Major Drop In U.S. Sunflower Output
WASHINGTON - Oct 12/21 - SNS -- In its first production forecast for sunflower, the USDA pegged the harvest at 1.90 billion pounds, down 36% from the revised 2020 production of 2.98 billion pounds.
Area planted, at 1.28 million acres, is down 7% from the June estimate and down 26% from last year. Sunflower growers expect to harvest 1.22 million acres, down 7% from the June forecast and down 27% from 2020. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
The October yield forecast, at 1,554 pounds per acre, is 236 pounds lower than last year's yield and will be the lowest for the Nation since 2014, if realized.
As of October 1, higher yields are expected in 5 of the 8 published States compared with last year, with decreases only expected in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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Varietal type : Area planted : Area harvested
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Oil :
California .......: 43.0 45.0 42.5 44.5
Colorado .........: 42.0 42.0 32.0 37.0
Kansas ...........: 54.0 25.0 52.0 24.0
Minnesota ........: 68.0 54.0 67.0 52.0
Nebraska .........: 40.0 35.0 39.0 33.0
North Dakota .....: 640.0 455.0 630.0 440.0
South Dakota .....: 570.0 485.0 560.0 465.0
Texas ............: 33.0 33.0 30.0 30.0
:
United States ....: 1,490.0 1,174.0 1,452.5 1,125.5
:
Non-oil :
California .......: 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.0
Colorado .........: 18.0 12.0 17.0 11.0
Kansas ...........: 19.0 4.5 18.0 4.0
Minnesota ........: 5.5 3.0 5.0 2.7
Nebraska .........: 10.0 6.5 9.0 6.0
North Dakota .....: 93.0 34.0 85.0 32.0
South Dakota .....: 52.0 39.0 51.0 36.0
Texas ............: 30.0 6.0 27.0 5.0
:
United States ....: 229.1 106.0 213.6 97.7
:
All :
California .......: 44.6 46.0 44.1 45.5
Colorado .........: 60.0 54.0 49.0 48.0
Kansas ...........: 73.0 29.5 70.0 28.0
Minnesota ........: 73.5 57.0 72.0 54.7
Nebraska .........: 50.0 41.5 48.0 39.0
North Dakota .....: 733.0 489.0 715.0 472.0
South Dakota .....: 622.0 524.0 611.0 501.0
Texas ............: 63.0 39.0 57.0 35.0
:
United States ....: 1,719.1 1,280.0 1,666.1 1,223.2
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1/ Forecasted.
Sunflower Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States:
2020 and Forecasted October 1, 2021
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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Varietal type : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: --- 1,000 acres --- ----- pounds ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---
:
Oil :
California .....: 42.5 44.5 1,300 55,250
Colorado .......: 32.0 37.0 830 26,560
Kansas .........: 52.0 24.0 1,470 76,440
Minnesota ......: 67.0 52.0 1,920 128,640
Nebraska .......: 39.0 33.0 1,050 40,950
North Dakota ...: 630.0 440.0 1,880 1,184,400
South Dakota ...: 560.0 465.0 1,900 1,064,000
Texas ..........: 30.0 30.0 1,370 41,100
:
United States ..: 1,452.5 1,125.5 1,802 2,617,340
:
Non-oil :
California .....: 1.6 1.0 1,200 1,920
Colorado .......: 17.0 11.0 1,150 19,550
Kansas .........: 18.0 4.0 1,450 26,100
Minnesota ......: 5.0 2.7 1,800 9,000
Nebraska .......: 9.0 6.0 1,470 13,230
North Dakota ...: 85.0 32.0 1,810 153,850
South Dakota ...: 51.0 36.0 2,020 103,020
Texas ..........: 27.0 5.0 1,440 38,880
:
United States ..: 213.6 97.7 1,711 365,550
:
All :
California .....: 44.1 45.5 1,296 1,489 57,170 67,750
Colorado .......: 49.0 48.0 941 1,049 46,110 50,370
Kansas .........: 70.0 28.0 1,465 1,497 102,540 41,920
Minnesota ......: 72.0 54.7 1,912 2,090 137,640 114,330
Nebraska .......: 48.0 39.0 1,129 688 54,180 26,850
North Dakota ...: 715.0 472.0 1,872 1,600 1,338,250 755,200
South Dakota ...: 611.0 501.0 1,910 1,582 1,167,020 792,600
Texas ..........: 57.0 35.0 1,403 1,483 79,980 51,900
:
United States ..: 1,666.1 1,223.2 1,790 1,554 2,982,890 1,900,920
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1/ 2021 yield and production estimates for oil and non-oil varieties will be published
in the "Crop Production 2021 Summary."
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