USDA Cuts 2024 Bean Estimates
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/24 -SNS -- This year's dry edible bean harvest is expected to reach 29.4 million cwt (100 pound units) or 1.336 million metric tons (MT), down 4% from the previous estimate but up 27% from 2023 for comparable States, according to the USDA.
Acreage updates were made based on a thorough review of all available data. Area planted is estimated at 1.53 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast and up 33% from 2023 for comparable States.
Area harvested is forecast at 1.49 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast and up 32% from 2023 for comparable States. The yield is forecast at 1,978 pounds per acre, a decrease of 78 pounds from the previous forecast and down 85 pounds from last season for comparable States.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for dry edible beans were discontinued in California and Wyoming.
Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published. Excludes beans
grown for garden seed and chickpeas]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California 2/ ....: 16.0 (NA) 15.6 (NA)
Colorado .........: 33.0 52.0 29.7 49.0
Idaho ............: 35.0 45.0 34.7 44.0
Michigan .........: 210.0 250.0 208.0 248.0
Minnesota ........: 210.0 280.0 207.0 272.0
Nebraska .........: 100.0 130.0 92.0 121.0
North Dakota .....: 530.0 730.0 525.0 710.0
Washington .......: 32.0 45.0 31.6 44.5
Wyoming 2/ .......: 14.0 (NA) 13.3 (NA)
:
United States ....: 1,180.0 1,532.0 1,156.9 1,488.5
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
Dry Edible Bean Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and Forecasted
October 1, 2024
[Excludes beans grown for garden seed and chickpeas]
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: Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
State :----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024
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: ------- pounds ------ ------ 1,000 cwt -----
:
California 2/ ..: 2,150 (NA) 336 (NA)
Colorado .......: 1,830 2,000 543 980
Idaho ..........: 2,470 2,400 858 1,056
Michigan .......: 2,440 2,600 5,066 6,448
Minnesota ......: 2,430 2,000 5,030 5,440
Nebraska .......: 2,140 2,100 1,966 2,541
North Dakota ...: 1,700 1,650 8,939 11,715
Washington .....: 2,760 2,850 873 1,268
Wyoming 2/ .....: 2,250 (NA) 299 (NA)
:
United States ..: 2,067 1,978 23,910 29,448
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Clean basis.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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