E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov (518) 457-5570 VEGETABLE REPORT April 2011 Seasonal No. 984-4-11 STORAGE ONIONS New York growers intend to plant 10,500 acres in 2011, 200 less than 2010 final acreage. Storage planted area is 108,060 acres, up slightly from 2010. California acreage, which is primarily dehydrated or otherwise processed, is down slightly from last year. Despite rainy conditions in the San Joaquin Valley during December, good growing conditions are currently being reported. In Washington, irrigation supplies are reported as adequate. ONIONS: Area Planted by Season, State, and United States, 2009-2011 Season and State Acres Planted 2009 2010 2011 Acres Spring 1/ 29,900 28,400 32,900 Summer 1/ Non-storage CA 6,600 6,800 6,600 NV 3,400 3,700 3,500 NM 5,200 6,000 5,000 TX 700 600 600 WA 2/ 2,000 2,000 2,200 Total 17,900 19,100 17,900 Storage CA 3/ 32,600 30,100 30,000 CO 8,000 7,500 7,700 ID 9,000 9,200 9,500 MI 4,000 4,200 3,900 NY 10,600 10,700 10,500 OR Malheur 11,200 11,300 11,500 Other 9,100 8,900 9,200 WA 21,000 22,000 22,000 WI 2,000 2,000 2,000 Other States 4/ 2,010 1,870 1,760 Total 109,510 107,770 108,060 Total Summer 127,410 126,870 125,960 U.S. 157,310 155,270 158,860 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Includes Walla Walla and other non-storage onions. 3/ Primarily dehydrated and other processing. 4/ OH and UT. SPRING ONIONS: Producers intend to harvest 30,300 acres, up 17 percent from last year. In California, spring onion growers report a good growing season despite rainy conditions during December. In Georgia, adequate soil moisture and good conditions have been reported. Harvest is expected to begin around mid-April. In Texas, harvest in the Rio Grande Valley began around mid-March. STRAWBERRIES: Area intended for harvest is forecast at 49,800 acres, up 1 percent from last year. California’s area for harvest is forecast at 38,000 acres, down 2 percent from 2010. In Florida, strawberry planting was underway by October. Harvest of the berry crop began in late November. VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET Area Yield per acre Production For Crop and State Harvested Harv. 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. ONIONS Spring 1/ AZ 4/ 1,600 360 576 CA 3/ 6,000 6,200 6,700 410 410 2,460 2,542 GA 10,800 11,100 12,400 230 205 250 2,484 2,276 3,100 TX 9,100 8,600 11,200 330 310 360 3,003 2,666 4,032 TOTAL 27,500 25,900 30,300 310 289 8,523 7,484 STRAWBERRIES 2/ CA 39,800 38,600 38,000 625 670 665 24,856 25,829 25,270 FL 8,800 8,800 9,900 270 220 260 2,376 1,936 2,574 OR 3/ 1,700 1,900 1,900 125 125 211 235 Major States TOTAL 50,300 49,300 49,800 546 568 27,443 28,000 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Includes fresh market and processing. 3/ First forecast will be published on July 8, 2011. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2010. SNAP BEANS: U.S. processors contracted to plant 170,470 acres of snap beans, down 17 percent from last year. Contracted area for freezing, at 55,620 acres, is down 10 percent from 2010. Contracted area for canning, at 114,850 acres, is down 20 percent from 2010. Wisconsin’s contracted area, at 68,500 acres, is down 15 percent from the previous year. In Indiana, wet weather delayed planting and field preparation. GREEN PEAS: U.S. contract intentions are expected to be 153,100 acres in 2011, down 18 percent from 2010. Contract intentions for freezing, at 84,800 acres, are 26 percent below last year. Contracted area for canning, at 68,300 acres, is 4 percent below 2010. VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING: Area Planted and Utilization by State and United States, 2009-2011 State Area Planted and 2009 2010 2011 Contract Utilization Total Total Contract 1/ Intentions 1/ Acres SNAP BEANS: IL 12,100 12,500 12,500 7,800 IN 4,600 5,600 5,200 5,300 MI 17,000 14,800 14,800 14,300 MN 7,700 7,700 7,700 7,170 NY 20,000 25,600 25,055 17,100 OR 19,100 17,000 17,000 17,400 PA 7,200 12,000 11,700 11,500 WI 83,600 80,600 80,600 68,500 Other States 2/ 31,229 31,010 30,513 21,400 U.S. 202,529 206,810 205,068 170,470 Canning 145,789 144,510 143,288 114,850 Freezing 56,740 62,300 61,780 55,620 GREEN PEAS: DE 5,500 3,900 3,900 (D) MN 77,300 62,700 62,700 64,400 OR 18,300 15,700 15,700 (D) WA 41,300 34,100 34,100 24,600 WI 41,400 42,300 42,300 33,300 Other States 3/ 29,700 27,100 27,100 30,800 U.S. 213,500 185,800 185,800 153,100 Canning 90,700 71,400 71,400 68,300 Freezing 122,800 114,400 114,400 84,800 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ 2009 - CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, TX, and VA. 2010 - CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, TX, and VA. 2011 - CA, DE, FL, GA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, TX, and VA. 3/ 2009 - IL, MD, NJ, and NY. 2010 - IL, MD, NJ, and NY. 2011 - DE, IL, MD, NJ, NY, and OR. SWEET CORN: Contract intentions amount to 313,300 acres of sweet corn in 2011, down 10 percent from last year. Contracted area for freezing, at 161,300 acres, is down 11 percent from last year's total. Contracted area for canning, at 152,000 acres, is down 10 percent from 2010. VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING: Area Planted and Utilization by State and United States, 2009-2011 State Area Planted and 2009 2010 2011 Contract Utilization Total Total Contract 1/ Intentions 1/ Acres SWEET CORN IL 18,900 16,400 16,400 (D) MN 132,000 122,900 122,900 121,500 OR 24,200 20,200 20,200 (D) WA 84,200 66,400 66,400 58,200 WI 91,200 81,200 81,200 69,400 Other States 2/ 51,700 42,900 42,900 64,200 U.S. 402,200 350,000 350,000 313,300 Canning 196,400 168,600 186,600 152,000 Freezing 205,800 181,400 181,400 161,300 (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ 2009 - DE, ID, IL, IA, MD, NJ, NY, and PA. 2010 - DE, ID, IL, IA, MD, NJ, NY, and PA. 2011 - DE, ID, IL, IA, MD, NJ, NY, OR, and PA.