Which states grow the most safflower (a spiny plant whose seeds are pressed into cooking oil)? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… Florida — a flower needs sunshine, right? 🌸
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The real order is…
California grows about 4.35× as much as #2 Montana!
📚 BackgroundMeet a crop you've probably never heard of: safflower, a spiny plant with orange-yellow flowers. Its seeds are pressed into a light cooking oil (and fill birdseed too). It loves dry heat, so California grows more than half of America's safflower, with other dry western states behind.(USDA NASS Quick Stats)
I bet… Florida — a flower needs sunshine, right? 🌸
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Safflower grown (pounds, 2024)
🇺🇸 United States (national)132,485,000 lb
California#177,000,000 lb
Most: California (77,000,000 lb); least shown here: South Dakota (6,375,000 lb).
Note: measured in pounds of seed harvested. Only states that publish a value are shown. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.