Value Estimates for Fresh Market Vegetable Crops

					Gross Value ($)
Crop	Area Planted (Acres)	Area Harvested (Acres)	Production (1,000 Cwt)	Value ($1,000)	Per Acre Planted	Per Acre Harvested
Artichokes ¹	9,300	9,300	930	73,910	7,947	7,947
Asparagus ²	79,530	74,030	2,026	182,390	2,293	2,464
Beans, Lima ¹	2,700	2,500	75	2,475	917	990
Beans, Snap ¹	90,260	82,260	3,085	154,414	1,711	1,868
Broccoli ²	130,800	130,800	16,880	481,459	3,681	3,681
Brussels Sprouts ¹	3,200	3,200	512	21,180	6,619	6,619
Cabbage ¹	77,950	75,230	25,267	273,032	3,503	3,629
Cantaloupe ¹	106,970	102,710	20,840	374,110	3,497	3,642
Carrots	112,940	111,380	38,589	497,202	4,402	4,464
Cauliflower ²	43,700	43,500	6,889	217,534	4,978	5,001
Celery	27,110	26,910	18,119	266,321	9,824	9,897
Corn, Sweet	254,900	236,400	23,641	418,617	1,642	1,771
Cucumbers ¹	59,750	57,450	11,571	204,674	3,426	3,563
Eggplant ¹	3,300	3,300	793	18,980	5,752	5,752
Escarole/Endive ¹	3,300	3,100	556	13,235	4,011	4,269
Garlic ¹	33,000	33,000	5,610	268,776	8,145	8,145
Honeydew	27,900	26,600	4,828	91,040	3,263	3,423
Lettuce
Head	206,600	205,400	75,490	1,324,119	6,409	6,447
Leaf ³	48,780	48,610	10,387	299,250	6,135	6,156
Romaine ³	34,600	34,350	9,858	190,944	5,519	5,559
Onion	175,070	165,910	68,769	728,772	4,163	4,393
Peppers, Bell ¹	57,650	56,200	14,959	479,512	8,318	8,532
Spinach ¹	24,500	22,700	3,265	102,322	4,176	4,508
Tomatoes	119,090	115,190	32,777	1,040,382	8,736	9,032
Watermelons ¹	197,900	179,300	39,923	305,017	1,541	1,701
Total	1,930,800	1,849,730	436,459	8,029,667	4,159	4,341

¹ Estimates reinstated with the 1992 crop
² Includes processing total for dual usage crops
³ First year of estimate is 1992

Source: Vegetable Final Estimates 1992-1997. Agricultural Statistics Board. January 1999. NASS, USDA, and Nebraska Vegetable Newsletter, Jan., 2001.

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Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, hutch002@tc.umn.edu
Jeanne Ciborowski, IPM Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
Cindy Tong, Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, c-tong@tc.umn.edu
Production Editor: Suzanne Wold, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, woldx018@tc.umn.edu

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