November 1 Crop Forecast, Montana,
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| Released: November 10, 2008 For more information contact: Christel Pachl or John Hiltonat 1-800-835-2612. |
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| Montana dry edible pea production is down 34
percent from last year to 2.45 million cwt. Harvested area increased by
3 percent to 223,000 acres, but yields decreased by 600 pounds per acre
to 1,100 pounds. Austrian winter pea production in Montana is forecast to be 36,000 cwt, up from 26,000 cwt last year. Harvested area was unchanged at 4,000 acres. Most of Montana's Austrian winter peas were used for grazing or forage. Montana's lentil production is forecast at 608,000 cwt, down 28 percent from last year. Harvested area decreased 5 percent from 2007 to 81,000 acres and yield dropped 240 pounds per acre to 750 pounds. Sugar beet production for Montana is expected to be 814,000 tons, down 30 percent from last year. Forecasted yield, at 26.5 tons per acre, is up 1.0 ton from the October 1 forecast and up 1.8 tons per acre from 2007. Harvested acreage is down 16,300 acres from last year to 30,700 acres. Montana's fall potato production is forecast at 3.67 million cwt, down 1 percent from last year. Harvested area is down 400 acres from last year to 10,800 acres. The yield is forecast to be 340 cwt per acre, up 3 percent from 2007. In the United States, dry edible pea production is forecast at 12.1 million cwt, down 24 percent from the 2007 estimate. Area for harvest, at 832,800 acres, is 3 percent above a year ago. Average yield is forecast at 1,455 pounds per acre, down 505 pounds from last season. U.S. Austrian winter pea production is forecast at 111,000 cwt, down 13 percent from 2007. Area harvested is forecast at 9,000 acres, down 18 percent from last year. Average yield is expected to be 1,233 pounds per acre, up 78 pounds per acre from last season. U.S. lentil production is forecast at 2.39 million cwt, down 30 percent from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 266,000 acres, down 10 percent from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 900 pounds per acre, down 255 pounds per acre from 2007. Sugar beet production in the U.S. for 2008 is forecast at 28.2 million tons, 1 percent above the October forecast but 12 percent below 2007's production of 31.9 million tons. Growers expect to harvest 1.05 million acres, slightly below the October forecast and the lowest acreage since 1960. The yield is forecast at 26.8 tons per acre, slightly above the October forecast and up 1.2 tons from the previous year. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record. U.S. fall potato production for 2008 is forecast at 373 million cwt, down 8 percent from 2007. Area harvested, at 918,200 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate, but 8 percent lower than last year. The average yield, forecast at 407 cwt per acre, is down 2 cwt from last year's record high yield and, if realized, will be the second highest yield on record. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 1, 2008 Crop Production Forecast,
Montana and U.S.
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