WASHINGTON - Jun 30/20 - SNS - Flaxseed growers intend to plant 355,000 acres of flaxseed in 2020, a decrease of 5% from 2019 planted acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimate for 2020.
Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is expected to be down 15%, or 40,000 acres from 2019. Acreage in Montana is expected to increase 21% from the previous year.
Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Montana ........: 99 120 89 108 North Dakota ...: 275 235 230 220 : United States ..: 374 355 319 328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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