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Largest Flax Crop Since 1970
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/06 - SNS -- Flaxseed production in 2005 totaled 19.7 million bushels, up 90% from the previous year to the highest level since 1970, according to the USDA's final crop production report for 2005.
The average U.S. yield is estimated at 20.6 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels from 2004. Planted area for the 2005 crop is estimated at 983,000 acres, up 88% from last year. Harvested area, at 955,000 acres, is 87% above 2004. Both planted and harvested acres are the highest since 1977.
In North Dakota, the leading flaxseed State, production totaled 18.2 million bushels, up 85% from 2004. Growers planted 890,000 acres, an increase of 82% from the previous year. The average yield in North Dakota is estimated at 21.0 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushels from last year.
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