11% Gain In U.S. Flax Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Flaxseed growers intend to plant 360,000 acres of flaxseed in 2022, an increase of 11 percent from 2021., according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is expected to be up 32 percent, or 60,000 acres from 2021. Acreage in Montana is expected to decrease 19 percent from the previous year.
Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent : Montana ............: 105 135 110 81 North Dakota .......: 200 190 250 132 : United States ......: 305 325 360 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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