Sunflower Interest Switches to Confection
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/14 - SNS -- Sunflower growers intend to plant a total of 1.59 million acres in 2014, up 1% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2014.
Despite the small increase, planted area for the Nation will be the third lowest since 1976, if realized.
Area intended for oil type varieties, at 1.27 million acres, is down 1% from 2013 and will be the lowest planted area since 1976, if realized. The area intended for non-oil varieties, estimated at 325,000 acres, is up 10% from last year.
Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2012-2014
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Varietal type : Area planted
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent
:
Oil ............. :
California .........: 48.0 56.0 60.0 107
Colorado ...........: 75.0 50.0 40.0 80
Kansas .............: 70.0 55.0 55.0 100
Minnesota ..........: 38.0 33.0 33.0 100
Nebraska ...........: 33.0 28.0 25.0 89
North Dakota .......: 770.0 425.0 570.0 134
Oklahoma ...........: 4.0 3.0 4.0 133
South Dakota .......: 580.0 560.0 440.0 79
Texas ..............: 40.0 69.0 40.0 58
:
United States ......: 1,658.0 1,279.0 1,267.0 99
:
Non-oil ......... :
California .........: 2.8 2.5 2.0 80
Colorado ...........: 11.0 17.0 13.0 76
Kansas .............: 17.0 16.0 22.0 138
Minnesota ..........: 11.0 10.0 10.0 100
Nebraska ...........: 8.5 15.0 8.0 53
North Dakota .......: 90.0 74.0 100.0 135
Oklahoma ...........: 0.7 2.0 1.0 50
South Dakota .......: 65.0 115.0 100.0 87
Texas ..............: 55.0 45.0 69.0 153
:
United States ......: 261.0 296.5 325.0 110
:
All ............. :
California .........: 50.8 58.5 62.0 106
Colorado ...........: 86.0 67.0 53.0 79
Kansas .............: 87.0 71.0 77.0 108
Minnesota ..........: 49.0 43.0 43.0 100
Nebraska ...........: 41.5 43.0 33.0 77
North Dakota .......: 860.0 499.0 670.0 134
Oklahoma ...........: 4.7 5.0 5.0 100
South Dakota .......: 645.0 675.0 540.0 80
Texas ..............: 95.0 114.0 109.0 96
:
United States ......: 1,919.0 1,575.5 1,592.0 101
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1/ Intended plantings in 2014 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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