Second Lowest Sunflower Area
WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS -- Sunflower production is expected to reach 2.25 billion pounds this year, up 7% from the revised 2018 production of 2.11 billion pounds, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Area planted, at 1.36 million acres, is down 2% from the June estimate but up 4% from last year. Sunflower growers expect to harvest 1.31 million acres, down 1% from the June forecast but up 7% from the 2018 acreage.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Both planted area and the harvested area forecast for the Nation will be the second lowest since 1976. The October yield forecast, at 1,724 pounds per acre, is 7 pounds lower than last year's yield but will be the third highest on record, if realized.
As of October 1, lower yields are expected in 5 of the 8 published States compared with last year, with increases only expected in Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Compared with last year, the average yield forecast in South Dakota is down 67 pounds per acre from 2018, but will represent the fifth highest yield on record, if realized. In contrast, the average yield forecast in North Dakota is up 72 pounds per acre to a record high 1,832 pounds per acre, if realized. The forecasted production in North Dakota, the leading sunflower-producing State this year, is 956 million pounds, an increase of 29% from 2018.
Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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Varietal type : Area planted : Area harvested
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Oil :
California .......: 58.0 49.0 57.0 48.5
Colorado .........: 58.0 47.0 49.0 43.0
Kansas ...........: 43.0 37.0 41.0 35.0
Minnesota ........: 45.0 53.0 44.0 51.0
Nebraska .........: 25.0 28.0 24.0 27.0
North Dakota .....: 395.0 475.0 380.0 460.0
South Dakota .....: 520.0 485.0 480.0 470.0
Texas ............: 20.0 26.0 19.0 24.0
:
United States ....: 1,164.0 1,200.0 1,094.0 1,158.5
:
Non-oil :
California .......: 2.0 1.6 2.0 1.6
Colorado .........: 8.0 12.0 7.0 11.0
Kansas ...........: 10.0 12.0 8.5 11.0
Minnesota ........: 7.5 5.2 6.9 4.8
Nebraska .........: 12.0 10.0 9.5 9.0
North Dakota .....: 41.0 65.0 40.0 62.0
South Dakota .....: 51.0 48.0 45.0 45.0
Texas ............: 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0
:
United States ....: 137.0 158.8 123.4 148.4
:
All :
California .......: 60.0 50.6 59.0 50.1
Colorado .........: 66.0 59.0 56.0 54.0
Kansas ...........: 53.0 49.0 49.5 46.0
Minnesota ........: 52.5 58.2 50.9 55.8
Nebraska .........: 37.0 38.0 33.5 36.0
North Dakota .....: 436.0 540.0 420.0 522.0
South Dakota .....: 571.0 533.0 525.0 515.0
Texas ............: 25.5 31.0 23.5 28.0
:
United States ....: 1,301.0 1,358.8 1,217.4 1,306.9
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1/ Forecasted.
Sunflower Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States:
2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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Varietal type : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: --- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---
:
Oil :
California .....: 57.0 48.5 1,300 74,100
Colorado .......: 49.0 43.0 1,100 53,900
Kansas .........: 41.0 35.0 1,500 61,500
Minnesota ......: 44.0 51.0 2,250 99,000
Nebraska .......: 24.0 27.0 1,420 34,080
North Dakota ...: 380.0 460.0 1,750 665,000
South Dakota ...: 480.0 470.0 1,830 878,400
Texas ..........: 19.0 24.0 1,120 21,280
:
United States ..: 1,094.0 1,158.5 1,725 1,887,260
:
Non-oil :
California .....: 2.0 1.6 1,200 2,400
Colorado .......: 7.0 11.0 1,150 8,050
Kansas .........: 8.5 11.0 1,500 12,750
Minnesota ......: 6.9 4.8 2,150 14,835
Nebraska .......: 9.5 9.0 1,400 13,300
North Dakota ...: 40.0 62.0 1,860 74,400
South Dakota ...: 45.0 45.0 1,950 87,750
Texas ..........: 4.5 4.0 1,400 6,300
:
United States ..: 123.4 148.4 1,781 219,785
:
All :
California .....: 59.0 50.1 1,297 1,197 76,500 59,960
Colorado .......: 56.0 54.0 1,106 1,061 61,950 57,300
Kansas .........: 49.5 46.0 1,500 1,698 74,250 78,100
Minnesota ......: 50.9 55.8 2,236 1,937 113,835 108,090
Nebraska .......: 33.5 36.0 1,414 1,438 47,380 51,750
North Dakota ...: 420.0 522.0 1,760 1,832 739,400 956,400
South Dakota ...: 525.0 515.0 1,840 1,773 966,150 912,900
Texas ..........: 23.5 28.0 1,174 1,007 27,580 28,200
:
United States ..: 1,217.4 1,306.9 1,731 1,724 2,107,045 2,252,700
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1/ 2019 yield and production estimates for oil and non-oil varieties will be published
in the "Crop Production 2019 Summary."
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