WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Sunflower growers intend to plant 957,500 acres in 2024, a decrease of 27% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
This will represent the lowest planted area on record for the Nation since 1976, if realized. Compared with last year, growers in all eight major sunflower-producing States expect a decline in planted acreage this year.
Planted area in North Dakota is expected to decrease 23% from last year to 440,000 acres, which will represent the third lowest area since 1974 for the State. Growers in South Dakota intend to plant 350,000 acres, a decline of 29% from last year and will represent the lowest planted area since 1990. Record low planted area is expected in California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 974,000 acres of field peas in 2024, up 2% from 2023, in comparable states, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Planted area is expected to increase in Nebraska and North Dakota. Beginning in 2024, dry edible pea estimates were discontinued in South Dakota. Also beginning in 2024, wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas were removed from the dry edible pea estimates.