Vegetables Michigan vegetable growers produced 763,580 tons of fresh and processed vegetables in 1998, a 4 percent decrease from last year's production. Harvested acreage at 111,750 for fresh market and processed vegetables was down 1 percent from 1997. Value of production for all vegetables was $198 million, up 16 percent from the previous year. Nationally, Michigan ranked eighth and seventh in fresh market and processing vegetable sales, respectively.

Most of the state's vegetables are grown in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula. Fresh market produce grown in Michigan is shipped to major markets throughout the nation. The amount of fresh market vegetables produced this year was 8.17 million hundredweight, a 2 percent increase from 1997. Many vegetable crops got off to a slow start due to a cool wet spring. Dry warm weather persisted throughout the summer growing season. Non irrigated fields lacked adequate moisture. Hot dry conditions reduced yields for cantaloups, carrots, and onions. Harvest of vegetables was generally early with no weather problems. The top ten vegetable counties were Oceana, St Joseph, Van Buren, Allegan, Berrien, Newaygo, Mason, Gratiot, Ottawa, Lenawee, and Macomb.

Processed vegetables are used by both in and out-of-state processors. Production amounted to 355,180 tons, a decrease of 10 percent from 1997. Michigan was the top state in pickle production.

Dual purpose vegetable acreage is used for both fresh market and processing. Nationally, Michigan ranked third for dual purpose asparagus production. Dry conditions in Michigan lowered yields on some asparagus fields. Harvest continued until mid-June with few problems.

Table 6.1_Vegetables, all: Area, production, and value
Year	Area planted	Area harvested	Production	Value
	Acres	Acres	Tons	1,000 dollars
1994	127,000	121,200	878,280	174,423
1995	126,000	117,700	824,550	185,982
1996	122,800	114,100	827,940	173,465
1997	117,800	113,350	796,200	170,356
1998	117,600	111,750	763,580	198,143

Table 6.2_Vegetables, processing: Area, production, and value

[Cabbage for sauerkraut and green peas are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]

Item Year Area Production Price received Value of production

Planted Harvested Per acre Total

Acres Acres Tons Tons Dollars per ton 1,000 dollars

Beans, snap
1994 23,000 22,000 3.50 77,000 147.00 11,319

1995 23,000 21,500 2.86 61,490 162.00 9,961

1996 22,000 21,000 3.30 69,300 164.00 11,365

1997 23,200 22,800 3.45 78,660 171.00 13,451

1998 24,000 23,000 3.88 89,240 171.00 15,260

Carrots
1994 1,900 1,800 23.00 41,400 57.10 2,364

1995 1,700 1,600 21.00 33,600 59.70 2,006

1996 1,700 1,600 23.00 36,800 65.10 2,396

1997 1,600 1,500 25.00 37,500 62.40 2,340

1998 1,700 1,600 19.00 30,400 59.40 1,806

Corn, sweet
1994 7,100 7,100 6.50 46,150 65.00 3,000

1995 5,000 4,100 6.00 24,600 70.00 1,722

1996 3,900 3,700 6.75 24,980 82.00 2,048

1997 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

1998 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Cucumbers
1994 24,500 24,000 5.50 132,000 164.00 21,648

1995 28,000 26,000 5.50 143,000 149.00 21,307

1996 28,000 26,000 5.30 137,800 156.00 21,497

1997 27,000 26,000 5.20 135,200 152.00 20,550

1998 27,000 26,000 5.50 143,000 169.00 24,167

Tomatoes
1994 4,600 4,500 32.00 144,000 73.80 10,627

1995 4,600 4,500 30.00 135,000 65.70 8,870

1996 4,600 4,400 32.50 143,000 73.70 10,539

1997 4,300 4,300 31.00 133,300 73.30 9,771

1998 2,300 2,300 36.00 82,800 84.00 6,955

¹ Sweet corn for processing is no longer grown commercially in Michigan.

Table 6.3_Vegetables, fresh market: Area, production, and value

Item Year Area Production Price received Value of production ¹

Planted Harvested Per acre Total

Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. 1,000 dollars

Beans, snap
1994 2,000 1,900 50 95 23.80 2,261

1995 1,800 1,700 45 77 27.10 2,087

1996 1,700 1,500 40 60 38.20 2,292

1997 1,700 1,600 45 72 29.80 2,146

1998 1,800 1,700 50 85 61.00 5,185

Cabbage
1994 2,000 1,800 320 576 8.80 5,069

1995 1,800 1,700 220 374 12.00 4,488

1996 1,800 1,700 310 527 9.00 4,743

1997 1,900 1,900 260 494 7.80 3,853

1998 2,100 2,000 260 520 13.30 6,916

Cantaloups
1994 1,000 800 115 92 15.60 1,435

1995 900 850 150 128 16.30 2,086

1996 1,000 800 90 72 17.00 1,224

1997 1,000 950 150 143 19.80 2,831

1998 1,000 950 150 143 19.00 2,717

Carrots
1994 6,100 5,900 250 1,475 15.10 22,273

1995 6,200 5,700 340 1,938 16.80 32,558

1996 6,000 5,000 260 1,300 11.80 15,340

1997 5,500 5,300 250 1,325 12.50 16,563

1998 5,100 5,000 330 1,650 13.10 21,615

Corn, sweet
1994 13,500 12,000 85 1,020 15.00 15,300

1995 13,000 11,500 80 920 15.70 14,444

1996 12,500 10,500 85 893 17.00 15,181

1997 12,500 11,500 85 978 17.80 17,408

1998 13,000 11,500 75 863 17.20 14,844

Cucumbers
1994 5,800 5,400 170 918 11.20 10,282

1995 5,900 5,700 150 855 18.00 15,390

1996 5,700 5,500 200 1,100 15.20 16,720

1997 6,500 6,400 200 1,280 14.10 18,048

1998 7,000 6,500 220 1,430 17.30 24,739

Onions
1994 7,000 6,700 325 2,178 8.60 15,188

1995 6,500 6,400 290 1,856 9.20 13,736

1996 6,200 5,800 310 1,798 10.80 15,541

1997 5,000 4,900 320 1,568 8.90 11,170

1998 4,900 4,500 270 1,215 11.00 10,692

Tomatoes
1994 2,700 2,500 160 400 31.40 12,560

1995 2,600 2,400 150 360 30.40 10,944

1996 2,600 2,400 180 432 24.20 10,454

1997 3,000 2,500 160 400 24.20 9,680

1998 3,000 2,700 200 540 38.50 20,790

¹ Onions=Value of sales.

Table 6.4_Vegetables, dual purpose: Area, production, and value

Item Year Area Production Price received Value of production

Planted Harvested Per acre Total

Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. 1,000 dollars

Asparagus
1994 18,500 18,000 13 234 60.70 14,194

1995 17,500 17,000 18 306 65.70 20,106

1996 18,000 17,500 17 298 67.50 20,110

1997 18,000 17,500 15 263 67.70 17,792

1998 18,000 17,500 16 280 62.40 17,480

Cauliflower
1994 800 700 120 84 39.10 3,288

1995 700 650 120 78 33.60 2,617

1996 700 600 130 78 30.30 2,367

1997 500 400 140 56 25.90 1,420

1998 500 500 150 75 23.80 1,786

Celery
1994 2,800 2,600 430 1,118 13.20 14,745

1995 2,700 2,500 420 1,050 13.60 14,255

1996 2,500 2,300 520 1,196 11.10 13,294

1997 2,500 2,300 470 1,081 13.30 14,358

1998 2,300 2,200 440 968 12.70 12,327

Peppers, bell
1994 2,100 1,900 200 380 20.80 7,904

1995 2,200 2,100 170 357 22.70 8,104

1996 2,100 2,000 200 400 18.40 7,360

1997 1,800 1,700 220 374 20.90 7,817

1998 2,000 1,900 210 399 24.00 9,576

Table 6.5_Vegetables, dual purpose: Disposition and value

[Cauliflower, celery, bell peppers are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]

Item Year Fresh Market Processing

Production Price received Value of production Production Price received Value of production

1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. 1,000 dollars Tons Dollars per ton 1,000 dollars

Asparagus
1994 22 67.00 1,474 10,600 1,200.00 12,720

1995 36 71.00 2,556 13,500 1,300.00 17,550

1996 33 79.00 2,607 13,260 1,320.00 17,503

1997 39 80.00 3,120 11,200 1,310.00 14,672

1998 40 65.00 2,600 12,000 1,240.00 14,880

Table 6.6_Pickle stocks: United States, October 1
[Michigan data is not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]
Year	From current stock year			From previous year crop		Total stocks
Year	Salt stock including dill	Fresh pack	Refrigerated	Salt stock including dill	Fresh pack	Total stocks
	Tons			Tons		Tons
1994	288,630	131,490	8,220	49,680	230	478,250
1995	244,860	91,550	6,980	26,900	2,310	372,600
1996	218,230	110,920	7,810	53,520	2,490	392,970
1997	210,420	46,530	5,270	18,970	1,000	282,190
1998	232,070	66,710	3,920	34,070	--	336,770

Mushrooms During the 1997-98 marketing year Michigan growers sold 14.7 million pounds of Agaricus (white button) mushrooms compared with 13.6 million pounds the previous year. Michigan ranked fifth behind Pennsylvania, California, Florida, and Ohio. Growers in the state used 2.8 million square feet of bed and tray space to harvest this season's crop. The price per pound averaged $1.15, up 6 percent from the 1996-97 season and the highest price on record. The combination of higher price per pound and volume of sales caused total value to increase to $17.0 million, $2.4 million higher than last season.

Table 6.6_Pickle stocks: United States, October 1
[Michigan data is not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]
Year	From current stock year			From previous year crop		Total stocks
Year	Salt stock including dill	Fresh pack	Refrigerated	Salt stock including dill	Fresh pack	Total stocks
	Tons			Tons		Tons
1994	288,630	131,490	8,220	49,680	230	478,250
1995	244,860	91,550	6,980	26,900	2,310	372,600
1996	218,230	110,920	7,810	53,520	2,490	392,970
1997	210,420	46,530	5,270	18,970	1,000	282,190
1998	232,070	66,710	3,920	34,070	--	336,770

Table 6.7_Mushrooms: Area, production, and value
[Marketing year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year]
Year	Area in production ¹	Production	Yield per square foot	Price per pound	Value of production
	1,000 sq. ft.	1,000 pounds	Pounds	Dollars	1,000 dollars
1993-94	2,578	14,736	5.72	0.942	13,881
1994-95	2,581	14,877	5.76	0.938	13,958
1995-96	2,595	14,414	5.56	1.100	15,818
1996-97	2,572	13,638	5.20	1.080	14,679
1997-98	2,760	14,731	5.34	1.150	17,014
¹ Total fillings.

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Table 6.2_Vegetables, processing: Area, production, and value
[Cabbage for sauerkraut and green peas are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]
Item	Year	Area		Production		Price received	Value of production
Item	Year	Planted	Harvested	Per acre	Total	Price received	Value of production
		Acres	Acres	Tons	Tons	Dollars per ton	1,000 dollars
Beans, snap	1994	23,000	22,000	3.50	77,000	147.00	11,319
	1995	23,000	21,500	2.86	61,490	162.00	9,961
	1996	22,000	21,000	3.30	69,300	164.00	11,365
	1997	23,200	22,800	3.45	78,660	171.00	13,451
	1998	24,000	23,000	3.88	89,240	171.00	15,260

Carrots	1994	1,900	1,800	23.00	41,400	57.10	2,364
	1995	1,700	1,600	21.00	33,600	59.70	2,006
	1996	1,700	1,600	23.00	36,800	65.10	2,396
	1997	1,600	1,500	25.00	37,500	62.40	2,340
	1998	1,700	1,600	19.00	30,400	59.40	1,806

Corn, sweet	1994	7,100	7,100	6.50	46,150	65.00	3,000
	1995	5,000	4,100	6.00	24,600	70.00	1,722
	1996	3,900	3,700	6.75	24,980	82.00	2,048
	1997	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)
	1998	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)

Cucumbers	1994	24,500	24,000	5.50	132,000	164.00	21,648
	1995	28,000	26,000	5.50	143,000	149.00	21,307
	1996	28,000	26,000	5.30	137,800	156.00	21,497
	1997	27,000	26,000	5.20	135,200	152.00	20,550
	1998	27,000	26,000	5.50	143,000	169.00	24,167

Tomatoes	1994	4,600	4,500	32.00	144,000	73.80	10,627
	1995	4,600	4,500	30.00	135,000	65.70	8,870
	1996	4,600	4,400	32.50	143,000	73.70	10,539
	1997	4,300	4,300	31.00	133,300	73.30	9,771
	1998	2,300	2,300	36.00	82,800	84.00	6,955
¹ Sweet corn for processing is no longer grown commercially in Michigan.

Table 6.5_Vegetables, dual purpose: Disposition and value
[Cauliflower, celery, bell peppers are not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations]
Item	Year	Fresh Market			Processing
Item	Year	Production	Price received	Value of production	Production	Price received	Value of production
		1,000 cwt.	Dollars per cwt.	1,000 dollars	Tons	Dollars per ton	1,000 dollars
Asparagus	1994	22	67.00	1,474	10,600	1,200.00	12,720
	1995	36	71.00	2,556	13,500	1,300.00	17,550
	1996	33	79.00	2,607	13,260	1,320.00	17,503
	1997	39	80.00	3,120	11,200	1,310.00	14,672
	1998	40	65.00	2,600	12,000	1,240.00	14,880