WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Planted area of canola is estimated at a record high 2.66 million acres in 2024, up 10% from last year's planted area in comparable States, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Area for harvest is forecast at 2.62 million acres, up 9% from last year in comparable States. Compared with last year, planted area is up in all major canola-producing States.
Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is up 6% from last year and is the highest area on record. Planted area in Montana and Washington is estimated at 200,000 acres and 195,000 acres, respectively, and will both be record highs. Harvested area in Montana, North Dakota, and Washington will all be record highs, if realized.
After being discontinued in 2019, estimates for canola began again for Idaho in 2024.
Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho 2/ .......: (NA) 95.0 (NA) 93.0 Kansas .........: 1.5 8.5 0.7 7.0 Minnesota ......: 80.0 93.0 79.0 90.0 Montana ........: 165.0 200.0 160.0 190.0 North Dakota ...: 1,930.0 2,050.0 1,915.0 2,030.0 Oklahoma .......: 3.0 21.0 1.5 14.0 Washington .....: 165.0 195.0 163.0 192.0 : United States ..: 2,344.5 2,662.5 2,319.2 2,616.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates began in 2024.
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