U.S. Mustard Harvest Off 46%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Mustard seed production for 2021 decreased 46% from the previous year to 43.8 million pounds and was the lowest production for the Nation since 2015, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.

Planted area, at 103,000 acres, was up 6,000 acres from 2020. Planted acreage represented the fourth highest area for the Nation since records began in 1991. Harvested area, at 89,300 acres, was down 2%, or 2,100 acres, from last year. The average yield, at 491 pounds per acre, was 404 pounds below the 2020 average yield and represents the lowest yield on record for the Nation.

Rapeseed production was estimated at 22.6 million pounds, up 14% from last year's production level and represented the largest production for the Nation since records began in 1991. Growers planted 14,300 acres of rapeseed in 2021, an increase of 3,100 acres from 2020. Harvested area, at 12,500 acres, was up 2,400 acres from last year. Planted and harvested area both represented the second largest area for the Nation on record. The average yield in 2021 was 1,809 pounds per acre, a decline of 162 pounds from 2020.

Other Oilseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop -
United States: 2019-2021
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                :          Area planted          :         Area harvested
      Crop      :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2019   :   2020   :   2021   :   2019   :   2020   :   2021
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                :                           1,000 acres
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:   11.3       11.2       14.3        10.4       10.1       12.5
Mustard seed 2/ :   98.0       97.0      103.0        90.0       91.4       89.3
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                :         Yield per acre         :           Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2019   :   2020   :   2021   :   2019   :   2020   :   2021
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                :  ---------- pounds ---------      ------- 1,000 pounds -------
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:  2,160      1,971      1,809      22,464     19,910     22,616
Mustard seed 2/ :    706        895        491      63,580     81,770     43,834
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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.