Smaller Soybean Area Planned
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Soybeans growers intend to plant 82.2 million acres in 2016, down less than 1% from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.
Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are down or unchanged in 23 of the 31 estimating States. Decreases of 200,000 acres or more are anticipated in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Mississippi.
Compared with last year, the largest increase in acreage is expected in Missouri. If realized, the planted area in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin will be the largest on record.
Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2014-2016
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2016 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 480 500 470 94
Arkansas ...........: 3,230 3,200 3,050 95
Delaware ...........: 185 175 165 94
Florida ............: 39 33 30 91
Georgia ............: 300 325 320 98
Illinois ...........: 9,800 9,800 10,000 102
Indiana ............: 5,450 5,550 5,550 100
Iowa ...............: 9,850 9,850 9,700 98
Kansas .............: 4,000 3,900 3,850 99
Kentucky ...........: 1,760 1,840 1,650 90
:
Louisiana ..........: 1,410 1,430 1,150 80
Maryland ...........: 510 520 510 98
Michigan ...........: 2,050 2,030 2,100 103
Minnesota ..........: 7,350 7,600 7,400 97
Mississippi ........: 2,210 2,300 2,000 87
Missouri ...........: 5,650 4,550 5,500 121
Nebraska ...........: 5,400 5,300 5,300 100
New Jersey .........: 105 105 100 95
New York ...........: 330 305 315 103
North Carolina .....: 1,750 1,820 1,700 93
:
North Dakota .......: 5,900 5,750 5,900 103
Ohio ...............: 4,700 4,750 4,650 98
Oklahoma ...........: 375 395 350 89
Pennsylvania .......: 570 580 590 102
South Carolina .....: 450 475 440 93
South Dakota .......: 5,150 5,150 5,000 97
Tennessee ..........: 1,640 1,750 1,650 94
Texas ..............: 155 130 190 146
Virginia ...........: 650 630 630 100
West Virginia ......: 27 27 26 96
Wisconsin ..........: 1,800 1,880 1,950 104
:
United States ......: 83,276 82,650 82,236 99
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1/ Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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