31% Jump in U.S. Area Mooted
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Growers in the United States intend to plant 400,000 acres of flaxseed in 2021, an increase of 31% from 2020 planted acres, according to the USDA.
Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is expected to be up 43%, or 85,000 acres from 2020. Acreage in Montana is expected to increase 10% from the previous year.
Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent
:
Montana ............: 99 105 115 110
North Dakota .......: 275 200 285 143
:
United States ......: 374 305 400 131
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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