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U.S. Sunflower Production Summary -- 1975-2015

Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1975-2015
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    Year    :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     :   Price per cwt   :Value of production
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            :      ------- 1,000 acres -------             pounds           1,000 pounds           dollars          1,000 dollars
            :
1975 1/ ....:        787.0               709.0              1,109               786,010             10.80               84,962
1976 1/ ....:        834.0               810.0              1,058               857,100             11.00               94,229
1977 2/ ....:      2,321.0             2,205.0              1,252             2,760,470             10.20              280,428
1978 .......:      2,840.0             2,798.0              1,365             3,817,920             10.70              413,524
1979 .......:      5,555.0             5,410.0              1,349             7,296,110              8.99              659,962
            :
1980 .......:      3,910.0             3,683.0              1,016             3,741,640             10.90              413,907
1981 .......:      3,865.0             3,811.0              1,177             4,487,410             10.80              485,358
1982 .......:      4,815.0             4,724.0              1,129             5,332,820              9.03              473,504
1983 .......:      3,110.0             3,063.0              1,044             3,198,500             13.00              418,764
1984 .......:      3,754.0             3,692.0              1,014             3,744,530             11.30              415,584
1985 .......:      3,055.0             2,844.0              1,109             3,153,020              7.93              251,505
1986 .......:      2,025.0             1,955.0              1,369             2,675,750              6.90              185,119
1987 .......:      1,805.0             1,775.0              1,469             2,608,150              8.34              217,618
1988 3/ ....:      2,038.0             1,921.0                933             1,792,090             12.10              208,887
1989 .......:      1,840.0             1,786.0                985             1,759,760             10.60              190,452
            :
1990 .......:      1,905.0             1,851.0              1,229             2,274,405             10.80              245,754
1991 4/ ....:      2,746.0             2,673.0              1,352             3,613,030              8.69              316,847
1992 .......:      2,187.0             2,043.0              1,255             2,564,985              9.74              250,748
1993 .......:      2,757.0             2,486.0              1,035             2,572,063             12.90              326,432
1994 .......:      3,567.0             3,430.0              1,410             4,835,825             10.70              512,747
1995 .......:      3,478.0             3,368.0              1,190             4,009,332             11.50              457,573
1996 .......:      2,536.0             2,479.0              1,436             3,559,343             11.70              414,842
1997 .......:      2,888.0             2,792.0              1,317             3,676,952             11.60              426,766
1998 .......:      3,568.0             3,492.0              1,510             5,273,162             10.60              536,971
1999 .......:      3,553.0             3,441.0              1,262             4,341,862              7.53              339,985
            :
2000 .......:      2,840.0             2,647.0              1,339             3,544,428              6.89              246,869
2001 .......:      2,633.0             2,555.0              1,338             3,418,759              9.62              325,950
2002 .......:      2,581.0             2,167.0              1,131             2,451,247             12.10              294,595
2003 .......:      2,344.0             2,197.0              1,213             2,665,226             12.10              316,214
2004 .......:      1,873.0             1,711.0              1,198             2,049,613             13.70              272,732
2005 .......:      2,709.0             2,610.0              1,539             4,017,155             12.10              487,420
2006 .......:      1,950.0             1,770.0              1,211             2,143,613             14.50              308,832
2007 .......:      2,070.0             2,012.0              1,426             2,868,870             21.70              614,736
2008 .......:      2,516.5             2,396.0              1,429             3,422,840             21.80              704,105
2009 .......:      2,030.0             1,953.5              1,554             3,036,460             15.10              458,959
            :
2010 .......:      1,951.5             1,873.8              1,460             2,735,570             23.30              633,778
2011 .......:      1,543.0             1,457.8              1,398             2,038,275             29.10              589,282
2012 .......:      1,920.0             1,840.0              1,487             2,736,060             25.40              699,970
2013 .......:      1,575.5             1,464.6              1,380             2,021,765             21.40              443,296
2014 .......:      1,565.3             1,510.1              1,469             2,219,050             21.70              497,775
2015 .......:      1,859.1             1,799.4              1,625             2,923,730             18.90              559,257
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1/ Includes Minnesota and North Dakota.
2/ For 1977 through 1987 includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas.
3/ For 1988 through 1990 includes Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas.
4/ All States except Alaska and Hawaii.

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