USA
August 15, 2011

Source: Newsletter of the U.S. National Sunflower Association

Area planted to sunflower in 2011 is estimated at 1.76 million acres and harvested area is forecast at 1.67 million acres according to a report released by the USDA on August 11.

Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.45 million acres, is down 6 percent from June and down 1 percent from last year.

Harvested area of oil type varieties is forecast at 1.39 million acres, also down 6 percent from June.

Planted area of non-oil type varieties, at 306,000 acres, is down 3 percent from June and down 37 percent from 2010.

Harvested area of non-oil type varieties is forecast at 283,500 acres, down 3 percent from June.

In North Dakota, planted area of oil type varieties is estimated at 600,000 acres, down 90,000 acres from June.

The forecast for harvested area of oil type varieties is also down 90,000 acres from June to 580,000 acres.

Planted area of non-oil type varieties is estimated at 90,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from June.

Harvested area of non-oil type varieties is also down 10,000 acres from June to 85,000 acres.

Planted and harvested acres in all other states were left unchanged from the June report.
 

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Published: August 15, 2011