There were dramatic changes in some of the specialty crop numbers in Thursday’s USDA report. North Dakota is the leading sunflower producing state in the country and production dropped 20 percent from last year. Sunflower production declined 21 percent in South Dakota and Minnesota. If realized, the sunflower yields being forecast for Minnesota and North Dakota will be record large. Dry edible bean production dropped 22 percent from a year ago in North Dakota and down five percent in Minnesota. Canola production is forecast to be record high in North Dakota, up five percent from last year. Minnesota’s canola production is expected to be 17 percent higher.
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