Pea Market Data, Classes, Grades and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-09Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$9B

Producing countries tracked

9

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

3

Trade corridors

3

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States dry edible pea crop, published in January 2026. They exclude fresh-market, edible-pod, frozen and canned peas and are dated national crop measures—not global production, planting-seed availability, a current physical offer or a live delivered price.

United States dry edible pea planted area

1.17

million acres · crop year 2025

United States dry edible pea harvested area

1.06

million acres · crop year 2025

United States dry edible pea yield

1738

lb per acre · crop year 2025

United States dry edible pea production

18.5

million cwt · crop year 2025

Dry, fresh, split, frozen, canned and planting peas are separate products

Whole dry peas and split peas are pulse products traded by class, color, grade and processing state. Fresh garden peas, edible-pod peas and southern field peas use different variety, maturity, tenderness, pod and defect criteria. Frozen and canned peas add processing, color, tenderness, fill and container requirements, while planting seed requires certification and germination evidence. Atlas retains product stage and intended use before comparing crop, grade, price or trade evidence.

Class, grade, moisture, damage and foreign material travel with the lot

The cited USDA whole-dry-pea standard defines classes and separates U.S. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 using limits for damaged and heat-damaged peas, foreign material and stones, contrasting classes and other grade factors. Fresh peas instead use pod fill, maturity, freshness, firmness, tenderness and defect tolerances. A comparable physical record therefore keeps the exact product form, class, grade, inspection point, moisture and factor results, crop, treatment, pack and certificate context attached.

Dry-pea crop totals do not determine a delivered pea price

USDA NASS estimated 18.5 million hundredweight of United States dry edible pea production from 1.06 million harvested acres in 2025, averaging 1,738 pounds per acre. Those dated aggregates combine states, classes, colors, grades and contract structures and exclude fresh and processed-product channels. A delivered price still requires the exact species or class, product form, grade and factor results, crop year, treatment, package, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current permitted physical evidence.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are dry and fresh peas interchangeable?

No. Dry edible peas are mature pulse products; fresh peas are traded by freshness, maturity, pod or shelled condition and tenderness. Their crop data, grade standards, handling and prices must remain separate.

Are whole and split peas the same trade product?

No. Splitting or decortication changes product stage, yield, defect profile, packaging and end use. Whole dry peas and split peas require separate identities and specifications.

What does the 18.5 million hundredweight figure represent?

It is USDA NASS's estimate of total United States dry edible pea production for crop year 2025. It excludes fresh-market and processed peas and is not a current physical price.

Which fields make physical pea offers comparable?

Species or market class, variety and color, dry, whole, split, fresh, frozen or canned form, grade and inspection basis, maturity or moisture, damage and heat damage, foreign material and stones, contrasting classes, crop year, treatment, package and net weight, origin, phytosanitary or seed certification where relevant, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.