4th Smallest Sunflower Crop Expected
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/12 - SNS -- Total sunflower seed output is expected to reach 2.46 billion pounds in the United States this year, up 21% from 2011, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Area planted, at 1.92 million acres, is up 6% from the June estimate and is up 24% from last year. Sunflower growers expect to harvest 1.82 million acres, up 5% from June and up 25% from the 2011 acreage.
Despite the large increase from last year, harvested area for the Nation is expected to be the fourth lowest since 1989. The October yield forecast, at 1,354 pounds per acre, is 44 pounds lower than last year's yield.
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