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Released: July 2008 Seasonal No. 974-3-08
Harvested
Acreage for New York Fresh Vegetables DOWN 8 PERCENT;
US ACREAGE DOWN 6 PERCENT
In New York, prospective area for harvest of 4 selected fresh market vegetables is 48,200 acres, down 8 percent from the 52,400 acres that were harvested in 2007.
The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh market vegetables during the summer quarter is forecast to be 282,400 acres, down 6 percent from last year. Acreage declines in snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, sweet corn, head lettuce, and tomatoes more than offset acreage increases in carrots and celery. Cucumbers and bell peppers harvested area remains unchanged. Area forecast for melon harvest is 109,900 acres, down 8 percent from last year. Cantaloup area is forecast at 34,000 acres, 7 percent below 2007. Honeydew area, at 13,000 acres, is down 6 percent from last year. Watermelon area, at 62,900 acres, is 9 percent below a year ago.
Strawberry production in the U.S. is forecast at 24.4 million cwt, virtually unchanged from last year. Area harvested, at 46,600 acres, up 2 percent from 2007. Strawberry yield is forecast at 523 cwt per acre, down 12 cwt from 2007.
New
York Onion Acreage DOWN 6 PERCENT
U.S. Onion Acreage DOWN 7 Percent
New York onion growers planted 11,700 acres this year, down 6 percent from last year. Harvested onion acreage is expected to total 11,000 acres.
Onion growers expect to harvest 148,750 acres of onions in 2008, down 7 percent from last year. Spring onion growers harvested 29,000 acres, down 6 percent from last season. Summer, non-storage onion growers expect to harvest 19,600 acres, down 5 percent from a year ago. Storage onion growers plan to harvest 100,150 acres in 2008, down 7 percent from last season.
National PROCESSED VEGETABLES DOWN SLIGHTLY
Vegetable processors have contracted 1.20 million acres to be planted to the 5 major vegetable crops (snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas, and tomatoes). This is down slightly from last year. Acreage increases for sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, and green peas more than offset declines in snap beans and tomatoes. Green pea contracted production, at 426,830 tons, down 2 percent from 2007. Contracted tomato production is forecast at 12.2 million tons, down 3 percent from 2007.
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
| Crop and State |
Usual |
Area |
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| Harvested |
For Harvest |
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| 2006 |
2007 |
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| Acres |
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| Snap Beans |
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| Georgia |
Jun-Sep |
3,800 |
3,700 |
2,800 |
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| Michigan |
Jul-Oct |
3,600 |
3,600 |
3,100 |
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| New York |
Jul-Oct |
10,300 |
9,900 |
7,100 |
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| Virginia |
Jul-Sep |
3,200 |
3,200 |
3,100 |
|
| TOTAL |
20,900 |
20,400 |
16,100 |
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| Cabbage |
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| Georgia |
Jul-Sep |
1,000 |
700 |
400 |
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| Michigan |
Jun-Nov |
1,800 |
1,700 |
1,700 |
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| New York |
Jun-Dec |
10,500 |
12,600 |
11,000 |
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| TOTAL |
13,300 |
15,000 |
13,100 |
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| Sweet Corn |
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| California |
Jul-Sep |
8,400 |
9,500 |
9,700 |
|
| Illinois |
Jul-Sep |
6,500 |
6,600 |
7,100 |
|
| Michigan |
Jul-Oct |
8,300 |
8,500 |
8,300 |
|
| New Jersey |
Jul-Oct |
7,000 |
7,100 |
7,000 |
|
| New York |
Jul-Oct |
26,800 |
27,500 |
27,600 |
|
| North Carolina |
Jun-Aug |
8,000 |
7,400 |
7,000 |
|
| Ohio |
Jul-Sep |
16,000 |
16,000 |
15,000 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
Jul-Oct |
16,500 |
14,200 |
13,400 |
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| Wisconsin |
Jul-Sep |
7,000 |
7,400 |
6,000 |
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| TOTAL |
104,500 |
104,200 |
101,100 |
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| Tomatoes |
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| California |
Jul-Sep |
22,000 |
22,000 |
21,000 |
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| Michigan |
Jul-Sep |
2,000 |
2,100 |
2,000 |
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| New Jersey |
Jul-Oct |
2,900 |
2,900 |
2,900 |
|
| New York |
Jul-Oct |
2,000 |
2,400 |
2,500 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
Jul-Oct |
3,400 |
3,100 |
2,400 |
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| Virginia |
Jul-Sep |
5,800 |
5,400 |
5,000 |
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| TOTAL |
38,100 |
37,900 |
35,800 |
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ONIONS: Area Planted and Harvested, and Yield Per Acre by Season,State, and United States, 2006-2008 1/
| Season and State |
Area Planted |
Area Harvested |
Yield Per Acre |
Production |
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| 2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Acres |
Acres |
Cwt. |
1,000 Cwt. |
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| Spring 2/ |
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| Arizona |
1,200 |
1,500 |
1,200 |
1,500 |
450 |
520 |
490 |
540 |
780 |
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| California |
7,600 |
6,700 |
7,400 |
6,500 |
450 |
450 |
3,279 |
3,330 |
2,925 |
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| Georgia |
12,500 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
11,500 |
270 |
300 |
3,255 |
3,240 |
3,450 |
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| Texas |
12,500 |
11,000 |
10,400 |
9,500 |
300 |
400 |
4,104 |
3,120 |
3,800 |
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| TOTAL |
33,800 |
31,200 |
31,000 |
29,000 |
330 |
378 |
11,128 |
10,230 |
10,955 |
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| Summer |
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| Non-storage 2/ |
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| California |
9,700 |
9,300 |
9,300 |
9,000 |
565 |
540 |
5,264 |
5,255 |
4,860 |
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| Nevada |
2,800 |
2,700 |
2,800 |
2,700 |
740 |
760 |
1,872 |
2,072 |
2,052 |
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| New Mexico |
6,300 |
5,500 |
6,100 |
5,400 |
500 |
470 |
2,640 |
3,050 |
2,538 |
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| Texas |
1,100 |
800 |
1,000 |
700 |
400 |
400 |
216 |
400 |
280 |
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| Washington 3/ |
1,500 |
1,800 |
1,500 |
1,800 |
380 |
360 |
570 |
570 |
648 |
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| TOTAL |
21,400 |
20,100 |
20,700 |
19,600 |
548 |
529 |
10,562 |
11,347 |
10,378 |
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| Storage 4/ |
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| California 5/ |
31,700 |
31,000 |
30,500 |
30,000 |
425 |
13,515 |
12,975 |
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| Colorado |
9,000 |
8,000 |
7,700 |
7,200 |
410 |
3,800 |
3,157 |
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| Idaho |
9,300 |
8,600 |
9,100 |
8,400 |
750 |
5,076 |
6,825 |
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| Michigan |
2,600 |
2,600 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
260 |
650 |
650 |
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| New York |
13,000 |
11,700 |
12,300 |
11,000 |
360 |
4,224 |
4,428 |
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| Oregon |
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| Malheur |
12,000 |
10,700 |
12,000 |
10,600 |
780 |
6,084 |
9,360 |
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| Other |
9,100 |
8,800 |
8,800 |
8,800 |
620 |
4,620 |
5,456 |
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| Washington |
21,000 |
19,000 |
21,000 |
19,000 |
610 |
12,000 |
12,810 |
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| Wisconsin |
1,900 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
1,100 |
370 |
693 |
666 |
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| Other States 6/ |
2,180 |
1,650 |
2,080 |
1,550 |
470 |
825 |
978 |
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| TOTAL |
111,780 |
103,850 |
107,780 |
100,150 |
532 |
51,487 |
57,305 |
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| Summer |
133,180 |
123,950 |
128,480 |
119,750 |
534 |
62,049 |
68,652 |
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| UNITED STATES |
166,980 |
155,150 |
159,480 |
148,750 |
495 |
73,177 |
78,882 |
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| Processed 7/ |
9,365 |
8,655 |
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| 1/ Estimates for 2007 revised. 2/ Primarily fresh market. 3/ Includes Walla Walla and other non-storage onions. 4/ Yield and production for 2008 will be published October 3, 2008. 5/ Primarily dehydrated and other processing. 6/ OH and UT. 7/ CA only, acreage and yield are not available. |
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VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING
| State and Utilization |
Area Planted |
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| 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Total |
Contract 1/ |
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| Acres |
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| Snap Beans |
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| Florida |
3,000 |
1,900 |
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| Illinois |
15,800 |
13,400 |
12,700 |
14,100 |
| Indiana |
5,600 |
5,300 |
5,300 |
6,700 |
| Michigan |
19,000 |
23,500 |
23,500 |
13,500 |
| New York 2/ |
22,200 |
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| Oregon |
18,900 |
19,100 |
19,100 |
17,600 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,900 |
10,900 |
9,800 |
10,800 |
| Wisconsin |
73,500 |
74,000 |
72,700 |
78,300 |
| Other States 3/ 4/ |
42,720 |
67,070 |
65,500 |
47,350 |
| United States |
211,920 |
213,270 |
208,600 |
195,050 |
| Canning |
142,580 |
136,100 |
133,300 |
121,300 |
| Freezing |
69,340 |
77,170 |
75,300 |
73,750 |
| Sweet Corn |
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| Delaware 2/ |
4,700 |
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| Maryland |
6,300 |
6,300 |
6,300 |
6,600 |
| Minnesota |
135,200 |
122,100 |
122,100 |
124,300 |
| New York 2/ |
18,400 |
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| Oregon |
26,100 |
21,900 |
21,900 |
24,100 |
| Washington |
80,200 |
84,500 |
84,500 |
83,800 |
| Wisconsin |
86,200 |
87,600 |
87,600 |
96,000 |
| Other States 3/ |
37,300 |
57,700 |
57,700 |
59,600 |
| United States |
394,400 |
380,100 |
380,100 |
394,400 |
| Canning |
197,600 |
180,000 |
180,000 |
182,700 |
| Freezing |
196,800 |
200,100 |
200,100 |
211,700 |
| Green Peas |
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| Delaware |
5,800 |
5,500 |
5,500 |
5,600 |
| Minnesota |
83,300 |
75,300 |
75,300 |
74,300 |
| New York 2/ |
19,500 |
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| Oregon |
17,600 |
18,000 |
18,000 |
20,600 |
| Washington |
34,300 |
38,900 |
38,900 |
41,800 |
| Wisconsin |
31,900 |
38,500 |
38,500 |
40,700 |
| Other States 3/ |
19,300 |
37,600 |
37,600 |
40,700 |
| United States |
211,700 |
213,800 |
213,800 |
223,700 |
| Canning |
86,600 |
80,800 |
80,800 |
79,800 |
| Freezing |
125,100 |
133,000 |
133,000 |
143,900 |
| 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. |
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