Record U.S. Mustard Crop

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- The United States saw a signifcant increase in mustard seed output in 2023, according to the USDA's final production estimates.

Production increased 53% from the previous year to a record high 149 million pounds or 67,700 metric tons (MT).

Planted area, at a record high 245,000 acres, was up 14% from 2022. Harvested area, at a record high 238,100 acres, was up 36% from last year. The average yield, at 627 pounds per acre, was 73 pounds above the 2022 average yield but still represents the sixth lowest yield on record for the Nation.

Rapeseed production was estimated at 20.2 million pounds or 9,176 MT, up 3% from last year and represents the third largest production for the Nation since records began in 1991.

Growers planted 13,200 acres of rapeseed in 2023, an increase of 2,300 acres from 2022. Harvested area, at 10,100 acres, was down 300 acres from last year. The average yield in 2023 was 2,003 pounds per acre, an increase of 115 pounds from 2022 and is the third highest yield on record.

Other Oilseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop -
United States: 2021-2023
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                :          Area planted          :         Area harvested
      Crop      :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2021   :   2022   :   2023   :   2021   :   2022   :   2023
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                :                           1,000 acres
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:   14.7       10.9       13.2        12.9       10.4       10.1
Mustard seed 2/ :  100.0      214.5      245.0        86.3      175.7      238.1
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                :         Yield per acre         :           Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2021   :   2022   :   2023   :   2021   :   2022   :   2023
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                :  ---------- pounds ---------      ------- 1,000 pounds -------
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:  1,815      1,888      2,003      23,416     19,640     20,230
Mustard seed 2/ :    486        554        627      41,954     97,290    149,305
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1/ Other States include Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
   South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
2/ Other States include Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota.