More Winter Wheat Sown Than Thought
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/13 - SNS --The 2013 winter wheat in the United States is estimated at 42.0 million acres, up slightly from the Winter Wheat Seedings report, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2013.
Acreage increases from the previous report were mainly in the Soft Red Winter growing States. Of the total acreage, 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.
Winter wheat conditions improved over the winter in much of the Hard Red Winter growing area. Increases from last year are estimated in most Soft Red Winter growing States with North Carolina producers planting a record high acreage.
Winter 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 : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 220 220 260 118
Arizona ............: 7 10 11 110
Arkansas ...........: 620 550 710 129
California .........: 670 610 610 100
Colorado ...........: 2,300 2,350 2,200 94
Delaware ...........: 80 85 80 94
Florida ............: 12 20 23 115
Georgia ............: 250 290 400 138
Idaho ..............: 820 780 780 100
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 ..........: 30 40 50 125
Mississippi ........: 360 370 400 108
Missouri ...........: 790 790 1,100 139
:
Montana ............: 2,250 2,300 2,100 91
Nebraska ...........: 1,520 1,380 1,450 105
Nevada .............: 15 20 20 100
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 .......: 400 750 350 47
Ohio ...............: 880 500 630 126
Oklahoma ...........: 5,100 5,400 5,400 100
:
Oregon .............: 830 790 800 101
Pennsylvania .......: 185 165 200 121
South Carolina .....: 190 235 240 102
South Dakota .......: 1,650 1,320 1,250 95
Tennessee ..........: 420 420 550 131
Texas ..............: 5,300 5,700 5,700 100
Utah ...............: 130 140 145 104
Virginia ...........: 270 280 290 104
Washington .........: 1,760 1,700 1,740 102
West Virginia ......: 10 8 11 138
Wisconsin ..........: 345 265 320 121
Wyoming ............: 150 150 145 97
:
United States ......: 40,646 41,324 41,988 102
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