Commodity Data Sheet
Mint Oil
Order from:
Sandy Sears, Economic Information Assistant
Extension Economic Information Office
Oregon State University, 219 Ballard Extension Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-6126
Area & Item
Unit
Dist.
2
Dist. 2
District
1
District
3
District
4
District
5
District
6
4205-97*
March 1998
1993
1994
1995
1996r
1997p
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
48,000
73
3,504
15.30
53,611
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
136,300
75
10,256
13.20
135,455
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
1,900
83
158
13.00
2,054
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
12.00
25,860
24,500
98
2,403
12.00
28,770
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
1994
1995
1996r
1997p
1994
Acres
1995
1996r
1997p
Pounds
Benton
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Union
Crook
Jefferson
Descutes
Other Co.s
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
3,500
4,900
6,300
3,500
2,600
9,090
6,600
2,800
1,020
7,690
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
71
71
72
72
74
67
67
66
67
92
State Total
44,000
50,000
50,000
48,000
73
75
73
73
Production Sold
Value of Sales
Couty
1994
1995
1996r
1997p
1994
000 pounds
1995
1996r
1997p
thousand dollars
Benton
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Union
Crook
Jefferson
Descutes
Other Co.s
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
247
350
453
251
192
609
440
185
68
709
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
3,576
5,072
6,560
4,049
3,100
8,574
7,844
3,297
1,205
10,323
State Total
3,212
3,750
3,650
3,504
50,770
58,125
55,845
53,600
r - revised
p - preliminary Source: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon StateUniversity.
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