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Sunflower Area Sinks 30%WASHINGTON - Jun 30/06 - SNS -- Area planted to sunflower totaled 1.90 million acres in 2006, down 30% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2006. Harvested acreage is down 31%, to 1.80 million acres. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.58 million acres, is down 25% from 2005 and the non-oil varieties, estimated at 325,000 acres, are down 46% from last year. North Dakota planted area, at 825,000 acres, is down 28% from 2005. This is the lowest since 1976. Sunflower planting progressed well through May after early rains caused a slow start. Seventy-one% of the crop was rated good to excellent as of June 11, the same as last year. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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