Modest Gain in U.S. Wheat Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --All wheat planted area for 2013 in the United States is expected to rise 1% to 56.4 million acres, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
The 2013 winter wheat planted area, at 42.0 million acres, is 2% above last year and up slightly from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 28.9 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 9.67 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.39 million acres are White Winter.
Area planted to other spring wheat for 2013 is expected to total 12.7 million acres, up 3% from 2012. Of this total, about 12.1 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat.
The intended Durum planted area for 2013 is estimated at 1.75 million acres, down 18% from the previous year.
All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2011-2013
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 220 220 260 118
Arizona ............: 87 115 76 66
Arkansas ...........: 620 550 710 129
California .........: 790 750 700 93
Colorado ...........: 2,345 2,363 2,217 94
Delaware ...........: 80 85 80 94
Florida ............: 12 20 23 115
Georgia ............: 250 290 400 138
Idaho ..............: 1,471 1,313 1,318 100
Illinois ...........: 800 660 830 126
:
Indiana ............: 430 350 470 134
Iowa ...............: 22 18 40 222
Kansas .............: 8,800 9,500 9,300 98
Kentucky ...........: 540 580 680 117
Louisiana ..........: 240 285 240 84
Maryland ...........: 260 310 330 106
Michigan ...........: 700 570 590 104
Minnesota ..........: 1,580 1,390 1,400 101
Mississippi ........: 360 370 400 108
Missouri ...........: 790 790 1,100 139
:
Montana ............: 5,100 5,770 5,480 95
Nebraska ...........: 1,520 1,380 1,450 105
Nevada .............: 23 26 28 108
New Jersey .........: 35 33 38 115
New Mexico .........: 435 450 420 93
New York ...........: 120 100 125 125
North Carolina .....: 700 830 960 116
North Dakota .......: 6,800 7,840 7,650 98
Ohio ...............: 880 500 630 126
Oklahoma ...........: 5,100 5,400 5,400 100
:
Oregon .............: 990 885 890 101
Pennsylvania .......: 185 165 200 121
South Carolina .....: 190 235 240 102
South Dakota .......: 2,908 2,405 2,358 98
Tennessee ..........: 420 420 550 131
Texas ..............: 5,300 5,700 5,700 100
Utah ...............: 151 155 161 104
Virginia ...........: 270 280 290 104
Washington .........: 2,380 2,210 2,230 101
West Virginia ......: 10 8 11 138
Wisconsin ..........: 345 265 320 121
Wyoming ............: 150 150 145 97
:
United States ......: 54,409 55,736 56,440 101
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1/ Intended plantings for 2013 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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