Record Low Sunflower Crop
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- The 2024 sunflower production totaled a record low 1.15 billion pounds, down 49% from 2023, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
The United States average yield of 1,670 pounds per acre decreased 117 pounds from 2023. Planted area, at 594,000 acres, was 49% below the previous year. Area harvested decreased 49% from 2023 to 569,200 acres.
North Dakota, the leading sunflower-producing State during 2024, produced 519 million pounds, a decrease of 54% from 2023. Compared with 2023, planted area in North Dakota decreased 47% and yield decreased 246 pounds to 1,752 pounds per acre. Meanwhile, production in South Dakota decreased 43% from 2023 to 466 million pounds. Planted acreage in South Dakota, at 279,000 acres, decreased 44% from the previous year. The average yield in South Dakota increased 36 pounds from 2023 to 1,746 pounds per acre.
Area planted for all sunflower in 2024 was a record low in California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The average yield for all sunflower in California was a record high. Total sunflower production for 2024 was a record low in California, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas.
United States production of oil-type sunflower varieties, at 947 million pounds, decreased 52% from 2023 and is the lowest for the Nation since 1976. Compared with the previous year, harvested acres were down 49% and the average yield decreased by 85 pounds to 1,664 pounds per acre.
Production of non-oil sunflower varieties was estimated at 199 million pounds, a decrease of 33% from 2023. Area harvested, at 116,900 acres, was down 17% from 2023. The average yield decreased by 391 pounds from 2023.
Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2022-2024
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Varietal type : Area planted : Area harvested
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 acres
:
Oil :
California .......: 33.0 28.0 15.5 31.0 27.5 15.4
Colorado .........: 50.0 26.0 22.5 40.0 23.0 18.0
Kansas ...........: 31.0 28.0 9.5 27.0 26.0 8.8
Minnesota ........: 67.0 49.0 31.0 65.0 48.0 30.0
Nebraska .........: 49.0 31.0 26.0 45.0 30.0 24.0
North Dakota .....: 660.0 500.0 230.0 645.0 490.0 225.0
South Dakota .....: 610.0 455.0 245.0 580.0 440.0 236.0
Texas ............: 44.0 44.0 14.5 38.0 38.0 12.0
:
United States ....: 1,544.0 1,161.0 594.0 1,471.0 1,122.5 569.2
:
Non-oil :
California .......: 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3
Colorado .........: 10.0 8.0 4.0 6.5 5.0 3.0
Kansas ...........: 10.0 6.0 1.0 8.5 5.0 1.0
Minnesota ........: 8.5 9.5 6.7 8.0 9.0 6.3
Nebraska .........: 7.5 8.5 2.3 6.0 7.5 2.3
North Dakota .....: 57.0 75.0 75.0 53.0 71.0 71.0
South Dakota .....: 42.0 40.0 34.0 40.0 38.0 31.0
Texas ............: 8.0 6.5 3.5 6.0 5.0 2.0
:
United States ....: 143.5 154.0 126.8 128.5 141.0 116.9
:
All :
California .......: 33.5 28.5 15.8 31.5 28.0 15.7
Colorado .........: 60.0 34.0 26.5 46.5 28.0 21.0
Kansas ...........: 41.0 34.0 10.5 35.5 31.0 9.8
Minnesota ........: 75.5 58.5 37.7 73.0 57.0 36.3
Nebraska .........: 56.5 39.5 28.3 51.0 37.5 26.3
North Dakota .....: 717.0 575.0 305.0 698.0 561.0 296.0
South Dakota .....: 652.0 495.0 279.0 620.0 478.0 267.0
Texas ............: 52.0 50.5 18.0 44.0 43.0 14.0
:
United States ....: 1,687.5 1,315.0 720.8 1,599.5 1,263.5 686.1
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Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and
United States: 2022-2024 (continued)
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Varietal type : Yield per acre : Production
and State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: ---------- pounds --------- --------- 1,000 pounds --------
:
Oil :
California .....: 1,050 1,050 1,500 32,550 28,875 23,100
Colorado .......: 550 940 820 22,000 21,620 14,760
Kansas .........: 1,300 930 1,000 35,100 24,180 8,800
Minnesota ......: 2,370 2,300 1,900 154,050 110,400 57,000
Nebraska .......: 900 1,180 1,100 40,500 35,400 26,400
North Dakota ...: 1,900 1,970 1,800 1,225,500 965,300 405,000
South Dakota ...: 1,740 1,650 1,700 1,009,200 726,000 401,200
Texas ..........: 1,250 1,350 900 47,500 51,300 10,800
:
United States ..: 1,745 1,749 1,664 2,566,400 1,963,075 947,060
:
Non-oil :
California .....: 1,400 1,100 1,200 700 550 360
Colorado .......: 1,350 1,100 1,200 8,775 5,500 3,600
Kansas .........: 1,100 850 1,050 9,350 4,250 1,050
Minnesota ......: 2,200 2,400 1,700 17,600 21,600 10,710
Nebraska .......: 870 1,170 750 5,220 8,775 1,725
North Dakota ...: 2,170 2,190 1,600 115,010 155,490 113,600
South Dakota ...: 1,830 2,400 2,100 73,200 91,200 65,100
Texas ..........: 2,050 1,450 1,200 12,300 7,250 2,400
:
United States ..: 1,884 2,089 1,698 242,155 294,615 198,545
:
All :
California .....: 1,056 1,051 1,494 33,250 29,425 23,460
Colorado .......: 662 969 874 30,775 27,120 18,360
Kansas .........: 1,252 917 1,005 44,450 28,430 9,850
Minnesota ......: 2,351 2,316 1,865 171,650 132,000 67,710
Nebraska .......: 896 1,178 1,069 45,720 44,175 28,125
North Dakota ...: 1,921 1,998 1,752 1,340,510 1,120,790 518,600
South Dakota ...: 1,746 1,710 1,746 1,082,400 817,200 466,300
Texas ..........: 1,359 1,362 943 59,800 58,550 13,200
:
United States ..: 1,756 1,787 1,670 2,808,555 2,257,690 1,145,605
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