Third Largest Corn Crop Intended
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 93.6 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2016, up 6% from last year and up 3% from 2014, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.
If realized, this will be the third highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 41 of the 48 estimating States. The increase in planted acres is mainly due to the expectation of higher returns in 2016 compared with other crops. Acreage increases of 400,000 or more compared with last year are expected in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and North Dakota.
Corn 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 ............: 300 260 340 131
Arizona ............: 75 70 65 93
Arkansas ...........: 540 460 790 172
California .........: 520 430 440 102
Colorado ...........: 1,150 1,100 1,250 114
Connecticut ........: 26 26 25 96
Delaware ...........: 175 170 175 103
Florida ............: 75 80 100 125
Georgia ............: 350 330 390 118
Idaho ..............: 320 280 320 114
:
Illinois ...........: 11,900 11,700 12,100 103
Indiana ............: 5,900 5,650 5,800 103
Iowa ...............: 13,700 13,500 13,900 103
Kansas .............: 4,050 4,150 4,800 116
Kentucky ...........: 1,520 1,400 1,500 107
Louisiana ..........: 400 400 730 183
Maine ..............: 31 31 31 100
Maryland ...........: 500 440 490 111
Massachusetts ......: 16 16 15 94
Michigan ...........: 2,550 2,350 2,450 104
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,200 8,100 8,200 101
Mississippi ........: 510 510 800 157
Missouri ...........: 3,500 3,250 3,600 111
Montana ............: 130 105 95 90
Nebraska ...........: 9,300 9,400 9,700 103
Nevada .............: 4 2 4 200
New Hampshire ......: 15 15 14 93
New Jersey .........: 85 80 75 94
New Mexico .........: 125 125 105 84
New York ...........: 1,140 1,080 1,100 102
:
North Carolina .....: 840 790 930 118
North Dakota .......: 2,800 2,750 3,400 124
Ohio ...............: 3,700 3,550 3,550 100
Oklahoma ...........: 320 310 360 116
Oregon .............: 80 65 75 115
Pennsylvania .......: 1,460 1,340 1,400 104
Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100
South Carolina .....: 295 295 320 108
South Dakota .......: 5,800 5,400 5,700 106
Tennessee ..........: 920 780 840 108
:
Texas ..............: 2,250 2,300 2,600 113
Utah ...............: 75 60 75 125
Vermont ............: 92 92 95 103
Virginia ...........: 500 450 490 109
Washington .........: 215 170 210 124
West Virginia ......: 51 50 50 100
Wisconsin ..........: 4,000 4,000 4,000 100
Wyoming ............: 90 85 100 118
:
United States ......: 90,597 87,999 93,601 106
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1/ Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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