North Dakota should set a record when the sunflower harvest is complete. From the Bismarck Tribune:
- North Dakota will produce 49 percent of the nation’s sunseeds this year; together, North Dakota and South Dakota will produce 77 percent of the nation’s crop.
- More significant for the state’s growers is that this year they will average 1,638 pounds per acre, a record yield and a full 120 pounds above last year’s good yields, according to the USDA. The previous record was 1,586 pounds an acre in 2005.
- If this year’s yields bear out, they will be 24 percent higher than the 10-year average of 1,321 pounds per acre, from 1999-2008.
And the oil content is excellent.
- The quality of North Dakota’s crop, in terms of oil content, also is high, with good test weight.
- Oil content is coming in at 43 percent to 44 percent, well above the standard of 40 percent.
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