Moderate Increase In U.S. Peas

WASHINGTON - Sep 12/24 - SNS -- The U.S. dry edible pea harvest is expected to total 19.3 million cwt (100 pound units) or 874,444 metric tons (MT), up 8% from last year in comparable States, according to the latest USDA production forecasts.

Beginning in 2024, estimates for dry edible peas were discontinued in South Dakota. Also beginning in 2024, wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas were removed from the dry edible pea estimates.

Acreage updates were made based on a thorough review of all available data. Planted area, at 988,000 acres, is down 4% from the previous forecast but up 4% from last year in comparable States.

Harvested area, at 947,000 acres, is down 4% from the previous forecast but up 2% from last year in comparable States. The average yield for dry edible peas for the 2024 season is 2,036 pounds per acre, up 116 pounds from 2023 in comparable States.

Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published. For 2023,
includes wrinkled seed peas and Austrian Winter peas. For 2024, excludes wrinkled
seed peas and Austrian Winter peas]
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                :          Area planted           :         Area harvested
      State     :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2023      :      2024      :      2023      :    2024 1/
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                :                            1,000 acres
                :
Idaho ..........:      19.0              11.0            18.0              10.0
Montana ........:     580.0             590.0           570.0             565.0
Nebraska .......:      21.0              27.0            19.0              24.0
North Dakota ...:     270.0             310.0           261.0             300.0
South Dakota 2/ :      14.0              (NA)            12.0              (NA)
Washington .....:      62.0              50.0            61.0              48.0
                :
United States ..:     966.0             988.0           941.0             947.0
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Forecasted.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2024.
Dry Edible Pea Area Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and September 1, 2024
For 2023, includes wrinkled seed peas and Austrian Winter peas.
For 2024, excludes wrinkled seed peas and Austrian Winter peas
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                :         Yield per acre          :           Production
      State     :-------------------------------------------------------------------
                :      2023      :      2024      :      2023      :      2024
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                :     ------- pounds -------            ------ 1,000 cwt ------
                :
Idaho ..........:     1,610            2,100               290              210
Montana ........:     1,740            1,890             9,918           10,679
Nebraska .......:     2,150            1,960               409              470
North Dakota ...:     2,300            2,470             6,003            7,410
South Dakota 1/ :     2,100             (NA)               252             (NA)
Washington .....:     1,990            1,060             1,214              509
                :
United States ..:     1,922            2,036            18,086           19,278
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2024.