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VEGETABLE REPORT
July 2009
Seasonal
No. 974-3-09
Harvested Acreage
for New York Fresh Vegetables
Down Slightly; US Acreage Virtually Unchanged
In New York, prospective area for harvest of 4 selected fresh market vegetables is 41,900 acres, down slightly from the 42,100 acres that were harvested in 2008.
The prospective U.S. area for harvest of 11 selected fresh market vegetables during the summer quarter is forecast to be 265,100 acres, virtually unchanged from last year. Acreage increases in snap beans, carrots, sweet corn, cucumbers, and bell peppers more than offset acreage declines in broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, head lettuce, and tomatoes. Area forecast for melon harvest is 87,900 acres, virtually unchanged from last year. Cantaloup area is forecast at 28,900 acres, 2 percent above 2008. Honeydew area, at 10,200 acres, is down 5 percent from last year. Watermelon area, at 48,800 acres, is down 1 percent from a year ago.
Strawberry production in the U.S. is forecast at 26.2 million cwt, up 6 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 48,800 acres, is up 5 percent from 2008. Strawberry yield is forecast at 537 cwt per acre, up 3 cwt from 2008.
New York Onion
Acreage DOWN 3 PERCENT
U.S. Onion Acreage DOWN 1 Percent
New York onion growers planted 10,300 acres this year, down 3 percent from last year. Harvested onion acreage is expected to total 9,500 acres.
U.S. onion growers expect to harvest 151,510 acres in 2009, down 1 percent from last year. Spring onion growers harvested 27,000 acres, down 5 percent from last season. Summer, non-storage onion growers expect to harvest 17,700 acres, down 9 percent from a year ago. Storage onion growers plan to harvest 106,810 acres in 2009, up 1 percent from last season.
National Processed Vegetables Down Slightly
U.S. vegetable processors have contracted 1.23 million acres to be planted to the 5 major vegetable crops (snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas, and tomatoes). This is up 6 percent from last year. Acreage increases for sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, and tomatoes more than offset the decline in snap bean acreage. Contracted green pea acreage remains virtually unchanged. Green pea contracted production, at 400,920 tons, is down 3 percent from 2008. Contracted tomato production is forecast at 13.9 million tons, up 14 percent from 2008.
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET
| Crop and State |
Usual |
Area |
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| Harvested |
For Harvest |
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| 2007 |
2008 |
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| Acres |
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| Snap Beans |
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| Georgia |
Jul-Sep |
3,500 |
3,700 |
3,800 |
| Michigan |
Jul-Oct |
3,100 |
2,800 |
2,900 |
| New York |
Jun-Oct |
7,800 |
6,600 |
6,800 |
| Virginia |
Jul-Sep |
3,200 |
2,200 |
3,300 |
| TOTAL |
17,600 |
15,300 |
16,800 |
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| Cabbage |
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| Georgia |
Jun-Sep |
500 |
300 |
300 |
| Michigan |
Jun-Nov |
2,400 |
2,400 |
2,500 |
| New York |
Jun-Dec |
11,200 |
9,900 |
9,000 |
| TOTAL |
14,100 |
12,600 |
11,800 |
|
| Sweet Corn |
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| California |
Jul-Sep |
9,500 |
9,900 |
9,900 |
| Illinois |
Jul-Aug |
6,600 |
6,800 |
6,800 |
| Michigan |
Jul-Oct |
8,700 |
8,500 |
8,700 |
| New Jersey |
Jul-Oct |
7,100 |
7,100 |
7,100 |
| New York |
Jul-Oct |
22,500 |
22,900 |
23,400 |
| North Carolina |
Jun-Aug |
6,200 |
6,500 |
7,600 |
| Ohio |
Jul-Sep |
16,000 |
15,200 |
16,400 |
| Pennsylvania |
Jul-Oct |
4,900 |
14,900 |
14,600 |
| Wisconsin |
Jul-Sep |
7,400 |
6,800 |
6,500 |
| TOTAL |
98,900 |
98,600 |
101,000 |
|
| Tomatoes |
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| California |
Jul-Sep |
20,000 |
18,500 |
7,500 |
| Michigan |
Jul-Sep |
2,200 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
| New Jersey |
Jul-Oct |
2,900 |
2,900 |
2,900 |
| New York |
Jul-Oct |
2,400 |
2,700 |
2,700 |
| Pennsylvania |
Jul-Oct |
2,000 |
1,600 |
1,700 |
| Virginia |
Jul-Sep |
4,500 |
4,700 |
4,800 |
| TOTAL |
34,000 |
32,500 |
31,700 |
|
ONIONS: Area Planted and Harvested,
and Yield Per Acre by Season,
State, and United States, 2007-2009 1/
| Season and State |
Area Planted |
Area Harvested |
Yield Per Acre |
Production |
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| 2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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| Acres |
Acres |
Cwt. |
1,000 Cwt. |
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| Spring 2/ | |||||||||
| Arizona | 1,500 |
1,600 |
1,500 |
1,600 |
440 |
360 |
495 |
660 |
576 |
| California | 6,700 |
6,200 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
440 |
430 |
3,015 |
2,860 |
2,580 |
| Georgia | 12,000 |
12,000 |
11,500 |
10,500 |
320 |
250 |
3,240 |
3,680 |
2,625 |
| Texas | 11,000 |
10,300 |
8,900 |
8,900 |
270 |
435 |
3,120 |
2,403 |
3,872 |
| TOTAL | 31,200 |
30,100 |
28,400 |
27,000 |
338 |
358 |
9,870 |
9,603 |
9,653 |
| Summer | |||||||||
| Non-storage 2/ | |||||||||
| California | 7,800 |
6,500 |
7,600 |
6,300 |
540 |
580 |
4,407 |
4,104 |
3,654 |
| Nevada | 2,600 |
3,400 |
2,600 |
3,400 |
760 |
720 |
2,072 |
1,976 |
2,448 |
| New Mexico | 7,000 |
5,500 |
6,600 |
5,400 |
500 |
640 |
3,550 |
3,300 |
3,456 |
| Texas | 800 |
700 |
700 |
600 |
400 |
500 |
400 |
280 |
300 |
| Washington 3/ | 1,900 |
2,000 |
1,900 |
2,000 |
360 |
375 |
570 |
684 |
750 |
| TOTAL | 20,100 |
18,100 |
19,400 |
17,700 |
533 |
599 |
10,999 |
10,344 |
10,608 |
| Storage 4/ | |||||||||
| California 5/ | 32,500 |
33,400 |
31,300 |
32,000 |
425 |
12,325 |
13,303 |
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| Colorado | 8,000 |
7,000 |
7,500 |
6,300 |
380 |
3,157 |
2,850 |
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| Idaho | 8,800 |
9,000 |
8,600 |
8,800 |
720 |
6,825 |
6,192 |
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| Michigan | 4,000 |
4,000 |
3,600 |
3,900 |
280 |
988 |
1,008 |
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| New York | 10,600 |
10,300 |
10,100 |
9,500 |
410 |
3,780 |
4,141 |
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| Oregon | |||||||||
| Malheur | 12,200 |
12,000 |
12,200 |
12,000 |
710 |
9,828 |
8,662 |
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| Other | 9,600 |
9,600 |
9,600 |
9,600 |
620 |
6,386 |
5,952 |
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| Washington | 20,000 |
21,000 |
20,000 |
21,000 |
600 |
13,725 |
12,000 |
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| Wisconsin | 1,900 |
2,000 |
1,100 |
1,900 |
300 |
777 |
330 |
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| Other States 6/ | 1,690 |
1,910 |
1,690 |
1,810 |
497 |
978 |
840 |
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| TOTAL | 109,290 |
110,210 |
105,690 |
106,810 |
523 |
58,769 |
55,278 |
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| Summer | 129,390 |
128,310 |
125,090 |
124,510 |
525 |
69,768 |
65,622 |
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| UnitedStates | 160,590 |
158,410 |
153,490 |
151,510 |
490 |
79,638 |
75,225 |
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| Processed 7/ |
8,655 |
9,872 |
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| 1/
Estimates for 2008 revised. |
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VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING
| State and Utilization |
Area Planted |
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| 2007 Total |
2008 |
2009 Contract 1/ |
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| Total |
Contract 1/ |
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| Acres |
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| Snap Beans |
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| Florida 2/ |
1,600 |
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| Illinois |
13,400 |
12,700 |
12,700 |
13,600 |
| Indiana |
5,300 |
5,300 |
5,300 |
10,200 |
| Michigan |
18,500 |
15,500 |
15,500 |
18,000 |
| Minnesota 2/ |
4,900 |
4,900 |
7,500 |
|
| New York 2/ |
21,500 |
21,500 |
20,100 |
|
| Oregon |
19,100 |
18,700 |
18,700 |
17,600 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,900 |
10,700 |
10,700 |
9,800 |
| Wisconsin |
74,000 |
82,300 |
80,700 |
78,200 |
| Other States 3/ 4/ |
68,270 |
35,170 |
33,200 |
23,400 |
| United States |
209,470 |
206,770 |
203,200 |
200,000 |
| Canning |
132,300 |
132,630 |
129,810 |
137,300 |
| Freezing |
77,170 |
74,140 |
73,390 |
62,700 |
| Sweet Corn |
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| Maryland 2/ |
6,300 |
6,900 |
6,900 |
|
| Minnesota |
122,100 |
127,900 |
127,900 |
136,100 |
| Oregon |
21,900 |
18,700 |
18,700 |
24,900 |
| Washington |
84,500 |
68,900 |
68,900 |
84,600 |
| Wisconsin |
87,600 |
88,900 |
88,900 |
81,300 |
| Other States 3/ |
57,700 |
59,450 |
52,500 |
66,950 |
| United States |
380,100 |
370,750 |
363,800 |
393,850 |
| Canning |
180,000 |
182,200 |
177,800 |
195,000 |
| Freezing |
200,100 |
188,550 |
186,000 |
198,850 |
| Green Peas |
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| Delaware |
5,500 |
5,600 |
5,600 |
5,600 |
| Minnesota |
75,300 |
74,800 |
74,800 |
76,700 |
| Oregon |
17,600 |
18,700 |
18,700 |
17,100 |
| Washington |
38,900 |
41,900 |
41,900 |
45,400 |
| Wisconsin |
38,500 |
40,700 |
40,700 |
41,300 |
| Other States 3/ |
32,500 |
34,400 |
34,400 |
30,200 |
| United States |
208,300 |
216,100 |
216,100 |
216,300 |
| Canning |
80,800 |
77,500 |
77,500 |
85,950 |
| Freezing |
127,500 |
138,600 |
138,600 |
130,350 |
| 1/ Includes
acreage from major brokers. |
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