Second Lowest Winter Wheat Area
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Planted area for harvest in 2018 is estimated at 32.6 million acres, down less than 1% from 2017 and down 10% from 2016, according to the USDA.
This represents the second lowest United States acreage on record. Seedings, which began in early September, remained behind the 5-year average seeding pace through early November when seeding was mostly complete.
Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat seeded area is expected to total 23.1 million acres, down 2% from 2017. Planted acreage is down from last year across most of the growing region. The largest declines in planted acreage are estimated in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Record low acreage was seeded in Nebraska and Utah.
Soft Red Winter (SRW) wheat seeded area totals 5.98 million acres, up 4% from last year. Acreage increases are expected from last year in most of the SRW growing States, while decreases are expected in the Delta Region, most Northeastern States, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Record low acreage was seeded in Louisiana, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
White Winter wheat seeded area totals 3.56 million acres, up 1% from 2017. Planting in the Pacific Northwest got off to a normal start, but progress was behind the 5-year average pace in Washington throughout the planting season. By November 5, seeding was virtually complete in the region.
Winter Wheat Area Seeded - United States: 2016-2018 (Domestic Units)
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: Crop year : 2018
Crop :--------------------------------------------: as a percent
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017
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: 1,000 acres 1,000 acres 1,000 acres percent
:
Winter wheat ..: 36,152 32,696 32,608 100
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Winter Wheat Area Seeded - United States: 2016-2018 (Metric Units)
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: Crop year : 2018
Crop :--------------------------------------------: as a percent
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017
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: hectares hectares hectares percent
:
Winter wheat ..: 14,630,350 13,231,740 13,196,130 100
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Winter Wheat Area Seeded - States and United States: 2016-2018
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: Crop year : 2018
State :--------------------------------------------------: as a percent
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : of 2017
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: 1,000 acres 1,000 acres 1,000 acres percent
:
Alabama ........: 230 150 190 127
Arizona ........: 14 25 17 68
Arkansas .......: 195 200 170 85
California .....: 425 385 340 88
Colorado .......: 2,350 2,250 2,150 96
Delaware .......: 70 75 60 80
Florida ........: 25 20 30 150
Georgia ........: 180 160 210 131
Idaho ..........: 770 720 730 101
Illinois .......: 520 500 530 106
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Indiana ........: 330 290 330 114
Iowa ...........: 25 16 20 125
Kansas .........: 8,500 7,600 7,800 103
Kentucky .......: 510 480 460 96
Louisiana ......: 25 20 15 75
Maryland .......: 360 410 410 100
Michigan .......: 610 480 530 110
Minnesota ......: 11 10 11 110
Mississippi ....: 65 45 35 78
Missouri .......: 690 640 690 108
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Montana ........: 2,250 1,750 1,550 89
Nebraska .......: 1,370 1,120 1,030 92
Nevada .........: 10 14 9 64
New Jersey .....: 25 23 19 83
New Mexico .....: 345 330 340 103
New York .......: 120 140 130 93
North Carolina .: 420 450 460 102
North Dakota ...: 130 70 90 129
Ohio ...........: 580 460 530 115
Oklahoma .......: 5,000 4,500 4,100 91
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Oregon .........: 720 700 710 101
Pennsylvania ...: 190 210 180 86
South Carolina .: 60 90 60 67
South Dakota ...: 1,180 910 850 93
Tennessee ......: 400 370 360 97
Texas ..........: 5,000 4,700 5,000 106
Utah ...........: 120 120 120 100
Virginia .......: 210 210 230 110
Washington .....: 1,700 1,700 1,700 100
West Virginia ..: 7 8 7 88
Wisconsin ......: 270 210 260 124
Wyoming ........: 140 135 145 107
:
United States ..: 36,152 32,696 32,608 100
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