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U.S. Mustard Harvest More Than Doubles

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Mustard seed production for 2022 increased 131% from the previous year to a record high 101 million pounds, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2022.

Planted area, at a record high 182,000 acres, was up 118,000 acres from 2021. Harvested area, at a record high 182,000 acres, was up 92,700 acres from last year. Farmers in the primary growing region increased planted area for mustard seed significantly due to continued drought conditions in some areas.

The average yield, at 557 pounds per acre, was 66 pounds above the 2021 average yield but still represents the second lowest yield on record for the Nation.

Rapeseed production was estimated at 19.4 million pounds, down 14% from last year's production level but still represents the fourth largest production for the Nation since records began in 1991.

Growers planted 10,900 acres of rapeseed in 2022, a decline of 3,400 acres from 2021. Harvested area, at 10,400 acres, was down 2,100 acres from last year. The average yield in 2022 was 1,863 pounds per acre, an increase of 54 pounds from 2021 and is the seventh highest yield on record.

 Other Oilseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop -
United States: 2020-2022
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                :          Area planted          :         Area harvested
      Crop      :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :   2020   :   2021   :   2022
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                :                           1,000 acres
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:   11.2       14.3       10.9        10.1       12.5       10.4
Mustard seed 2/ :   97.0      103.0      221.0        91.4       89.3      182.0
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                :         Yield per acre         :           Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :   2020   :   2021   :   2022
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                :  ---------- pounds ---------      ------- 1,000 pounds -------
                :
Rapeseed 1/ ....:  1,971      1,809      1,863      19,910     22,616     19,380
Mustard seed 2/ :    895        491        557      81,770     43,834    101,290
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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.

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