Winter Durum Plantings Sink 41%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Durum wheat seedings in Arizona and California for 2018 harvest are estimated at a combined 74,000 acres, down 41% from 2017 and 51% below 2016, according to the USDA.
In Arizona, seeding was well underway by December 31 at 21% complete, 1 percentage point below last year. Planting has been underway in California since mid-December.
Durum Wheat Area Seeded - States and United States: 2016-2018
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not begun]
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: Crop year : 2018
State :--------------------------------------------------: as a percent
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : of 2017
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: 1,000 acres 1,000 acres 1,000 acres percent
:
Arizona ........: 97 90 45 50
California .....: 55 35 29 83
Idaho ..........: 10 25
Montana ........: 780 890
North Dakota ...: 1,460 1,260
South Dakota ...: 10 7
:
United States ..: 2,412 2,307
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1/ Indicated 2018 area seeded for all six States and the United States will be
published in "Prospective Plantings" released March 2018.
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