Canola Records Falling In USA

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Canola production in the United States was estimated at a record high 4.16 billion pounds, up 9% from 2022, according to the USDA's final production estimates.

The average yield, at 1,793 pounds per acre, is up 30 pounds from last year's average and is the fifth highest on record. Planted area was estimated at 2.34 million acres, 6% above the previous year's acreage. Harvested area, at 2.32 million acres, was up 7% from 2022. 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 3.47 billion pounds, an increase of 7% from 2022. Planted and harvested area in North Dakota were both up 7% from 2022 and both were record highs.

Planted and harvested area in Washington for 2023 were 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: 2021-2023
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                :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2021    :   2022    :   2023    :   2021    :   2022    :   2023
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                :                              1,000 acres
                :
Kansas .........:      7.0         8.5         1.5          6.5         6.7         0.7
Minnesota ......:     62.0        70.0        80.0         61.5        69.0        79.0
Montana ........:    185.0       180.0       165.0        161.0       167.0       160.0
North Dakota ...:  1,750.0     1,800.0     1,930.0      1,720.0     1,785.0     1,915.0
Oklahoma .......:     11.5        17.5         3.0         10.0         8.0         1.5
Washington .....:    130.0       130.0       165.0        125.0       128.0       163.0
                :
United States ..:  2,145.5     2,206.0     2,344.5      2,084.0     2,163.7     2,319.2
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                :          Yield per acre           :            Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2021    :   2022    :   2023    :   2021    :   2022    :   2023
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                :    ----------- pounds ----------    ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------
                :
Kansas .........:    1,200         690         600        7,800       4,623         420
Minnesota ......:    1,700       2,410       2,470      104,550     166,290     195,130
Montana ........:      900       1,030       1,420      144,900     172,010     227,200
North Dakota ...:    1,340       1,820       1,810    2,304,800   3,248,700   3,466,150
Oklahoma .......:    1,550         700         800       15,500       5,600       1,200
Washington .....:    1,100       1,700       1,640      137,500     217,600     267,320
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United States ..:    1,303       1,763       1,793    2,715,050   3,814,823   4,157,420
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