Sunflower Plantings Drop 5%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Area planted to sunflower in the United States this year totals 1.86 million acres, down 5% from 2010, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011.
Harvested area is expected to decrease 6% from last year to 1.77 million acres. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.54 million acres, is up 5% from 2010, but is still the third lowest since 1990.
Planted acreage of non-oil varieties, estimated at 316,000 acres, is down 35% from last year to the third lowest level since 1992. Planted area of non-oil varieties is the lowest since 1989 in Minnesota and 1970 in North Dakota.
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