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MTLinear (MT)
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MTLinear (MT)
IN-SHELL DOMESTIC/EXPORT USAGE
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Million PoundsLinear (Million Pounds)
KERNEL DOMESTIC/EXPORT USAGE
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Million PoundsLinear (Million Pounds)
BIRDFOOD USAGE
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OIL-TYPE YIELDS
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US Yield
US YieldLinear (US Yield)
CONFECTION YIELDS
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US YieldLinear (US Yield)
U.S. PLANTED OIL-TYPE ACRES
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WHY ARE WE LOSING ACRES?
Wet Cycle Diseases
Sclerotinia Phomopsis Rust Verticillium
Corn and Soybean Technology Blackbirds
GRAND FORKS COUNTY ND
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Sunflower Acres
Total Planted AcresYields
POLK COUNTY MN
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Sunflower Acres
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HOW HAVE WE MET MARKET DEMAND? Improved yields Years with great crops
High oil content Excellent in-shell seed size
Large carryover stocks Imports Weather/planting conditions
OIL-TYPE SUNFLOWER TOTAL SUPPLY
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Ending stocksDisappearance
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YIELD GOALS
Work Toward Raising Yields by 25% Oils
Five Year Average 1420 lbs/acre 1775 lbs/acre
Confections Five Year Average - 1390 lbs/acre
1740 lbs/acre
ADVANCES IN CROP PROTECTION
Herbicides Five new labels since 2005 Spartan, Beyond, Express, Dual Magnum, Select
Fungicides Quadris, Folicur, Headline
None labeled in 2005
Seed Treatments Three product choices since 2005 Cruiser Max, Idol, Bayer Cropscience
Desiccants Two new labels since 2005 Glyphosate and Sharpen
AVERAGE YIELDS: HUNGARY AND US
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SOUTH DAKOTA OIL YIELDS
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