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Sharp Drop in U.S. Flax Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Producers intend to plant 390,000 acres of flaxseed in 2016, down 73,000 acres, or 16% less than was planted in 2015, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.

Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is down 17% or 70,000 acres from the previous year.


Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2014-2016
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2014        :       2015        :      2016 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :        --------------- 1,000 acres ---------------               percent
                    :
Minnesota 2/ .......:          2                   3                (NA)                 (X)
Montana ............:         28                  31                  38                 123
North Dakota .......:        275                 410                 340                  83
South Dakota .......:          6                  19                  12                  63
                    :
United States ......:        311                 463                 390                  84
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2016.

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