U.S. Flax Harvest Drops
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- The U.S. flaxseed harvest totaled 2.96 million bushels, down 31% from the previous year, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2023.
Harvested area totaled 160,000 acres in 2023, down 34% from 2022. Harvested acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, was estimated at 103,000 acres, down 36% from 2022. The average United States yield for 2023, at 18.5 bushels per acre, was up 0.8 bushel from 2022.
Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Montana ........: 135 98 68 109 80 57
North Dakota ...: 190 165 110 171 162 103
:
United States ..: 325 263 178 280 242 160
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: --------- bushels -------- ------ 1,000 bushels ------
:
Montana ........: 5.0 11.0 14.0 545 880 798
North Dakota ...: 13.0 21.0 21.0 2,223 3,402 2,163
:
United States ..: 9.9 17.7 18.5 2,768 4,282 2,961
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