market : Asparagus 1/ : 9,800 9,100 216 191 27,300 25,300 840 761 Beans, snap : 2,900 2,600 160 122 94,700 93,300 5,367 5,402 Cabbage : 3,300 2,800 759 700 61,400 61,100 21,159 21,271 Carrots : 1,800 1,500 468 420 71,500 70,200 21,862 23,233 Celery 1/ : 1,800 2,000 882 1,130 28,200 29,000 19,362 19,760 Corn, sweet : 9,500 9,100 893 946 243,050 243,650 28,684 31,380 Cucumbers : 3,700 3,600 703 612 41,100 45,700 7,395 9,984 Onions 2/ : 3,400 2,800 816 644 99,230 103,750 54,800 54,000 Peppers, bell 1/: 1,300 1,500 351 390 52,300 55,500 17,928 18,603 Pumpkins 1/ : 6,800 6,300 986 945 46,900 47,800 10,705 12,364 Squash 1/ : 6,400 5,900 1,408 1,416 44,600 43,600 7,248 7,497 Tomatoes : 2,000 2,000 440 400 94,210 94,700 28,231 27,590 : : ---- Acres ---- ----- Tons ----- ----- Acres ---- -------- Tons -------- Processing : Beans, snap : 15,600 17,800 52,560 71,200 163,950 169,555 680,910 733,430 Carrots 3/ : 12,190 12,410 338,590 322,150 Cucumbers : 31,600 28,700 176,960 154,980 82,630 85,960 482,030 494,060 Tomatoes : 3,500 3,500 105,000 122,500 267,800 276,300 12,396,150 13,178,750 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Dual purpose crops. Processing included in fresh market. 2/ Summer storage. 3/ Michigan data included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.