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Fourth Smallest Barley Crop Pending

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Barley producers intend to seed 3.14 million acres for the 2016 crop year, down 12% from the previous year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.

If realized, this will be the fourth smallest seeded area on record. In Montana, the planted area is expected to be up 4% from 2015. In North Dakota, planted acreage is expected to decrease by 29% from last year.


Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2014-2016
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2014        :       2015        :      2016 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :       ---------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Arizona ............:          36                  17                  15                 88
California .........:          80                  70                  80                114
Colorado ...........:          57                  65                  78                120
Delaware ...........:          41                  32                  28                 88
Idaho ..............:         600                 580                 560                 97
Kansas 2/ ..........:          16                  13                (NA)                (X)
Maine 2/ ...........:          13                  13                (NA)                (X)
Maryland ...........:          70                  50                  50                100
Michigan 2/ ........:           9                  11                (NA)                (X)
Minnesota ..........:          75                 135                 100                 74
                    :
Montana ............:         920                 970               1,010                104
New York 2/ ........:          12                  11                (NA)                (X)
North Carolina 2/ ..:          20                  19                (NA)                (X)
North Dakota .......:         620               1,120                 800                 71
Oregon .............:          50                  49                  60                122
Pennsylvania .......:          70                  55                  55                100
South Dakota 2/ ....:          28                  37                (NA)                (X)
Utah ...............:          32                  27                  30                111
Virginia ...........:          56                  46                  44                 96
Washington .........:         115                 110                 125                114
Wisconsin 2/ .......:          26                  28                (NA)                (X)
Wyoming ............:          85                 100                 105                105
                    :
United States ......:       3,031               3,558               3,140                 88
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2016.

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