Vegetables ISSN: 1931-2857 Released August 28, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Asparagus Production Up 13 Percent from 2017 Onion Production Down 5 Percent from 2017 Strawberry Production Down 1 Percent from 2017 Asparagus: United States asparagus production for the 2018 crop year is forecast at 756,500 cwt, up 13 percent from 2017. Asparagus yield is forecast at 36.5 cwt per acre, up 8 cwt per acre from last year. Asparagus area harvested is forecast at 20,700 acres, down 11 percent from 2017. Onions: United States onion production for the 2018 crop year is forecast at 70.0 million cwt, down 5 percent from 2017. Onion yield is forecast at 506 cwt per acre, down 27 cwt per acre from last year. Onion area harvested is forecast at 138,400 acres, up slightly from 2017. Strawberry: United States strawberry production for the 2018 crop year is forecast at 31.8 million cwt, down 1 percent from 2017. Strawberry yield is forecast at 636 cwt per acre, up 29 cwt per acre from last year. Strawberry area harvested is forecast at 49,920 acres, down 5 percent from 2017. Contents Asparagus Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018................................................................................................... 3 Asparagus Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018........ 4 Onion Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Shrinkage and Loss - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018........................................................................... 5 Onion Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018........... 7 Strawberries for Fresh Market and Processing Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018............................................................... 9 Strawberry Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018...... 10 Statistical Methodology........................................................................................... 12 Information Contacts.............................................................................................. 12 Asparagus Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ : acres : California .....: 8,300 6,200 8,000 6,000 Michigan .......: 9,800 9,000 9,000 8,500 New Jersey .....: 2,100 2,200 2,000 2,100 Washington .....: 4,500 4,500 4,300 4,100 : United States ..: 24,700 21,900 23,300 20,700 ------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Total production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ cwt ------ --- 1,000 cwt --- : California .....: 16.0 26.0 128.0 156.0 Michigan .......: 27.0 28.0 243.0 238.0 New Jersey .....: 34.0 34.0 68.0 71.4 Washington .....: 54.0 71.0 232.2 291.1 : United States ..: 28.8 36.5 671.2 756.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ : Harvested not sold : Utilized production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 cwt : California .....: 1.3 1.6 126.7 154.4 Michigan .......: - - 243.0 238.0 New Jersey .....: - - 68.0 71.4 Washington .....: - 5.8 232.2 285.3 : United States ..: 1.3 7.4 669.9 749.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ : Price per cwt : Value of : : utilized production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- dollars ---- 1,000 dollars : California .....: 129.00 141.00 16,344 21,770 Michigan .......: 85.70 87.50 20,816 20,825 New Jersey .....: 183.00 167.00 12,421 11,915 Washington .....: 101.00 100.00 23,546 28,613 : United States ..: 109.00 111.00 73,127 83,123 ------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Asparagus Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt Fresh market : California .............: 126.7 154.4 Michigan ...............: 114.7 119.0 New Jersey .............: (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 278.1 330.4 : United States ..........: 519.5 603.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons Processing : California .............: - - Michigan ...............: 6,415 5,950 New Jersey .............: (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 1,103 1,314 : United States ..........: 7,518 7,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per unit : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt 1,000 dollars Fresh market : California .............: 129.00 141.00 16,344 21,770 Michigan ...............: 92.00 95.00 10,552 11,305 New Jersey .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 124.00 117.00 34,478 38,594 : United States ..........: 118.00 119.00 61,374 71,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per unit : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per ton 1,000 dollars Processing : California .............: (X) (X) - - Michigan ...............: 1,600.00 1,600.00 10,264 9,520 New Jersey .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 1,350.00 1,470.00 1,489 1,934 : United States ..........: 1,560.00 1,580.00 11,753 11,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Onion Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Shrinkage and Loss - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : California ...........: 48,800 50,000 48,500 49,400 Colorado .............: 3,900 4,200 3,600 3,900 Georgia ..............: 11,600 11,600 10,700 10,800 Idaho ................: 8,100 8,200 8,000 8,100 New Mexico ...........: 7,300 7,300 7,100 7,100 New York .............: 7,600 7,000 7,500 6,900 Oregon ...............: 19,900 19,500 19,700 19,300 Malheur county .....: 11,100 11,900 11,000 11,800 All other counties .: 8,800 7,600 8,700 7,500 Texas ................: 12,000 13,500 9,000 11,000 Washington ...........: 24,000 22,000 23,900 21,900 : Other States 1/ ......: - - - - : United States ........: 143,200 143,300 138,000 138,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Total production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- cwt --------- -------- 1,000 cwt ------- : California ...........: 470.0 450.0 22,795.0 22,230.0 Colorado .............: 460.0 470.0 1,656.0 1,833.0 Georgia ..............: 360.0 260.0 3,852.0 2,808.0 Idaho ................: 725.0 840.0 5,800.0 6,804.0 New Mexico ...........: 680.0 620.0 4,828.0 4,402.0 New York .............: 440.0 365.0 3,300.0 2,518.5 Oregon ...............: 660.0 649.0 12,995.5 12,525.0 Malheur county .....: 695.0 750.0 7,645.0 8,850.0 All other counties .: 615.0 490.0 5,350.5 3,675.0 Texas ................: 260.0 280.0 2,340.0 3,080.0 Washington ...........: 665.0 630.0 15,893.5 13,797.0 : Other States 1/ ......: - - - - : United States ........: 532.3 505.8 73,460.0 69,997.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Onion Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Shrinkage and Loss - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Shrinkage and loss : Utilized production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California ...........: - - 22,795.0 22,230.0 Colorado .............: - - 1,656.0 (D) Georgia ..............: 96.3 14.0 3,755.7 2,794.0 Idaho ................: 63.8 34.0 5,736.2 6,770.0 New Mexico ...........: - - 4,828.0 (D) New York .............: 452.1 60.5 2,847.9 2,458.0 Oregon ...............: 7.6 345.1 12,987.9 12,179.9 Malheur county .....: 7.6 345.1 7,637.4 8,504.9 All other counties .: - - 5,350.5 3,675.0 Texas ................: - 92.4 2,340.0 2,987.6 Washington ...........: 969.5 689.8 14,924.0 13,107.2 : Other States 1/ ......: - - - 6,235.0 : United States ........: 1,589.3 1,235.8 71,870.7 68,761.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per cwt : Value of utilized production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- dollars ------- ----- 1,000 dollars ----- : California ...........: 13.80 11.70 315,648 260,570 Colorado .............: 23.80 (D) 39,413 (D) Georgia ..............: 34.80 33.00 130,745 92,129 Idaho ................: 8.28 9.69 47,483 65,579 New Mexico ...........: 17.50 (D) 84,490 (D) New York .............: 19.30 22.80 55,089 55,971 Oregon ...............: 8.55 8.92 111,002 108,638 Malheur county .....: 7.76 8.91 59,289 75,746 All other counties .: 9.67 8.95 51,713 32,892 Texas ................: 24.70 19.00 57,845 56,703 Washington ...........: 8.68 9.27 129,521 121,517 : Other States 1/ ......: (X) 20.90 - 130,306 : United States ........: 13.50 13.00 971,236 891,413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Onion Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt Fresh market : California .............: 16,594.8 16,183.4 Colorado ...............: 1,656.0 (D) Georgia ................: (D) (D) Idaho ..................: 4,495.0 (D) New Mexico .............: 4,828.0 (D) New York ...............: 2,748.9 (D) Oregon .................: 7,702.0 (D) Malheur county .......: (D) (D) All other counties ...: (D) (D) Texas ..................: (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 16,267.0 35,691.3 : United States ..........: 54,291.7 51,874.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons Processing : California .............: 310,012 302,328 Colorado ...............: - (D) Georgia ................: (D) (D) Idaho ..................: 62,060 (D) New Mexico .............: - (D) New York ...............: 4,950 (D) Oregon .................: 264,293 (D) Malheur county .......: (D) (D) All other counties ...: (D) (D) Texas ..................: (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 237,636 542,018 : United States ..........: 878,951 844,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Onion Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per unit : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt 1,000 dollars Fresh market : California .............: 14.50 13.00 240,625 210,384 Colorado ...............: 23.80 (D) 39,413 (D) Georgia ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..................: 9.10 (D) 40,905 (D) New Mexico .............: 17.50 (D) 84,490 (D) New York ...............: 19.50 (D) 53,604 (D) Oregon .................: 8.69 (D) 66,955 (D) Malheur county .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) All other counties ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ..................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 17.60 16.00 286,383 572,081 : United States ..........: 15.00 15.10 812,375 782,465 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per unit : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt 1,000 dollars Processing : California .............: 242.00 166.00 75,023 50,186 Colorado ...............: (X) (D) - (D) Georgia ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..................: 106.00 (D) 6,578 (D) New Mexico .............: (X) (D) - (D) New York ...............: 300.00 (D) 1,485 (D) Oregon .................: 167.00 (D) 44,047 (D) Malheur county .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) All other counties ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ..................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 134.00 108.00 31,728 58,762 : United States ..........: 181.00 129.00 158,861 108,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Strawberries for Fresh Market and Processing Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : California .............: 39,000 36,500 38,200 36,400 Florida ................: 10,800 10,000 10,700 9,900 New York ...............: 800 800 700 700 North Carolina .........: 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,000 Oregon .................: 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 Washington .............: 900 900 800 820 : United States ..........: 54,100 50,600 52,700 49,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Total production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ cwt ----- ---- 1,000 cwt ---- : California .............: 765.0 795.0 29,223.0 28,938.0 Florida ................: 225.0 250.0 2,407.5 2,475.0 New York ...............: 39.0 44.0 27.3 30.8 North Carolina .........: 135.0 125.0 148.5 125.0 Oregon .................: 91.0 100.0 109.2 110.0 Washington .............: 95.0 105.0 76.0 86.1 : United States ..........: 607.0 636.3 31,991.5 31,764.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Harvested not sold : Utilized production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .............: 29.2 28.9 29,193.8 28,909.1 Florida ................: - - 2,407.5 2,475.0 New York ...............: 0.8 0.2 26.5 30.6 North Carolina .........: 7.0 - 141.5 125.0 Oregon .................: - 0.7 109.2 109.3 Washington .............: 0.8 0.3 75.2 85.8 : United States ..........: 37.8 30.1 31,953.7 31,734.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per cwt : Value of : : utilized production State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- dollars ---- --- 1,000 dollars -- : California .............: 106.00 105.00 3,100,215 3,030,953 Florida ................: 140.00 118.00 336,894 292,050 New York ...............: 229.00 204.00 6,063 6,229 North Carolina .........: 166.00 171.00 23,440 21,375 Oregon .................: 110.00 107.00 12,028 11,687 Washington .............: 107.00 107.00 8,009 9,167 : United States ..........: 109.00 106.00 3,486,649 3,371,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Strawberry Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Fresh market : California .............: 23,787.5 23,381.9 Florida ................: (D) 2,475.0 New York ...............: (D) (D) North Carolina .........: 138.6 125.0 Oregon .................: 17.9 (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 2,455.7 58.1 : United States ..........: 26,399.7 26,040.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Processing : California .............: 5,406.3 5,527.2 Florida ................: (D) - New York ...............: (D) (D) North Carolina .........: 3.0 - Oregon .................: 91.3 (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 53.5 167.6 : United States ..........: 5,554.1 5,694.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Strawberry Production, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price Per cwt : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt --- 1,000 dollars -- : Fresh market : California .............: 123.00 121.00 2,925,863 2,829,210 Florida ................: (D) 118.00 (D) 292,050 New York ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .........: 168.00 171.00 23,285 21,375 Oregon .................: 195.00 (D) 3,491 (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 141.00 211.00 347,259 12,288 : United States ..........: 125.00 121.00 3,299,898 3,154,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price Per cwt : Value of : : utilized production Utilization and State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt 1,000 dollars : Processing : California .............: 32.20 36.50 174,352 201,743 Florida ................: (D) - (D) - New York ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina .........: 52.00 - 155 - Oregon .................: 94.00 (D) 8,537 (D) Washington .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ........: 69.00 88.30 3,707 14,795 : United States ..........: 33.60 38.00 186,751 216,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data withheld above. 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. 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