Winter Wheat Harvest 45% Complete
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- The 2016 winter wheat planted area in the United States is estimated at 36.5 million acres, up less than 1% from the previous estimate but down 7% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
Of the total acreage, about 26.5 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.58 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million are White Winter. Record low planted acreages are expected in Nebraska and Utah.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 30.2 million acres, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 6% from last year. Harvested acres are down from last year across much of the Great Plains, the primary wheat producing area, due to the reduction in planted acreage. Record low harvested acreage is expected in West Virginia.
In the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) harvested area is forecast at 14.2 million acres, down 12% from last year.
As of June 26, harvest was 45% complete, 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 58% complete at this time, 8 percentage points ahead of 5-year average.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2015 and 2016
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 260 200 220 160
Arizona .......: 5 8 2 4
Arkansas ......: 350 200 240 140
California ....: 400 420 150 175
Colorado ......: 2,400 2,250 2,140 2,120
Delaware ......: 70 70 65 65
Florida .......: 25 20 15 15
Georgia .......: 215 200 145 135
Idaho .........: 750 760 700 720
Illinois ......: 540 560 520 520
:
Indiana .......: 290 350 260 320
Iowa ..........: 20 40 15 30
Kansas ........: 9,200 8,500 8,700 8,100
Kentucky ......: 560 540 440 410
Louisiana .....: 110 30 92 25
Maryland ......: 355 360 270 260
Michigan ......: 510 600 475 570
Minnesota .....: 52 35 43 30
Mississippi ...: 150 80 120 70
Missouri ......: 760 690 610 600
:
Montana .......: 2,350 2,300 2,220 2,200
Nebraska ......: 1,490 1,280 1,210 1,200
Nevada ........: 8 10 6 7
New Jersey ....: 27 27 20 21
New Mexico ....: 385 370 190 180
New York ......: 120 130 110 115
North Carolina : 650 480 570 420
North Dakota ..: 200 140 190 130
Ohio ..........: 520 590 480 550
Oklahoma ......: 5,300 5,000 3,800 3,300
:
Oregon ........: 740 710 735 705
Pennsylvania ..: 195 230 175 195
South Carolina : 170 90 160 75
South Dakota ..: 1,420 1,150 970 1,070
Tennessee .....: 455 440 395 390
Texas .........: 6,000 5,200 3,550 2,800
Utah ..........: 115 115 110 105
Virginia ......: 260 220 210 175
Washington ....: 1,650 1,700 1,590 1,670
West Virginia .: 9 8 4 4
Wisconsin .....: 230 290 210 265
Wyoming .......: 145 145 130 130
:
United States .: 39,461 36,538 32,257 30,176
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1/ Forecasted.
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