U.S. Durum Area Up 11%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat in the U.S. is estimated at 2.15 million acres, up 11% from 2015, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
Planted area in North Dakota, the largest producing Durum wheat State, is estimated at 1.30 million acres, an increase of 19% from last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 2.08 million acres, 10% above 2015.
As of June 26, the crop was 47% headed in North Dakota, 28 percentage points ahead of last year. Record low planted and harvested acreage is expected in South Dakota.
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2015 and 2016
[Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona ........: 145 100 140 97
California .....: 65 50 60 45
Idaho ..........: 10 11 10 11
Montana ........: 620 680 605 665
North Dakota ...: 1,090 1,300 1,075 1,260
South Dakota ...: 6 4 6 4
:
United States ..: 1,936 2,145 1,896 2,082
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1/ Forecasted.
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