Largest Safflower Area Since 2008
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- Planted area of safflower increased 5% from 2013, to 183,500 acres in 2014, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
This is the largest planted area for the Nation since 2008. Area for harvest is forecast at 176,200 acres, up 4% from last year. Compared with last year, growers in the two largest States of California and Montana are showing increases in planted area of 5,000 and 10,000 acres, respectively.
Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2013 and 2014
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Crop :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 1/
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: 1,000 acres
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Rapeseed 2/ ....: 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.5
Mustard seed 3/ : 45.0 36.0 43.4 34.5
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1/ Forecasted.
2/ Rapeseed program States include Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington.
3/ Mustard seed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and
Washington.
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