Commodity Data Sheet
fiON STATE
44 -77
UNIVERSITY
XTENSION
Li SERVICE
,
Mint Oil
April 20, 1977
AREA & ITEM
Unit
1972
1973
1974
1975r
1976p
34,500
36,500
35,500
40,000
42,000
57
60
56
1,967
5.20
10,228
2,190
7.50
16,425
1,988
14.50
28,826
56
2,240
13.50
30,240
2,310
15.50
35,805
5.25
15,765
57,100
7.89
25,036
58,700
13.80
45,696
61,000
12.60
47,120
68,100
14.90
55,270
72,200
PEPPERMINT OIL
Oregon
Acres harvested,
Yield
Production
Farm price
Value
United States
Farm price
Value
Acres harvested
Yield
Production
Exports 1/
Remainder 2/
acres
lbs /acre
thous. lbs.
$ /lb.
thous. $
$ /lb.
thous. $
acres
lbs /acre
thous. lbs.
r
r
55
53
54
54
55
51
3,004
2,335
669
3,173
2,523
651
3,302
1,652
1,649
3,753
1,806
1,947
3,700
n/a
n/a
5.14
7,766
24,600
8.22
11,076
24,900
10.70
15,578
26,100
10.40
18,430
27,900
12.90
21,734
28,900
58
1,683
SPEARMINT OIL
United States
Farm price
Value
Acres harvested
Yield
Production
Exports 1/
Remainder 2/
$ /lb.
thous. $
acres
lbs /acre
thous. lbs.
r
rr
61
54
56
64
1,511
1,082
429
1,348
1,123
1,455
1,775
784
671
1,057
4,515
3,459
1,056
4,521
3,646
4,757
2,436
2,320
5,528
2,863
2,665
225
718
n/a
n/a
ALL MINT OIL
United States
Production
Exports 1/
thous.
n
Remainder 2/
r
1/
- Revised.
p -
lbs.
't
Preliminary.
876
n/a - Not available.
September- August production year.
2/ Production
SOURCE:
less exports.
Compiled by Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
Extension Service, from USDA and other government reports.
Agriculture, Home Economics, 4 -H Youth, Forestry, Commlnity Development, and M..Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, and Oregon ount;as
,
Programs
cooperating
5,383
n/a
n/a
Peppermint for Oil, by Counties
(OREGON,
1974 -1976)
April 20, 1977
Acres harvested
1974
1975r
1976p
COUNTY
Production
I
J
1974
--
1975r
Value of sales
1976p
thousand lbs.
1974
--
--
1975r
1976p
--
thousand dollars
Benton
2,200
2,400
2,200
150
142
121
2,274
1,889
1,827
Lane
4,200
4,500
4,700
245
258
295
3,722
3,559
4,696
Linn
4,500
4,800
4,900
219
275
270
3,323
3,660
4,071
Marion
3,800
4,200
6,140
185
237
349
2,806
3,144
5,701
Polk
1,450
1,700
1,670
70
96
95
1,070
1,267
1,547
Josephine
750
800
740
48
44
39
724
588
687
Umatilla
450
500
500
32
30
32
450
384
490
Malheur
1,550
1,700
1,600
80
94
88
890
1,252
1,240
Crook
1,600
1,800
1,950
93
92
107
1,323
1,266
1,771
Deschutes
570
600
*
27
28
*
390
374
Jefferson
13,750
16,250
16,900
803
906
877
11,372
12,344
13,246
Total other
counties....
680
750
700
36
38
37
482
513
522
STATE TOTAL.
35,500
40,000
42,000
1,988
2,240
2,310
28,826
30,240
35,805
r - Revised.
p -
SOURCE:
Preliminary.
*
*Included with other counties.
Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
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