Winter Wheat Area Expands
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/14 - SNS -- The 2014 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 42.0 million acres, down 3% from 2013 but up slightly from the Winter Wheat Seedings report, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates for 2014.
States with notable acreage increases from the previous estimate were Kansas, North Dakota, and Tennessee. Of the total acreage, about 30.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8.43 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.35 million acres are White Winter.
Record high acreage was planted in North Dakota. During the winter months, winter wheat conditions declined in the Great Plains due to adverse weather conditions and exposure to bitter cold due to lack of snow cover in some areas.
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