Rye Seedings Pop 9%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- The 2013 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.42 million acres, up 9% from 2012, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013.
Harvested area is expected to total 321,000 acres, up 29% from last year. As of June 23, rye in Oklahoma, the largest rye-producing State, was 49% harvested, 26 percentage points behind the 5-year average pace.
Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2012 and 2013
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 2/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Georgia ........: 230 250 25 65
Oklahoma .......: 250 250 60 70
:
Other States 3/ : 820 919 163 186
:
United States ..: 1,300 1,419 248 321
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Forecasted.
3/ Other States include Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and
Wisconsin.
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