Record U.S. Canola Acreage
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/23 - SNS --Farmers in the United States planted a record high 2.28 million acres of canola, up 3% from last year's planted area, according to the USDA seeded area estimates.
Area for harvest is forecast at 2.24 million acres, up 3% from last year.
Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is up 6% from last year and is the highest area on record. Planted area in Washington, at 155,000 acres, is a record high and the area forecast for harvest in the State will be a record high, if realized.
Compared with last year, planted area is down more than 10% in Minnesota and Montana, and down more than 60% in Kansas and Oklahoma. Both planted and harvested area will be a record low in Kansas and Oklahoma, if realized.
Canola 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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Kansas .........: 9.0 3.0 7.0 2.5
Minnesota ......: 71.0 60.0 69.0 58.0
Montana ........: 180.0 160.0 168.0 150.0
North Dakota ...: 1,800.0 1,900.0 1,785.0 1,880.0
Oklahoma .......: 18.0 5.0 8.0 3.0
Washington .....: 135.0 155.0 132.0 151.0
:
United States ..: 2,213.0 2,283.0 2,169.0 2,244.5
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