Third Largest U.S. Canola Crop
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- Canola production in the United States last year is estimated at 2.21 billion pounds, down 10% from 2012, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Production for the United States is the third largest on record since records began in 1991. The average yield, at 1,748 pounds per acre, is up 332 pounds from last year's yield and is the second highest on record. Planted area is estimated at 1.35 million acres, 24% below last year's record high acreage. Harvested area, at 1.26 million acres, is down 27% from 2012.
Production in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is estimated at 1.67 billion pounds, down 18% from last year but is the fourth highest on record. Planted area in North Dakota is down 37% from last year's record high. Wet conditions and cool temperatures this spring in North Dakota led to planting delays as well as a reduction in planted area.
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