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State produced 40% of nation’s snap beans in 2024

Wisconsin farmers harvested 47,600 acres of snap beans in 2024 for a total production of 4.28 million hundredweight (cwt), according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Vegetables 2024 Summary. Fresh market production totaled 98,500 cwt and was valued at $10.8 million. Processing production accounted for 209,059 tons and had a total value of $27.2 million. Wisconsin ranked first in production of snap beans with 40% of the nation’s production. U.S. snap bean production totaled 10.7 million cwt. There were 52,000 acres of sweet corn harvested in Wisconsin with a total production of 8.58 million cwt. Fresh market production accounted for 686,400 cwt with a total value of $28.4 million. Production of sweet corn for processing totaled 394,251 tons and was valued at $33.9 million. Wisconsin ranked third for sweet corn production with 16% of the nation’s production. U.S. sweet corn production totaled 52.7 million cwt. Green pea production in Wisconsin in 2024 totaled 846,400 cwt from 20,200 harvested acres and was valued at $12.3 million. Fresh market production totaled 800 cwt for a total value of $172,000. The 42,278 tons of processing green pea production had a value of $12.1 million. Green pea production in the U.S. totaled 4.50 million cwt. There were 3,000 acres of beets harvested in Wisconsin in 2024 with a total value of production of $4.99 million. Cabbage production in 2024 totaled 2.45 million cwt with a total value of production of $47.0 million. There were 6,800 acres of cucumbers harvested in 2024 with a total value of production of $15.8 million. Wisconsin farmers harvested 3,100 acres of pumpkins in 2024 with a total value of production of $8.61 million.