U.S. Canola Area Inches Up

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Planted area of canola is estimated at 2.02 million acres in 2019, up 1% from last year's planted area and represents the second highest planted area on record for the Nation, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.

Compared with last year, planted area increased or remained unchanged in four of the six major canola-producing States, with acreage declines only estimated in Kansas and Oklahoma. Acreage in Oklahoma, at 35,000 acres, is the lowest since 2009, the first year estimates were published for the State.

Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is up 7% from last year. Planted area in North Dakota and Washington are record highs and the area forecast for harvest in both States will be record highs, if realized.

Beginning in 2019, canola estimates were discontinued in Idaho and Oregon.

Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
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                :         Area planted          :        Area harvested
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------
                :     2018      :     2019      :     2018      :    2019 1/
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                :                          1,000 acres
                :
Idaho 2/ .......:       43.0            (NA)            42.0            (NA)
Kansas .........:       47.0            29.0            35.0            25.0
Minnesota ......:       46.0            59.0            45.0            57.0
Montana ........:      120.0           120.0           117.0           115.0
North Dakota ...:    1,590.0         1,700.0         1,580.0         1,690.0
Oklahoma .......:       70.0            35.0            53.0            28.0
Oregon 2/ ......:        4.7            (NA)             4.5            (NA)
Washington .....:       70.0            75.0            67.0            71.0
                :
United States ..:    1,990.7         2,018.0         1,943.5         1,986.0
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Forecasted.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.