Commodity Data Sheet
Mint Oil
Order from:
Sandy Sears, Economic Information Assistant
Economic Information Office
Oregon State University, 219 Ballard Extension Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-6126
Area & Item
Unit
Dist. 2
District
1
Dist.
2
District
3
District
4
District
5
District
6
4205-96*
Mar
ch 1997
March
1992
1993
1994
1995r
1996p
47,500
71
3,373
14.40
48,571
43,200
60
2,592
14.30
37,066
44,000
73
3,212
15.80
50,750
50,000
75
3,750
15.50
58,125
50,000
73
3,650
15.30
55,845
111,600
66
7,383
12.80
94,723
98,300
61
6,027
13.30
80,139
108,500
69
7,459
14.60
109,255
135,300
70
9,449
13.80
130,048
131,400
72
9,424
13.60
128,459
2,000
80
160
15.00
2,550
1,900
85
162
12.90
2,090
1,700
83
141
13.50
1,904
2,000
77
154
12.70
1,956
1,600
87
139
13.00
1,807
41,100
89
3,640
12.80
46,645
32,500
84
2,722
12.30
33,488
28,400
78
2,213
12.50
27,592
28,800
79
2,274
12.30
27,858
22,700
95
2,150
12.20
26,153
Peppermint Oil
Oregon
Acres harvested
acres
Yield
pounds/acre
Production
thousand pounds
Farm price
dollars/pound
Value
thousand dollars
United States
Acres harvested
acres
Yield
pounds/acre
Production
thousand pounds
Farm price
dollars/pound
Value
thousand dollars
Spearmint Oil
Oregon
Acres harvested
acres
Yield
pounds/acre
Production
thousand pounds
Farm price
dollars/pound
Value
thousand dollars
United States
Acres harvested
acres
Yield
pounds/acre
Production
thousand pounds
Farm price
dollars/pound
Value
thousand dollars
r - revised p - preliminary.
/a/ Production less exports.*Shaded areas of Oregon map represent major areas of production for this commodity.
SOURCE: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University, from USDA and other government reports.
PEPPERMINT FOR OIL, BY COUNTIES, OREGON
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre
County
1993
1994
1995r
1996p
1993
Acres
1994
1995r
1996p
Pounds
Benton
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Union
Crook
Jefferson
Descutes
Other Co.s
3,600
5,400
7,000
5,400
3,800
2,370
7,100
5,700
1,100
1,730
3,800
5,400
7,200
4,900
3,760
3,900
7,070
4,300
1,600
2,070
3,700
5,160
7,010
4,430
3,800
6,550
7,960
4,480
1,910
5,000
3,800
5,100
6,700
4,500
3,900
7,300
8,410
2,800
1,500
5,990
63
67
63
60
60
68
54
54
54
60
80
83
80
83
84
69
57
57
57
71
84
89
81
81
81
69
64
64
63
74
79
85
80
74
73
74
56
68
67
75
State Total
43,200
44,000
50,000
50,000
60
73
75
73
Production Sold
Value of Sales
Couty
1993
1994
1995r
1996p
1993
000 pounds
1994
1995r
1996p
thousand dollars
Benton
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Union
Crook
Jefferson
Descutes
Other Co.s
228
364
444
321
226
162
380
305
59
103
306
446
580
404
314
271
405
247
92
147
312
461
570
360
309
455
507
285
121
370
302
433
535
335
286
543
473
190
101
452
3,042
4,848
5,915
4,606
3,242
2,242
6,016
4,830
932
1,393
4,784
6,973
9,070
6,529
5,071
3,804
6,670
4,057
1,509
2,303
4,783
7,064
8,755
5,525
4,736
6,612
8,614
4,832
2,059
5,145
4,445
6,376
7,910
5,180
4,425
7,647
7,827
3,136
1,672
7,227
State Total
2,592
3,212
3,750
3,650
37,066
50,770
58,125
55,845
r - revised
p - preliminary Source: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
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