Smallest U.S. Flax Area Since 1996
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/23 - SNS --Growers in the U.S. intend to plant 140,000 acres of flaxseed in 2023, a decrease of 47% from 2022 and the lowest total since 1996, according to the USDA seeded area estimates.
Planted acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is expected to be down 39%, or 65,000 acres from 2022 and will represent the lowest total for the State since 1996, if realized. Planted acreage in Montana is expected to decrease 59% from the previous year.
Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
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Montana ........: 98 40 82 37
North Dakota ...: 165 100 162 95
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United States ..: 263 140 244 132
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1/ Forecasted.
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