U.S. Flax Harvest Sinks
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Production of flaxseed in 2024 totaled 2.42 million bushels, down 18% from the 2023 production, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
Harvested area totaled 140,000 acres in 2024, down 13% from 2023. Harvested acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, was estimated at 90,000 acres, down 13% from 2023.
The average United States yield for 2024, at 17.3 bushels per acre, was down 1.2 bushels from 2023.
Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 acres
:
Montana ........: 98 68 56 80 57 50
North Dakota ...: 165 110 92 162 103 90
:
United States ..: 263 178 148 242 160 140
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: --------- bushels -------- ------ 1,000 bushels ------
:
Montana ........: 11.0 14.0 7.0 880 798 350
North Dakota ...: 21.0 21.0 23.0 3,402 2,163 2,070
:
United States ..: 17.7 18.5 17.3 4,282 2,961 2,420
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