Sunflower Interest Collapsing
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --Sunflower growers in the U.S. intend to plant a total of 1.68 million acres in 2013, down 12% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
Planted area for the Nation will be the second lowest since 1976, if realized.
Area intended for oil type varieties, at 1.40 million acres, is down 16% from 2012 and will be the second lowest planted area since 1990, if realized.
The area intended for non-oil varieties, estimated at 285,000 acres, is up 9% from last year but will still be the third lowest planted area since 1987, if realized.
If intentions are realized, planted area of sunflower in South Dakota will exceed the total in North Dakota for the first time since records began in both States.
Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2011-2013
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Varietal type : Area planted
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Oil :
California .........: 40.0 48.0 50.0 104
Colorado ...........: 110.0 75.0 55.0 73
Kansas .............: 115.0 70.0 65.0 93
Minnesota ..........: 28.0 38.0 32.0 84
Nebraska ...........: 38.0 33.0 30.0 91
North Dakota .......: 510.0 770.0 540.0 70
Oklahoma ...........: 4.5 4.0 4.0 100
South Dakota .......: 415.0 580.0 580.0 100
Texas ..............: 29.0 40.0 43.0 108
:
United States ......: 1,289.5 1,658.0 1,399.0 84
:
Non-oil :
California .........: 4.0 2.8 3.0 107
Colorado ...........: 18.0 11.0 12.0 109
Kansas .............: 19.0 17.0 27.0 159
Minnesota ..........: 12.0 11.0 13.0 118
Nebraska ...........: 21.0 8.5 13.0 153
North Dakota .......: 70.0 90.0 96.0 107
Oklahoma ...........: 0.5 0.7 1.0 143
South Dakota .......: 70.0 65.0 70.0 108
Texas ..............: 39.0 55.0 50.0 91
:
United States ......: 253.5 261.0 285.0 109
:
All :
California .........: 44.0 50.8 53.0 104
Colorado ...........: 128.0 86.0 67.0 78
Kansas .............: 134.0 87.0 92.0 106
Minnesota ..........: 40.0 49.0 45.0 92
Nebraska ...........: 59.0 41.5 43.0 104
North Dakota .......: 580.0 860.0 636.0 74
Oklahoma ...........: 5.0 4.7 5.0 106
South Dakota .......: 485.0 645.0 650.0 101
Texas ..............: 68.0 95.0 93.0 98
:
United States ......: 1,543.0 1,919.0 1,684.0 88
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1/ Intended plantings in 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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