Third Biggest Corn Area
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes in 2016 is estimated at 94.1 million acres, up 7% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
This represents the third highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944. Area harvested for grain, at 86.6 million acres, is up 7% from last year and represents the third highest area harvested for grain since 1933.
Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 99% of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview, slightly higher than the 10-year average. Planted acreage for 2016 is unchanged or up compared with the previous year across most of the Corn Belt. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Connecticut, while record high planted acreage is estimated in Oregon and Idaho.
Farmers report 92% of this year's corn crop was planted with biotechnology seed varieties, unchanged from last year. Biotechnology seed includes traits for insect resistance (Bt), herbicide resistance, or stacked gene which contains traits for both herbicide and insect resistance.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2015 and 2016
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .........: 260 330 245 310
Arizona .........: 70 80 34 35
Arkansas ........: 460 750 445 735
California ......: 430 470 60 75
Colorado ........: 1,100 1,250 950 1,100
Connecticut 2/ ..: 26 25 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 170 170 164 164
Florida .........: 80 80 50 45
Georgia .........: 330 400 285 355
Idaho ...........: 280 360 70 130
:
Illinois ........: 11,700 11,700 11,500 11,500
Indiana .........: 5,650 5,800 5,480 5,610
Iowa ............: 13,500 14,000 13,050 13,600
Kansas ..........: 4,150 4,800 3,920 4,550
Kentucky ........: 1,400 1,500 1,310 1,410
Louisiana .......: 400 630 390 590
Maine 2/ ........: 31 31 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 440 470 380 400
Massachusetts 2/ : 16 16 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 2,350 2,500 2,070 2,160
:
Minnesota .......: 8,100 8,500 7,600 8,000
Mississippi .....: 510 720 490 690
Missouri ........: 3,250 3,700 3,080 3,550
Montana .........: 105 120 50 60
Nebraska ........: 9,400 9,700 9,150 9,400
Nevada 2/ .......: 2 5 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ : 15 14 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 80 90 72 81
New Mexico ......: 125 125 40 50
New York ........: 1,080 1,150 590 660
:
North Carolina ..: 790 1,020 730 940
North Dakota ....: 2,750 3,500 2,560 3,250
Ohio ............: 3,550 3,550 3,260 3,290
Oklahoma ........: 310 380 280 345
Oregon ..........: 65 90 30 45
Pennsylvania ....: 1,340 1,410 940 1,000
Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 295 350 260 330
South Dakota ....: 5,400 5,700 5,030 5,300
Tennessee .......: 780 870 730 800
:
Texas ...........: 2,300 2,600 1,970 2,250
Utah ............: 60 85 15 20
Vermont 2/ ......: 92 95 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 450 490 300 340
Washington ......: 170 180 75 80
West Virginia ...: 50 50 35 35
Wisconsin .......: 4,000 4,200 3,000 3,200
Wyoming .........: 85 90 59 65
:
United States ...: 87,999 94,148 80,749 86,550
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
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