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Record U.S. Canola Crop

WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Last year's canola harvest in the U.S. was a record high 3.82 billion pounds, up 40% from 2021, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

The average yield, at 1,762 pounds per acre, is up 460 pounds from last year's average and is the sixth highest on record. Planted area was estimated at 2.21 million acres, 3% above the previous year's acreage. Harvested area, at 2.17 million acres, was up 4% from 2021. Both the planted and harvested area are the highest on record for the Nation.

Production in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, was estimated at a record high 3.25 billion pounds, an increase of 41% from 2021. Planted and harvested area in North Dakota were up 3% and 4%, respectively, from 2021 and both were record highs.

Planted area in Washington for 2022 was a record high. Harvested area in Montana and Washington were both record highs. A record high yield was estimated in Minnesota, while a record low yield was estimated in Kansas. Record high production was estimated in Washington, while a record low production was estimated in Kansas and Oklahoma.

Canola Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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                :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                :                              1,000 acres
                :
Kansas .........:      5.0         7.0         9.0          2.8         6.5         7.0
Minnesota ......:     50.0        63.0        71.0         48.0        61.5        69.0
Montana ........:    155.0       185.0       180.0        149.0       161.0       168.0
North Dakota ...:  1,510.0     1,750.0     1,800.0      1,490.0     1,720.0     1,785.0
Oklahoma .......:     11.0        12.0        18.0          7.0        10.0         8.0
Washington .....:     93.0       135.0       135.0         91.0       130.0       132.0
                :
United States ..:  1,824.0     2,152.0     2,213.0      1,787.8     2,089.0     2,169.0
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                :          Yield per acre           :            Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                :    ----------- pounds ----------    ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------
                :
Kansas .........:    1,790       1,200         540        5,012       7,800       3,780
Minnesota ......:    1,570       1,700       2,410       75,360     104,550     166,290
Montana ........:    1,620         900       1,030      241,380     144,900     173,040
North Dakota ...:    1,960       1,340       1,820    2,920,400   2,304,800   3,248,700
Oklahoma .......:    1,530       1,550         700       10,710      15,500       5,600
Washington .....:    2,200       1,100       1,700      200,200     143,000     224,400
                :
United States ..:    1,931       1,302       1,762    3,453,062   2,720,550   3,821,810
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