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VEGETABLES
Released: July 2006 Seasonal No. 984-3-06




Harvested Acreage for New York Fresh Vegetables Up 4 Percent;
National Acreage Virtually Unchanged


In New York, prospective area for harvest of 4 selected fresh market vegetables is 49,800 acres, up 4 percent from the 48,000 acres that were harvested in 2005. 

The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh market vegetables in the U.S. during the summer quarter is forecast to be 300,300 acres, up less than 1 percent from last year.  Acreage increases in snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, sweet corn, and bell peppers more than offset acreage decreases in celery, cucumbers, head lettuce, and tomatoes. Area forecast for melon harvest in the U.S is 108,200 acres, down 3 percent from last year. Cantaloupe area is forecast at 38,600 acres, 6 percent below 2005. Honeydew area, at 14,600 acres, is up 4 percent from last year. Watermelon area, at 55,000 acres, is 2 percent below a year ago. Strawberry production in the U.S. is forecast at 22.5 million cwt, 1 percent below 2005 for comparable States.  Area harvested, at 45,100 acres, is up 3 percent from last year.  Strawberry yield is forecast at 498 cwt, down 18 cwt from 2005.

New York Onion Acreage Up 4 Percent
U.S. Onion Acreage Up 3 Percent


New York onion growers planted 14,300 acres this year, up 4 percent from last year.  Harvested onion acreage is expected to total 13,900 acres.  This has been a good year for planting onions with a warm winter and spring, allowing growers to get into their fields.

Nationally, onion growers expect to harvest 166,550 acres of onions in 2006, up 3 percent from comparable States last year.  Spring onion growers harvested 34,900 acres, down 1 percent from last season.  Summer, non-storage onion growers expect to harvest 21,000 acres, up 6 percent from last year.  Storage onion growers plan to harvest 110,650 acres in 2006, up 4 percent from comparable States last season.


New York Processed Vegetable Acreage Down 4 Percent
National Acreage Down 1 Percent


Total New York acreage is down 4 percent from last year.  This year, processors contracted 19,500 acres of green peas in New York.  Sweet corn acreage is at 18,400 acres, down 1,000 acres from last year. Producers planted 20,700 acres of snap beans this year, down slightly from last year.

U. S vegetable processors have contracted 1.21 million acres to be planted to the 5 major vegetable crops (snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas, and tomatoes).  This acreage is down 1 percent from last year for comparable States.  Acreage increases for green peas and tomatoes were more than offset by decreases in snap beans, sweet corn, and cucumbers for pickles from last year's comparable States.  Green pea contracted production, at 416,890 tons, is up 10 percent from 2005.  Contracted tomato production is forecast at 11.9 million tons, up 19 percent from 2005 for comparable States.


VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET

Crop and State

Area

Harvested

For Harvest

2006

2004

2005

 

Acres

Snap Beans

     

    Georgia

   2,500

   3,300

   3,200

    Michigan

   4,100

   4,200

   3,900

    New York

   7,600

   8,100

 10,400

    Virginia

   3,000

   3,300

   3,200

TOTAL

 17,200

 18,900

 20,700

       

Cabbage

     

    Georgia

      700

   1,200

   1,000

    Michigan

   1,600

   1,400

   1,750

    New York

 10,600

   9,700

 10,600

TOTAL

 12,900

 12,300

 13,350

       

Sweet Corn

     

    California

   9,500

   9,600

   9,500

    Illinois

   5,300

   6,200

   7,000

    Michigan

   9,500

   9,500

   8,000

    New Jersey

   7,500

   7,100

   7,500

    New York

 28,000

 28,200

 26,800

    North Carolina

   7,500

   7,000

   8,200

    Ohio

 15,300

 16,300

 16,100

    Pennsylvania

  19,600

   7,700

 19,800

    Wisconsin

    6,900

   6,900

   6,800

TOTAL

109,100

108,300

109,700

       

Tomatoes

     

    California

 22,500

23,600

 22,000

    Michigan

   2,100

   2,200

   2,050

    New Jersey

   3,000

   3,000

   3,200

    New York

   2,400

   2,000

   2,000

    Pennsylvania

   3,700

   3,800

    3,800

    Virginia

   5,500

   5,600

   5,800

TOTAL

 39,200

  40,200

  38,850

       
 

ONIONS:  Area Planted and Harvested, and Yield Per Acre by Season,
State, and United States, 2005-2006 1/

Season and State

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield Per Acre

Production

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

 

Acres

Cwt.

1,000 Cwt.

   Spring 2/

               

         Arizona

   2,000

   1,000

   2,000

   1,000

460

490

     920

     490

         California

   7,500

   8,100

   7,300

   7,900

475

450

   3,468

   3,555

         Georgia

 13,500

 14,000

 10,500

 11,000

210

325

   2,205

   3,575

         Texas

 17,000

 17,600

 15,500

 15,000

300

400

   4,650

   6,000

             TOTAL

 40,000

 40,700

 35,300

 34,900

318

390

 11,243

 13,620

                 

   Summer

               

     Non-storage 2/

   9,100

 10,200

   8,700

   9,800

550

460

   4,785

   4,508

       California

   2,400

   2,300

   2,400

   2,300

880

800

   2,112

   1,840

         Nevada

   6,500

   6,500

   6,400

   6,500

530

550

   3,392

   3,575

         New Mexico

   1,000

   1,000

      900

     900

370

400

      333

      360

         Texas

   1,400

   1,500

   1,400

   1,500

370

380

      518

      570

         Washington

 20,400

 21,500

 19,800

 21,000

563

517

 11,140

 10,853

             TOTAL

               
                 

     Storage 3/

               

         California 4/

 28,900

 33,000

 27,800

 32,000

425

 

 11,815

 

         Colorado

 10,000

 10,000

   9,500

   9,500

440

 

   4,180

 

         Idaho

   9,700

 10,000

   9,500

   9,800

640

 

   6,080

 

         Michigan

   3,000

   2,700

   2,900

   2,600

260

 

      754

 

         New York

 13,800

 14,300

 13,600

 13,900

280

 

   3,808

 

         Oregon

               

             Malheur

 11,700

 12,000

      500

 12,000

640

 

   7,360

 

             Other

   7,800

   7,400

   7,800

   7,400

360

 

   2,808

 

         Washington

 19,500

 19,500

 19,500

 19,500

600

 

 11,700

 

         Wisconsin

   2,000

   2,100

   2,000

   2,000

330

 

      660

 

Other States 5/

   2,020

   2,150

   1,920

   1,950

453

 

      869

 

             TOTAL

108,420

113,150

106,020

110,650

472

 

 50,034

 
                 

   Summer

128,820

134,650

125,820

131,650

486

 

 61,174

 
                 

   UNITED STATES

168,820

175,350

161,120

166,550

449

 

 72,417

 

1/  Estimates for 2005 revised. 
2/  Primarily fresh market.
3/  Yield and production for 2006 will be published October 4, 2006.
4/  Primarily dehydrated and other processing.
5/  OH and UT

VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING

State and Utilization

Area Planted

2004

Total

2005

2006 Contract 1/

Total

Contract 1/

 

Acres

   Snap Beans:

       

        Florida

 

   2,100

   2,100

   2,000

        Illinois

 12,900

 18,000

 16,400

 14,800

        Indiana

   6,100

   5,700

   5,700

   5,500

        Michigan

 17,700

 23,700

 23,700

 18,500

        New York

 20,900

 21,400

 20,800

 20,700

        Oregon

 18,200

 18,600

 18,600

 18,700

        Pennsylvania

 14,000

   9,900

   8,900

 10,700

        Wisconsin

 76,000

 77,100

 76,800

 76,100

         

         Other States

 44,210

 40,430

 40,330

 28,190

         

   United States

210,010

216,930

213,330

195,190

         

   Canning

147,600

151,130

149,130

128,930

   Freezing

 62,410

 65,800

 64,200

 66,260

         

   Sweet Corn

       

         Delaware

   7,300

   7,300

   7,300

 

         Maryland

   6,500

   6,700

   6,700

   6,900

         Minnesota

138,000

143,600

143,600

135,800

         New York

 19,500

 19,400

 19,400

 18,400

         Oregon

 28,500

 23,200

 23,200

 27,100

         Pennsylvania

   1,700

   1,300

   1,300

   1,200

         Washington

 96,000

 81,900

 81,900

 83,800

         Wisconsin

 80,700

 97,400

 96,800

 83,800

         

         Other States 2/

 34,400

 40,810

 40,810

 44,100

         

   United States

412,700

421,610

421,010

401,100

         

   Canning

215,300

241,700

241,600

206,400

   Freezing

197,400

179,910

179,410

194,700

         

   Green Peas

       

        Delaware

   6,000

   6,000

   6,000

   5,000

         Minnesota

 75,700

 77,200

 77,200

 90,300

         New York

 19,000

 20,600

 20,600

 19,500

         Oregon

 17,700

 16,200

 16,200

 17,700

         Washington

 35,600

 34,200

 34,200

 33,000

         Wisconsin

 30,200

 40,200

 40,200

 35,600

         

         Other States

 30,500

 21,300

 21,300

 20,400

         

   United States

214,700

215,700

215,700

221,500

         

   Canning

 84,400

 93,500

 93,500

102,100

   Freezing

130,300

122,200

122,200

119,400

         

1/  Includes acreage from major brokers.
2/  2004 - Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia included in other states.
     2005 - Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia included in other states.
     2006 – Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, and Tennessee included in other states.