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The Future Role of Pesticides in US Agriculture

TABLE 2-3 Acreage and Amounts of Pesticides Applied to Major US Crops, 1997

Crop	Acres^a	Herbicides^b	Insecticides^b	Fungicides^b	Other Pesticides^b	All Pesticides^b	Pounds per Acre
Corn	80,227	211,800	17,500	0	0	229,300	2.86
Cotton	13,808	29,200	19,300	900	18,500	67,900	4.92
Wheat	70,989	24,300	1,200	100	0	25,600	0.36
Soybeans	70,850	83,700	800	0	0	84,500	1.19
Potatoes	1,362	2,400	3,300	10,800	42,000	58,500	42.95
Other Vegetables	3,526	7,500	5,300	24,400	43,500	80,700	22.89
Citrus	1,150	450	5,500	4,000	1,100	11,050	9.61
Apples	453	900	3,300	6,000	100	10,300	22.74
Total	242,365	360,250	56,200	46,200	105,200	567,850
^aIn thousands. ^bIn thousands of pounds. Source: Padgitt et al. 2000.