Major Hike In U.S. Lentil Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Production of lentils in 2024 was estimated at 9.05 million cwt (100 pound units) or 410,640 metric tons (MT), up 64% from the previous season in comparable States, according to the USDA.
Planted area, at 936,000 acres, up 78% from the previous season in comparable States. Harvested area, at 903,000 acres, up 79% from the previous season in comparable States.
The average yield for lentils for the 2024 season was estimated at1,002 pounds per acre, down 87 pounds from the previous season in comparable States.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for lentils were discontinued in Idaho.
Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho 1/ .....: 15.0 18.0 (NA) 14.0 18.0 (NA)
Montana ......: 520.0 390.0 720.0 463.0 374.0 690.0
North Dakota .: 100.0 92.0 165.0 98.0 87.0 162.0
Washington ...: 45.0 45.0 51.0 44.0 44.0 51.0
:
United States : 680.0 545.0 936.0 619.0 523.0 903.0
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: ---------- pounds ---------- --------- 1,000 cwt --------
:
Idaho 1/ .....: 600 1,090 (NA) 84 196 (NA)
Montana ......: 890 1,080 900 4,121 4,039 6,210
North Dakota .: 1,070 1,230 1,450 1,049 1,070 2,349
Washington ...: 900 890 960 396 392 490
:
United States : 913 1,089 1,002 5,650 5,697 9,049
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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