Vegetables for Processing, Delaware 1970 - 1999

Crop Year Planted Harvested Production Season Average Price Value of Production
Per Acre Total
acres tons $/ton thous. dollars
Green Lima 1970 15,700 15,500 0.74 11,500 173.00 1,990
Beans 1975 12,300 12,100 0.83 10,050 285.00 2,864
1980 9,500 9,300 0.73 6,790 309.00 2,098
1985 11,100 10,600 0.85 9,010 320.00 2,883
1990 17,200 17,100 0.93 15,900 380.00 6,042
1995 10,500 10,500 0.78 8,190 365.00 2,989
1996 10,900 10,800 1.05 11,310 330.00 3,733
1997 11,400 10,300 1.10 11,300 347.00 3,932
1998 12,900 12,800 1.64 20,990 365.00 7,660
1999 18,000 18,000 1.00 18,000 420.00 7,565
Sweet Corn 1970 3,000 2,900 3.95 11,450 23.80 273
1975 1,800 1,700 4.21 7,150 74.50 533
1980 2,400 2,400 4.90 11,770 85.40 1,005
1985 4,600 4,600 5.73 26,360 71.20 1,877
1990 6,100 6,100 5.77 35,200 71.50 2,517
1995 7,700 7,000 6.45 45,010 102.00 4,591
1996 7,500 7,400 7.80 57,770 63.50 3,838
1997 15,300 15,300 6.10 93,330 69.70 6,505
1998 10,800 10,700 5.87 62,810 105.30 6,614
1999 11,500 11,500 7.00 80,500 95.00 7,650
Green Peas1 1970 5,900 5,800 1.86 10,800 109.00 1,177
1975 11,900 10,900 1.22 13,300 235.00 3,126
1980 5,800 5,800 1.53 8,870 248.00 2,195
1985 12,400 12,400 1.79 22,200 277.00 6,149
1990 8,800 8,800 1.80 15,840 267.00 4,229
1995 7,400 7,400 1.56 11,540 253.00 2,920
1996 5,550 5,550 1.15 6,380 295.00 1,883
1997 6,800 6,700 1.91 12,800 332.00 4,250
1998 10,700 10,700 1.85 19,800 335.00 6,635
1999 9,000 9,000 1.60 14,400 321.00 4,623
Other Vegetables2 1995 10,020 9,480 -- 36,900 --- ---
1996 9,850 9,850 -- 38,890 --- 6,118
1997 9,260 9,060 -- 39,735 --- 7,115
1998 9,763 9,562 -- 39,439 --- 6,582
1999 8,870 8,219 -- 35,474 --- 5,925
Total Vegetables

for

Processing

1995 35,620 33,680 -- 101,600 --- ---
1996 33,800 34,380 -- 114,300 --- 15,937
1997 42,760 41,360 -- 157,165 --- 21,802
1998 44,163 43,762 -- 143,039 --- 27,491
1999 47,370 46,719 -- 148,374 --- 25,763

1 Shelled Basis

2 Includes carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, hot and sweet peppers, snap beans, spinach, tomatoes and zucchini. Combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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