Overall Drop In Sunseed Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- The 2023 sunflower production totaled 2.26 billion pounds or 1.315 million metric tons (MT), down 19% from 2022, according to the USDA's final production estimates.
The United States average yield of 1,786 pounds per acre increased 30 pounds from 2022. Planted area, at 1.32 million acres, was 22% below the previous year. Area harvested decreased 21% from 2022 to 1.27 million acres.
United States production of oil-type sunflower varieties, at 1.97 billion pounds or 1.161 million MT, decreased 23% from 2022. Compared with the previous year, harvested acres were down 25% and the average yield increased by 2 pounds to 1,747 pounds per acre, and represents the second highest yield on record for the Nation. The average yield for oil-type sunflower varieties in North Dakota was a record high.
Production of non-oil sunflower varieties was estimated at 297 million pounds or 154,000 MT, an increase of 23% from 2022. Area harvested, at 142,000 acres, was up 7% from 2022. The average yield increased by 206 pounds from 2022 to a record high 2,090 pounds per acre. The 2022 average yield for non-oil sunflower varieties in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota were record highs, while Kansas was a record low.
Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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Varietal type : Area planted : Area harvested
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Oil :
California .......: 45.0 33.0 28.0 44.5 31.0 27.5
Colorado .........: 40.0 50.0 26.0 38.0 40.0 24.0
Kansas ...........: 24.0 31.0 28.0 23.0 27.0 26.0
Minnesota ........: 52.0 67.0 49.0 51.0 65.0 48.0
Nebraska .........: 35.0 49.0 31.0 33.0 45.0 30.0
North Dakota .....: 460.0 660.0 500.0 450.0 645.0 490.0
South Dakota .....: 485.0 610.0 455.0 465.0 580.0 440.0
Texas ............: 35.0 44.0 44.0 33.0 38.0 40.0
:
United States ....: 1,176.0 1,544.0 1,161.0 1,137.5 1,471.0 1,125.5
:
Non-oil :
California .......: 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5
Colorado .........: 12.0 10.0 8.0 11.5 6.5 5.0
Kansas ...........: 10.0 10.0 6.0 9.0 8.5 5.0
Minnesota ........: 3.0 8.5 9.5 2.8 8.0 9.0
Nebraska .........: 6.5 7.5 8.5 6.5 6.0 7.5
North Dakota .....: 34.0 57.0 75.0 32.0 53.0 72.0
South Dakota .....: 38.0 42.0 40.0 36.0 40.0 38.0
Texas ............: 6.0 8.0 6.5 5.5 6.0 5.0
:
United States ....: 110.5 143.5 154.0 104.3 128.5 142.0
:
All :
California .......: 46.0 33.5 28.5 45.5 31.5 28.0
Colorado .........: 52.0 60.0 34.0 49.5 46.5 29.0
Kansas ...........: 34.0 41.0 34.0 32.0 35.5 31.0
Minnesota ........: 55.0 75.5 58.5 53.8 73.0 57.0
Nebraska .........: 41.5 56.5 39.5 39.5 51.0 37.5
North Dakota .....: 494.0 717.0 575.0 482.0 698.0 562.0
South Dakota .....: 523.0 652.0 495.0 501.0 620.0 478.0
Texas ............: 41.0 52.0 50.5 38.5 44.0 45.0
:
United States ....: 1,286.5 1,687.5 1,315.0 1,241.8 1,599.5 1,267.5
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Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2021-2023 (continued)
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Varietal type : Yield per acre : Production
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ---------- pounds --------- --------- 1,000 pounds --------
:
Oil :
California .....: 1,100 1,050 1,050 48,950 32,550 28,875
Colorado .......: 930 550 940 35,340 22,000 22,560
Kansas .........: 1,600 1,300 930 36,800 35,100 24,180
Minnesota ......: 1,680 2,370 2,300 85,680 154,050 110,400
Nebraska .......: 850 900 1,180 28,050 40,500 35,400
North Dakota ...: 1,590 1,900 1,970 715,500 1,225,500 965,300
South Dakota ...: 1,600 1,740 1,650 744,000 1,009,200 726,000
Texas ..........: 1,150 1,250 1,350 37,950 47,500 54,000
:
United States ..: 1,523 1,745 1,747 1,732,270 2,566,400 1,966,715
:
Non-oil :
California .....: 900 1,400 1,100 900 700 550
Colorado .......: 950 1,350 1,100 10,925 8,775 5,500
Kansas .........: 1,600 1,100 850 14,400 9,350 4,250
Minnesota ......: 1,850 2,200 2,400 5,180 17,600 21,600
Nebraska .......: 1,000 870 1,170 6,500 5,220 8,775
North Dakota ...: 1,450 2,170 2,190 46,400 115,010 157,680
South Dakota ...: 2,050 1,830 2,400 73,800 73,200 91,200
Texas ..........: 1,640 2,050 1,450 9,020 12,300 7,250
:
United States ..: 1,602 1,884 2,090 167,125 242,155 296,805
:
All :
California .....: 1,096 1,056 1,051 49,850 33,250 29,425
Colorado .......: 935 662 968 46,265 30,775 28,060
Kansas .........: 1,600 1,252 917 51,200 44,450 28,430
Minnesota ......: 1,689 2,351 2,316 90,860 171,650 132,000
Nebraska .......: 875 896 1,178 34,550 45,720 44,175
North Dakota ...: 1,581 1,921 1,998 761,900 1,340,510 1,122,980
South Dakota ...: 1,632 1,746 1,710 817,800 1,082,400 817,200
Texas ..........: 1,220 1,359 1,361 46,970 59,800 61,250
:
United States ..: 1,530 1,756 1,786 1,899,395 2,808,555 2,263,520
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