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VEGETABLES

In this issue:
Released: February 2001
Seasonal
No. 984-1-01

2000 ANNUAL SUMMARY

The value of all New York vegetable production in 2000 totaled $378 million, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. New York ranked fifth in the nation for the value of principle fresh market vegetables and seventh for the value of principle processed vegetables in 2000.

This year, six crops were added to New York's fresh market vegetable program: bell peppers, eggplant, escarole/endive, pumpkins, spinach, and squash. Carrots and lettuce were dropped from the program. Those crops that remain in the program include cauliflower, cucumbers, snap beans, sweet corn, tomatoes, onions, and cabbage.

The value of the Empire State's principle fresh market vegetables totaled $335 million this year. Fresh market production in 2000 is estimated at 17.2 million cwt.

The 2000 New York processing vegetable program dropped carrots from its estimates, while all other crops remained the same.

Processing vegetables were valued at $42.6 million in 2000 and production totaled 389,320 tons.

Principal Vegetables for Fresh Market 1/
New York, 1998-2000
Year Planted Harvested Production Value
  -- 1,000 acres -- 1,000 cwt. Million dollars
1998 71.6 68.7 13,115 202.8
1999 77.3 73.6 13,563 209.9
2000 88.6 79.2 17,169 335.4
1/ 1998 and 1999 figures include cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, snap beans,
    sweet corn, tomatoes, cabbage, and onions. 2000 figures include cauliflower, cucumbers,
    snap beans, sweet corn, tomatoes, green peppers, eggplant, escarole/endive, pumpkins,
    spinach, squash, cabbage, and onions.


Principal Vegetables for Processing 1/
New York, 1998-2000
Year Planted Harvested Production Value
  -- 1,000 acres -- 1,000 tons Million dollars
1998 90.2 84.9 459.8 49.8
1999 77.5 75.7 420.8 45.3
2000 82.1 77.6 389.3 42.6
1/ 1998 and 1999 figures include snap beans, beets, cabbage for kraut, carrots, sweet corn,
    green peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach. 2000 figures do not include carrots.

New York Fresh Market Vegetables 1/
Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield per
acre		 Production Marketing year
average price		 Value
    Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. 1,000 dollars
CAULIFLOWER 1998   1,400   1,400 195    273 35.30   9,637
  1999   1,300   1,100 150    165 38.30   6,319
  2000   1,100      900 120    108 38.00   4,104
CUCUMBERS 1998   3,800   3,800 200    760 19.30 14,668
  1999   3,600   3,600 180    648 26.00 16,848
  2000   3,900   3,800 210    798 25.40 20,269
SNAP BEANS 1998   5,400   5,300   62    329 50.60 16,647
  1999   6,300   6,100   61    372 53.30 19,828
  2000   8,600   7,600   68    517 61.00 31,537
SWEET CORN 1998 30,700 29,200   90 2,628 18.10 47,567
  1999 35,900 33,700   95 3,202 16.30 52,193
  2000 32,300 27,500   95 2,613 21.60 56,441
TOMATOES 1998   3,400   3,300 140    462 29.00 13,398
  1999   3,400   3,100 115    357 34.50 12,317
  2000   3,300   3,000 180    540 56.80 30,672
BELL PEPPERS 2000      800      770 210    162 43.70   7,079
EGGPLANT 2000      550      520 180      94 39.30   3,694
ENDIVE/ESCAROLE 2000      300      240 280      67 38.90   2,606
PUMPKINS 2000   6,700   5,700 200 1,140 23.10 26,334
SPINACH 2000      700      670   80      54 59.30   3,202
SQUASH 2000   3,500   3,300 220     726 23.70 17,206
1/ Bell peppers, eggplant, endive/escarole, pumpkins, spinach, and squash added to the program in 2000.

New York Fresh Market Vegetables
Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield
per acre		 Production Sales 1/ Mkting. year
average price		 Value January 1
Stocks
    Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. 1,000 dollars 1,000 cwt.
CABBAGE 1998 12,600 12,100 380 4,598 4,194 10.30 43,198 1,613
  1999 12,400 12,100 410 4,961 4,498 12.60 55,692 1,836
  2000 13,400 12,900 440 5,676 5,137 15.50 79,624 1,433
ONIONS 1998 13,100 12,500 300 3,750 3,187 16.30 51,948       -
  1999 13,000 12,600 280 3,528 3,112 12.20 37,966        -
  2000 13,400 12,300 380 4,674 4,113 12.80 52,646        -
1/  Excludes quantities lost from shrinkage and waste.

New York Onion Production by Area
Year Orange
County		 Orleans
Genesee
1/		 Oswego
County		 Madison Steuben-
Yates-
Ontario		 Wayne
and
Other		 State
HARVESTED ACRES 1998 4,700 3,400 2,800 200 1,100 300 12,500
  1999 4,800 3,400 2,800 200 1,100 300 12,600
  2000 4,900 3,100 2,500 300 1,100 400 12,300
YIELD PER ACRE - 1998    200    370    370 280    360 210      300
CWT. 1999    180    340    310 240    440 360      280
  2000    420    310    390 310    410 340      380
PRODUCTION - 1998    940 1,258 1,036   56    397 63   3,750
1,000 CWT. 1999    864 1,156    868   48    484 108   3,528
  2000 2,058    961    975   93    451 136   4,674
1/ Includes small acreages in Livingston and Niagara Counties.

New York Processing Vegetables 1/
Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield
per acre		 Production Mkting year
average price		 Value
    Acres Acres Tons Tons Dollars per ton 1,000 dollars
BEETS FOR CANNING 1998   2,300 2,300 12.00 27,600 78.50 2,167
  1999   2,500 2,500 15.37 38,430 79.00 3,036
  2000   2,600   2,500 13.38   33,450   73.00   2,442
CABBAGE FOR KRAUT 1998   3,000   3,000 20.60   61,800   46.40   2,868
  1999   2,400   2,400 28.41   68,180   49.00   3,341
  2000   2,900   2,800 27.18   76,100   53.40   4,064
GREEN PEAS 1998 19,600 17,500   2.20   38,500 330.00 12,705
  1999 15,500 14,900   2.13   31,730 314.00   9,963
  2000 16,500 16,300   2.01   32,810 204.00   6,693
SNAP BEANS 1998 21,200 20,800   3.70   76,990 176.00 13,563
  1999 21,500 21,200   3.42   72,550 190.00 13,808
  2000 28,800 26,500   3.37   89,310 193.00 17,235
SWEET CORN 1998 42,000 39,200   5.60 219,660   70.60 15,510
  1999 33,100 32,500   5.52 179,390   70.60 12,664
  2000 30,700 29,000   5.33 154,650   75.00 11,599
1/  Carrots discontinued in 2000.

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