1997 VEGETABLE SUMMARY
The value of Virginia's major fresh market vegetable crops totaled 64.1 million dollars from 19,200
harvested acres in 1997. This compared with 43.4 million dollars from 18,600 acres in 1996. The sharp
increase in value of production for vegetable crops was mostly from tomatoes which rose from 29.4 million
in 1996 to 44.1 million dollars in 1997.
The value of major vegetables grown for processing in Virginia totaled 935 thousand dollars, down
67 percent from last year. Harvested acreage of processing vegetables was down 55 percent from the
previous year. A generally dry growing season during 1997 made it necessary for many producers to
irrigate vegetables. .
| Principal Vegetables For Fresh Market, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Crops | Planted Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield Cwt | Production 1,000 Cwt | Value | |||||||
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Dollars Per Cwt |
Total 1,000 Dollars |
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| Tomatoes | 3,400 | 3,300 | 395 | 1,304 | 33.80 | 44,075 | ||||||
| Snap Beans | 6,000 | 5,200 | 35 | 182 | 18.40 | 3,349 | ||||||
| Cabbage | 1,400 | 1,300 | 335 | 436 | 8.00 | 3,488 | ||||||
| Sweet Corn | 2,700 | 2,100 | 28 | 59 | 17.80 | 1,050 | ||||||
| Cucumbers | 6,000 | 5,600 | 125 | 700 | 11.50 | 8,050 | ||||||
| Bell Peppers | 2,000 | 1,700 | 85 | 145 | 28.00 | 4,060 | ||||||
| Total | 21,500 | 19,200 | 2,826 | 64,072 | ||||||||
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Crop |
Planted Acres |
Harvested Acres |
Production Tons |
Total Value 1,000 Dollars |
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Total 1/ |
1,910 | 1,850 | 7,990 | 935 |
| 1/ Includes snap beans, cabbage for kraut, cucumbers for pickles, and tomatoes. | ||||
Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service . (800) 772-0670
Planting and Harvesting Dates and Principal Producing Counties or Areas
Crop
Seasonal
Group
Usual Planting
Dates
Usual Harvesting Dates
Principal Producing Counties or Acres
Begins
Most Active
Ends
Asparagus
Spring
Feb.1 - Mar. 15
Apr. 10
May 1 - May 31
June 10
Northampton
Lima Beans
Fall
Mar. 20 - Jul. 31
Aug. 1
Aug. 20 - Oct. 10
Oct. 31
Accomack, Northampton
Snap Beans
Summer
Mar. 20 - Jun. 30
June 1
Jun. 10 - Jul. 31
Sept. 30
Accomack, Northampton,
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach,
Carroll, Floyd, Washington
Snap Beans
Fall
Jul. 1 - Aug. 31
Sept. 1
Sep. 20 - Oct. 31
Nov. 15
Accomack, Northampton,
Chesapeake,
City of Virginia Beach
Cabbage
Summer
Apr. 1 - Jun. 15
June 1
Jul. 15 - Aug. 31
Sept. 15
Accomack, Carroll,
Northampton, Wythe,
James City, Chesapeake,
Virginia Beach
Cabbage
Fall
Jul. 15 - Aug. 31
Oct. 15
Nov. 15 - Dec. 15
Jan. 15
Accomack, Northampton,
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach
Sweet Corn
Summer
Mar. 25 - May 10
Jun. 25
Jul. 1 - Jul. 31
Sep. 15
Northampton, Hanover,
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach
Cucumbers
Summer
Apr. 1 - May 15
Jun. 15
Jul. 1 - Jul. 31
Aug. 25
Accomack, Northampton,
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach
Cucumbers
Fall
Jul. 10 - Aug. 15
Sep. 1
Sep. 15 - Oct. 15
Nov. 10
Accomack, Northampton,
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach
Green Peas
Spring
Mar. 5 - Apr. 15
May 20
May 25 - June 10
June 15
Accomack
Spinach
Spring
Oct. 15 - Mar. 31
Mar. 20
Apr. 1 - May 5
May 31
Accomack, Northampton,
Suffolk, Chesapeake,
Virginia Beach
Spinach
Fall
Aug. 15 - Sept. 15
Oct. 15
Oct. 30 - Dec. 31
Jan. 31
Accomack, Northampton,
Suffolk, Chesapeake
Virginia Beach
Tomatoes
Summer
Apr. 5 - May 10
June 25
July 1 - Aug. 10
Aug. 31
Accomack, Northampton,
Lancaster, Richmond,
Westmoreland