Hops Harvest Drops 12%
WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Combined output of peppermint and spreamint oil was down significantly from 2021, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.
Peppermint oil production in 2022 totaled 3.35 million pounds, down 23% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 34,000 acres, down 19% from 2021. Average yield was estimated at 99 pounds of oil per acre, down 5 pounds from a year earlier.
Spearmint oil production totaled 1.65 million pounds in 2022, down 7% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 13,700 acres, down 8% from a year earlier. The average yield was estimated at 120 pounds of oil per acre, up 1 pound from 2021.
Mint for Oil Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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Crop, State, : Area harvested : Yield per acre
and variety :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ------- 1,000 acres ------ --------- pounds --------
:
Peppermint :
Idaho ..............: 16.5 15.5 13.0 120 120 105
Indiana ............: 5.5 5.5 3.0 44 52 50
Oregon .............: 17.0 13.0 11.0 96 97 91
Washington .........: 10.0 8.0 7.0 103 118 119
:
United States ......: 49.0 42.0 34.0 100 104 99
:
Spearmint :
Idaho ..............: 1.0 0.9 0.9 131 147 132
Indiana ............: 4.0 3.1 1.8 69 72 48
Oregon .............: 2.2 3.0 3.1 103 105 116
Washington .........: 10.6 7.9 7.9 148 140 137
Native ............: 7.2 5.5 5.7 160 155 143
Scotch ............: 3.4 2.4 2.2 122 105 122
:
United States ......: 17.8 14.9 13.7 124 119 120
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Crop, State, : Production
and variety :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Peppermint :
Idaho ..............: 1,980 1,860 1,365
Indiana ............: 242 286 150
Oregon .............: 1,632 1,261 1,001
Washington .........: 1,030 944 833
:
United States ......: 4,884 4,351 3,349
:
Spearmint :
Idaho ..............: 131 132 119
Indiana ............: 276 223 86
Oregon .............: 227 315 360
Washington .........: 1,567 1,105 1,083
Native ............: 1,152 853 815
Scotch ............: 415 252 268
:
United States ......: 2,201 1,775 1,648
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