U.S. Mustard Crop Plunges 63%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Mustard seed production for 2011 decreased 63% from last year to 15.6 million pounds, the lowest production in the United States since 1996, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops.
Planted area, at 23,200 acres, is down 54% and is the lowest since 1996. Harvested area, at 21,800 acres, is down 55% from 2010. The average yield, at 718 pounds per acre, is 152 pounds below last year's yield and is the fourth lowest yield on record.
Rapeseed production decreased 32% from last year to 2.83 million pounds. Growers planted 1,500 acres of rapeseed in 2011, a decrease of 800 acres from last year.
Harvested area, at 1,300 acres, is down 900 acres from last year. The average yield is 2,177 pounds per acre, up 286 pounds from last year, and is the highest yield since records began in 1991.
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