Safflower Plantings Drop 11%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Planted area of safflower decreased 11% from 2012, to 151,000 acres in 2013, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013.
This is the second-lowest planted area for the United States since records began in 1991. Area for harvest is forecast at 144,500 acres, down 10% from last year. Compared with last year, growers in all States except Montana are showing a decline in planted area.
Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2012 and 2013
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California .....: 53.0 50.0 52.5 49.0
Montana ........: 27.0 28.0 25.8 27.0
North Dakota ...: 14.5 10.0 14.2 9.5
Utah ...........: 28.0 20.0 23.0 19.0
:
Other States 2/ : 47.3 43.0 44.6 40.0
:
United States ..: 169.8 151.0 160.1 144.5
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1/ Forecasted.
2/ Other States include Colorado, Idaho, and South Dakota.
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