Vegetables ISSN: 1931-2857 Released September 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Asparagus Production Down 4 Percent from 2013 Strawberry Production Up 3 Percent from 2013 Onion Harvested Area Down Slightly from 2013 Contracted Processing Production Up 14 Percent from 2013 Production of the 2014 asparagus crop is forecast at 731,000 cwt, down 4 percent from 2013. Area harvested, at 23,400 acres, is down 4 percent from last year. Fresh market production, at 568,000 cwt, is down 8 percent from 2013. Processed production, at 8,150 tons, is up 15 percent from last year. Strawberry production in the United States is forecast at 30.5 million cwt, up 3 percent from 2013. Area harvested, at 54,100 acres, is up 5 percent from last year. Strawberry yield is forecast at 563 cwt per acre, down 10 cwt from 2013. Production of the 2014 onions crop is forecast at 75.4 million cwt, up 8 percent from 2013. Onion growers expect to harvest 142,650 acres in 2014, down slightly from last year. Spring onion growers intend to harvest 26,800 acres, down 3 percent from last season. Summer, non-storage onion growers expect to harvest 18,750 acres, down 6 percent from a year ago. Summer storage onion growers plan to harvest 97,100 acres in 2014, up 1 percent from last season. The 2014 contracted processing vegetable production for the four major processing crops (snap beans, sweet corn, green peas, and tomatoes) is forecast at 18.2 million tons, up 14 percent from last year. Production of processing tomatoes, at 14.6 million tons, is up 17 percent from last year. Snap bean production, at 660,770 tons, is up 7 percent from last year's production. Sweet corn production, at 2.62 million tons, is up 3 percent from last year. Green pea production, at 345,359 tons, virtually unchanged from the previous year. Contracted area for harvest of the four major processing vegetable crops, at 951,420 acres, is 6 percent above 2013. Contents Asparagus Comments................................................................................................. 4 Asparagus Production - United States: 2004-2014 Chart.............................................................. 4 Asparagus Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.......................................................................................... 5 Asparagus Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 6 Strawberry Comments................................................................................................ 7 Strawberry Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014....... 7 Onion Comments..................................................................................................... 8 Onion Area Planted and Harvested, and Yield by Season - States and United States: 2013 and Forecasted 2014......... 9 Onion Production and Shrinkage and Loss by Season - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 10 Onion Price and Value by Season - States and United States: 2012 and 2013.......................................... 11 Processing Crop Comments........................................................................................... 12 Contracted Area Harvested for Four Major Processed Vegetables - United States: 2007-2014 Chart..................... 13 Contracted Production for Four Major Processed Vegetables - United States: 2007-2014 Chart......................... 13 Processing Vegetable Area Harvested and Production by Crop - United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 (Domestic Units)................................................................................................... 14 Processing Vegetable Area Harvested and Production by Crop - United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 (Metric Units)..................................................................................................... 15 Snap Beans for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 16 Sweet Corn for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 17 Green Peas for Processing Area Planted, Contracted, and Utilization - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 18 Green Peas for Processing Area Harvested and Contracted - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 18 Green Peas for Processing Yield, Production, and Contracted - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 18 Tomatoes for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014.................................................................................................... 19 Statistical Methodology............................................................................................ 20 Information Contacts............................................................................................... 20 Asparagus Comments Asparagus: Production from the 2014 asparagus crop is forecast at 731,000 cwt, down 4 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 23,400 acres, is down 4 percent from 2013. Total value of the crop, at 72.4 million dollars, is down 22 percent from 2013. Fresh production of 568,000 cwt is down 8 percent from a year ago. Processed production, at 8,150 tons, is up 15 percent from 2013. Asparagus for canning, at 2,200 tons, is unchanged from last year. Frozen asparagus production of 5,950 tons is up 21 percent from 2013. In California, drought conditions and lack of rain during the winter forced producers to start irrigation in February. The harvest of the asparagus crop began in mid-March and was complete in most areas of the State by mid-June. In Washington, asparagus acres continue a decade long trend of declining acres. Asparagus Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : California .....: 12,000 12,000 11,500 11,500 11,500 11,000 Michigan .......: 10,300 10,300 10,000 9,100 9,000 8,600 Washington .....: 5,500 4,500 4,000 4,700 4,000 3,800 : United States ..: 27,800 26,800 25,500 25,300 24,500 23,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ cwt ----------- --------- 1,000 cwt -------- : California .....: 32 32 31 368 368 341 Michigan .......: 21 23 24 191 206 208 Washington .....: 43 47 48 202 188 182 : United States ..: 30 31 31 761 762 731 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Price per cwt : Value of production :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- dollars --------- ------- 1,000 dollars ------ : California .....: 131.00 152.00 115.00 48,208 55,936 39,215 Michigan .......: 90.40 90.50 93.10 17,274 18,640 19,370 Washington .....: 90.00 95.10 75.80 18,180 17,872 13,789 : United States ..: 110.00 121.00 99.00 83,662 92,448 72,374 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asparagus Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Utilization : Production and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 cwt : Fresh market : California 1/ ....: 368 368 341 : Other States 2/ ..: 252 252 227 : United States ....: 620 620 568 : tons : Processing : Other States 2/ ..: 7,050 7,100 8,150 : United States ....: 7,050 7,100 8,150 : Canning ....... : 2,200 2,200 2,200 : Freezing ...... : 4,850 4,900 5,950 Utilization :----------------------------------------------------------------- and : Price per unit : Value of production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------- dollars per cwt ------ ------- 1,000 dollars ------ : Fresh market : California 1/ ....: 131.00 152.00 115.00 48,208 55,936 39,215 : Other States 2/ ..: 96.80 101.00 92.30 24,384 25,396 20,944 : United States ....: 117.00 131.00 106.00 72,592 81,332 60,159 : : ------- dollars per ton ------ ------- 1,000 dollars ------ Processing : Other States 2/ ..: 1,570.00 1,570.00 1,500.00 11,070 11,116 12,215 : United States ....: 1,570.00 1,570.00 1,500.00 11,070 11,116 12,215 : Canning ....... : 1,720.00 1,720.00 1,700.00 3,784 3,784 3,740 : Freezing ...... : 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,420.00 7,286 7,332 8,475 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes a small amount of processing asparagus. 2/ Other States include Michigan and Washington. Strawberry Comments Strawberries: Strawberry production in the United States is forecast at 30.5 million cwt, up 3 percent from 2013. Area harvested, at 54,100 acres, is up 5 percent from last year. In California, cool weather during April slowed development of the berry crop. However, production and quality were reported to be good. Strawberry Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 [Includes fresh market and processing] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Season and State: : : : : : : : : : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- acres -------- ------ cwt ------ ------ 1,000 cwt ------ : California .....:39,000 41,500 41,500 710 665 680 27,646 27,573 28,220 Florida ........:10,600 8,500 10,900 210 220 190 2,226 1,870 2,071 Oregon .........: 2,000 1,700 1,700 105 98 95 213 167 162 : United States ..:51,600 51,700 54,100 583 573 563 30,085 29,610 30,453 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Onion Comments Spring onions: Production of spring onions in 2014 is forecast at 7.92 million cwt, down 14 percent from last year. The crop covered 26,800 harvested acres. The average yield, at 295 cwt per acre, is 39 cwt below 2013. In Georgia, the crop was hurt by considerable frost during the winter and heavy rains in early spring. In Texas, lack of water available for irrigation continued. Summer, non-storage onions: Production of non-storage onions is forecast at 10.5 million cwt, up 9 percent from last year. Harvested area covers 18,750 acres, down 6 percent from the previous year. In New Mexico, growing conditions for non-storage onions were reported to be good. Summer, storage onions: Growers expect to harvest 97,100 acres of storage onions this year, up 1 percent from last year. In California, harvest was on schedule and the crop was reported to be developing well. Washington onion growers reported a very good growing season. 2013 Storage onions, revised: The final tally of 2013 storage onion production is 50.8 million cwt, down 4 percent from 2012. The 2013 storage crop is valued at $554 million, an increase of 3 percent from 2012. Average price per cwt increased from $11.20 in 2012 to $12.10 in 2013. With spring and non-storage summer onions added in, total value of the 2013 harvested onions is $969 million, up 3 percent from 2012. Onion Area Planted and Harvested, and Yield by Season - States and United States: 2013 and Forecasted 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre Season and State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- acres ---------------- ---- cwt ---- : Spring 1/ : California ...........: 7,000 7,000 6,800 6,800 400 440 Georgia ..............: 12,600 12,000 11,100 11,000 270 235 Texas ................: 11,400 11,400 9,700 9,000 360 260 : United States ........: 31,000 30,400 27,600 26,800 334 295 : Summer non-storage 1/ : California ...........: 8,000 7,000 7,800 6,800 490 480 Nevada ...............: (D) 3,500 (D) 3,500 (D) 670 New Mexico ...........: 6,200 6,000 6,100 6,000 430 630 Texas ................: (D) 800 (D) 650 (D) 490 Washington 2/ ........: 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 450 450 : Other States 3/ ......: 4,300 (X) 4,000 (X) 570 (X) : United States ........: 20,500 19,300 19,900 18,750 484 561 : Summer storage : California 4/ ........: 30,500 30,500 29,300 29,300 399 550 Colorado .............: 6,000 4,000 4,000 3,900 425 420 Idaho ................: 9,200 8,000 9,000 8,000 820 800 Michigan .............: 2,800 3,100 2,700 3,000 300 325 New York .............: 7,000 8,300 6,500 8,200 310 340 Oregon : Malheur county ......: 10,900 10,000 10,900 10,000 720 760 All other counties ..: 10,100 10,000 10,000 9,700 610 610 Washington ...........: 20,000 21,500 20,000 21,500 580 650 Wisconsin ............: 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 450 420 : Other States 3/ ......: 1,740 1,700 1,640 1,700 523 479 : United States ........: 100,040 98,900 95,840 97,100 530 587 : Total summer .......... : 120,540 118,200 115,740 115,850 522 583 : All spring and summer . : 151,540 148,600 143,340 142,650 486 529 : Processed 5/ .......... : (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Onion Production and Shrinkage and Loss by Season - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 [Shrinkage and loss for 2014 will be published in the "Vegetables 2014 Summary" released January 2015] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production : Shrinkage and loss Season and State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 cwt : Spring 1/ : California ...........: 2,480 2,720 2,992 (X) (X) Georgia ..............: 2,438 2,997 2,585 (X) (X) Texas ................: 3,090 3,492 2,340 (X) (X) : United States ........: 8,008 9,209 7,917 (X) (X) : Summer non-storage 1/ : California ...........: 3,870 3,822 3,264 (X) (X) Nevada ...............: (D) (D) 2,345 (X) (X) New Mexico ...........: 2,862 2,623 3,780 (X) (X) Texas ................: (D) (D) 319 (X) (X) Washington 2/ ........: 1,147 900 810 (X) (X) : Other States 3/ ......: 2,843 2,280 (X) (X) (X) : United States ........: 10,722 9,625 10,518 (X) (X) : Summer storage : California 4/ ........: 12,354 11,700 16,120 250 250 Colorado .............: 2,604 1,700 1,638 290 190 Idaho ................: 6,205 7,380 6,400 1,000 1,110 Michigan .............: 644 810 975 48 113 New York .............: 2,480 2,015 2,788 407 40 Oregon : Malheur county ......: 7,950 7,848 7,600 811 1,020 All other counties ..: 5,133 6,100 5,917 739 854 Washington ...........: 13,865 11,600 13,975 1,248 1,160 Wisconsin ............: 620 810 756 81 49 : Other States 3/ ......: 910 857 814 49 72 : United States ........: 52,765 50,820 56,983 4,923 4,858 : Total summer .......... : 63,487 60,445 67,501 4,923 4,858 : All spring and summer . : 71,495 69,654 75,418 4,923 4,858 : Processed 5/ .......... : 9,266 8,800 (X) (X) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Onion Price and Value by Season - States and United States: 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per cwt : Total value Season and State :---------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ dollars ------ ---- 1,000 dollars --- : Spring 1/ : California ...........: 11.60 13.20 28,768 35,904 Georgia ..............: 41.80 44.10 101,908 132,168 Texas ................: 22.50 23.80 69,525 83,110 : United States ........: 25.00 27.30 200,201 251,182 : Summer non-storage 1/ : California ...........: 5.00 6.40 19,350 24,461 Nevada ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) New Mexico ...........: 19.60 15.60 56,095 40,919 Texas ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington 2/ ........: 31.80 27.40 36,475 24,660 : Other States 3/ ......: 32.40 32.50 92,135 74,076 : United States ........: 19.00 17.10 204,055 164,116 : Summer storage : California 4/ ........: 10.11 9.11 122,431 104,221 Colorado .............: 17.10 18.90 39,569 28,539 Idaho ................: 10.00 11.40 52,050 71,478 Michigan .............: 13.00 15.90 7,748 11,082 New York .............: 16.90 16.00 35,034 31,600 Oregon : Malheur county ......: 10.10 11.30 72,104 77,156 All other counties ..: 9.96 12.60 43,764 66,100 Washington ...........: 11.70 13.50 147,619 140,940 Wisconsin ............: 13.40 16.40 7,223 12,480 : Other States 3/ ......: 11.60 12.00 10,542 10,289 : United States ........: 11.20 12.10 538,084 553,885 : Total summer .......... : 12.70 12.90 742,139 718,001 : All spring and summer . : 14.20 15.00 942,340 969,183 : Processed 5/ .......... : 9.66 8.32 89,510 73,216 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Primarily fresh market. 2/ Includes Walla Walla and other non-storage onions. 3/ Other States include Nevada and Texas for Summer Non-Storage Onions and Ohio and Utah for Summer Storage Onions. 4/ Primarily dehydrated processing. 5/ California only. Processing Crop Comments Snap beans: Contracted production of snap beans is forecast at 660,770 tons, up 7 percent from last year. Contracted harvested area is up 8 percent, but yield is down 0.05 tons per acre from last year. In Pennsylvania, adequate and timely rainfall throughout the growing season coupled with moderate temperatures combined to increase yields. Sweet corn: Contracted sweet corn production is forecast at 2.62 million tons, up 3 percent from last year. An increase of 2 percent in contracted harvested area is expected along with an increase in yield of 0.03 ton per acre from 2013. In Washington, weather conditions have been good for vegetable crops. In Minnesota, yields have been reported to be excellent. Green peas: Contracted production is forecast at 345,359 tons, down slightly from last year. Area for harvest, at 174,700 acres, is up 1 percent from 2013. The expected yield, at 2.00 tons per acre, is unchanged from a year ago. Area contracted for planting, at 179,300 acres, is down 1 percent from 2013. Area contracted for canning, at 82,100 acres, is up 20 percent from last year. Area contracted for freezing, at 97,200 acres, is down 14 percent from 2013. Tomatoes: Contracted tomato production is forecast at 14.6 million tons, up 17 percent from last year. Contracted harvested area is up 12 percent and yield is up 2.17 tons per acre from last year. In California, growers reported limited disease and weather concerns. Processing Vegetable Area Harvested and Production by Crop - United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 (Domestic Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested :-------------------------------------------------------- Crop : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :-------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ :Contract 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Snap beans .................: 166,355 149,770 139,670 150,190 Sweet corn .................: 360,480 314,950 314,950 321,630 Green peas .................: 194,500 178,300 172,480 174,700 Tomatoes ...................: 276,300 277,000 273,000 304,900 : United States ..............: 997,635 920,020 900,100 951,420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production :-------------------------------------------------------- Crop : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :-------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ :Contract 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Snap beans .................: 730,680 666,780 615,560 660,770 Sweet corn .................: 2,959,350 2,551,830 2,551,830 2,616,190 Green peas .................: 407,250 356,050 345,550 345,359 Tomatoes ...................: 13,178,750 12,631,500 12,431,500 14,566,500 : United States ..............: 17,276,030 16,206,160 15,944,440 18,188,819 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. Processing Vegetable Area Harvested and Production by Crop - United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 (Metric Units) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested :------------------------------------------------------ Crop : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------ : Total : Total : Contract 1/ :Contract 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Snap beans .................: 67,320 60,610 56,520 60,780 Sweet corn .................: 145,880 127,460 127,460 130,160 Green peas .................: 78,710 72,160 69,800 70,700 Tomatoes ...................: 111,820 112,100 110,480 123,390 : United States 2/ ...........: 403,730 372,320 364,260 385,030 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production :------------------------------------------------------ Crop : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------ : Total : Total : Contract 1/ :Contract 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Snap beans .................: 662,860 604,890 558,420 599,440 Sweet corn .................: 2,684,660 2,314,970 2,314,970 2,373,360 Green peas .................: 369,450 323,000 313,480 313,300 Tomatoes ...................: 11,955,500 11,459,040 11,277,610 13,214,440 : United States 2/ ...........: 15,672,470 14,701,900 14,464,480 16,500,530 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. Snap Beans for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total : Total : Contract 1/ : Contract 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Illinois ...........: 7,500 (D) (D) (D) Indiana ............: 5,000 5,000 (D) 4,500 Michigan ...........: 17,800 17,800 (D) 15,100 Minnesota ..........: 5,700 (D) (D) (D) New York ...........: 19,000 18,900 (D) (D) Oregon .............: 13,400 10,550 10,550 9,900 Pennsylvania .......: 9,800 7,900 7,100 11,300 Wisconsin ..........: 70,700 59,800 (D) 66,900 : Other States 2/ ....: 17,455 29,820 122,020 42,490 : United States ......: 166,355 149,770 139,670 150,190 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total : Total :Contract 1/ : Total : Total :Contract 1/ :Contract 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois ...........: 4.58 (D) (D) 34,380 (D) (D) (D) Indiana ............: 3.15 2.90 3.73 15,750 14,520 (D) 16,790 Michigan ...........: 4.00 4.33 3.94 71,200 77,100 (D) 59,490 Minnesota ..........: 4.19 (D) (D) 23,910 (D) (D) (D) New York ...........: 3.29 3.29 (D) 62,540 62,270 (D) (D) Oregon .............: 6.81 6.34 3.75 91,200 66,850 66,850 37,130 Pennsylvania .......: 3.39 2.74 3.45 33,270 21,630 19,667 38,990 Wisconsin ..........: 4.50 4.99 4.84 317,980 298,570 (D) 323,800 : Other States 2/ ....: 4.61 4.22 4.34 80,450 125,840 529,043 184,570 : United States ......: 4.39 4.45 4.40 730,680 666,780 615,560 660,770 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Sweet Corn for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ : Contract 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 129,200 118,700 (D) 116,900 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) (D) 22,800 Washington .......: 85,600 64,400 64,400 68,600 Wisconsin ........: 73,200 66,500 (D) 66,100 : Other States 2/ ..: 72,480 65,350 250,550 47,230 : United States ....: 360,480 314,950 314,950 321,630 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total :Contract 1/: Total : Total :Contract 1/:Contract 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ........: 6.90 6.74 7.25 891,860 799,720 (D) 847,530 Oregon ...........: (D) (D) 9.60 (D) (D) (D) 218,880 Washington .......: 10.00 9.96 9.70 855,880 641,320 641,320 665,420 Wisconsin ........: 8.01 8.78 8.23 586,340 583,960 (D) 544,000 : Other States 2/ ..: 8.63 8.06 7.21 625,270 526,830 1,910,510 340,360 : United States ....: 8.21 8.10 8.13 2,959,350 2,551,830 2,551,830 2,616,190 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. #2/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Green Peas for Processing Area Planted, Contracted, and Utilization - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted :------------------------------------------------------------------- State and utilization : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ : Contract 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Delaware ...............: 5,700 5,100 5,100 5,000 Minnesota ..............: 80,200 67,700 (D) 69,500 Oregon .................: 15,500 21,100 21,100 16,400 Washington .............: 41,800 45,000 44,980 (D) Wisconsin ..............: 39,500 37,800 (D) 36,800 : Other States 2/ ........: 21,400 11,180 110,780 51,600 : United States ..........: 204,100 187,880 181,960 179,300 : Canning ..............: 85,500 74,200 68,280 82,100 : Freezing .............: 118,600 113,680 113,680 97,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Green Peas for Processing Area Harvested and Contracted - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Harvested :------------------------------------------------------------------- State and utilization : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ : Contract 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Delaware ...............: 5,700 5,000 5,000 5,000 Minnesota ..............: 74,900 60,800 (D) 66,700 Oregon .................: 14,700 21,100 21,100 16,400 Washington .............: 40,900 44,500 44,480 (D) Wisconsin ..............: 37,300 36,000 (D) 35,500 : Other States 2/ ........: 21,000 10,900 101,900 51,100 : United States ..........: 194,500 178,300 172,480 174,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Green Peas for Processing Yield, Production, and Contracted - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 State and utilization :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total :Contract 1/: Total : Total :Contract 1/:Contract 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Delaware ...............: 2.16 2.16 2.15 12,310 10,800 10,800 10,750 Minnesota ..............: 1.49 1.44 1.37 111,570 87,630 (D) 91,379 Oregon .................: 2.79 1.91 1.88 41,000 40,300 40,300 30,800 Washington .............: 3.13 2.75 (D) 128,040 122,380 122,380 (D) Wisconsin ..............: 1.78 2.10 1.98 66,300 75,550 (D) 70,290 : Other States 2/ ........: 2.29 1.78 2.80 48,030 19,390 172,070 142,140 : United States ..........: 2.09 2.00 2.00 407,250 356,050 345,550 345,359 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. 2/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Tomatoes for Processing Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012, 2013, and Forecasted 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Contract 1/ : Contract 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : California ...: 258,000 260,000 256,000 288,000 Indiana ......: 9,000 8,700 8,700 7,700 Michigan .....: 3,500 3,200 3,200 3,900 Ohio .........: 5,800 5,100 5,100 5,300 : United States : 276,300 277,000 273,000 304,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Total :Contract 1/: Total : Total :Contract 1/:Contract 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : California ...: 48.99 46.54 48.61 12,640,000 12,100,000 11,900,000 14,000,000 Indiana ......: 28.85 31.00 34.00 259,650 269,700 269,700 261,800 Michigan .....: 35.00 34.00 36.00 122,500 108,800 108,800 140,400 Ohio .........: 27.00 30.00 31.00 156,600 153,000 153,000 164,300 : United States : 47.70 45.60 47.77 13,178,750 12,631,500 12,431,500 14,566,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes acreage from major brokers. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: Grower and processor surveys are conducted in preparation for this report. Telephone follow-up of mail survey non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage. Other data are obtained via fax or personal interview. Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the vegetable surveys along with administrative data is used to establish forecasts of area and production. These forecasts are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision policy: Vegetable forecasts will not be revised. End-of-season estimates are made following harvest and are subject to revision the following year based on a thorough review of all available data. Reliability: Survey indications are subject to sampling variability because all operations growing vegetables are not included in the sample. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch...................................................... (202) 720-2127 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section............... (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Cherries.. (202) 720-2157 Fred Granja - Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .......................... (202) 720-9085 LaKeya Jones - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits.............. (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ................... (202) 720-4285 Dave Losh - Hops................................................................. (360) 709-2400 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ................... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ................. (202) 720-4215 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. 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