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Corn Seedings Could Fall 2%

WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States intend to reduce land in corn by 2% to 88.0 million acres, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.

If realized this will be the lowest planted acreage since 2015.

Planted acreage for 2018 is expected to be down or unchanged from 2017 across most of the major corn-producing States, with the exception of Ohio, which is expecting an increase in acreage from last year. Record high acreage is expected in Nevada and Oregon. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 33 of the 48 estimating States. Acreage decreases of 300,000 acres or more are expected in Kansas, Minnesota, and North Dakota compared with last year.

Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2016        :       2017        :      2018 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Alabama ............:         330                 250                 260                104
Arizona ............:          95                  65                  60                 92
Arkansas ...........:         760                 620                 650                105
California .........:         420                 430                 430                100
Colorado ...........:       1,340               1,460               1,500                103
Connecticut ........:          25                  24                  24                100
Delaware ...........:         170                 180                 150                 83
Florida ............:          80                  75                  70                 93
Georgia ............:         410                 290                 330                114
Idaho ..............:         340                 340                 330                 97
                    :
Illinois ...........:      11,600              11,200              11,000                 98
Indiana ............:       5,600               5,350               5,100                 95
Iowa ...............:      13,900              13,300              13,300                100
Kansas .............:       5,100               5,500               5,100                 93
Kentucky ...........:       1,500               1,320               1,280                 97
Louisiana ..........:         620                 500                 450                 90
Maine ..............:          31                  31                  31                100
Maryland ...........:         460                 480                 440                 92
Massachusetts ......:          16                  15                  16                107
Michigan ...........:       2,400               2,250               2,250                100
                    :
Minnesota ..........:       8,450               8,050               7,500                 93
Mississippi ........:         750                 520                 490                 94
Missouri ...........:       3,650               3,400               3,400                100
Montana ............:         115                 115                 115                100
Nebraska ...........:       9,850               9,550               9,300                 97
Nevada .............:          11                  12                  15                125
New Hampshire ......:          15                  14                  15                107
New Jersey .........:          80                  77                  73                 95
New Mexico .........:         120                 125                 120                 96
New York ...........:       1,100               1,000               1,020                102
                    :
North Carolina .....:       1,000                 890                 900                101
North Dakota .......:       3,450               3,420               3,050                 89
Ohio ...............:       3,550               3,400               3,450                101
Oklahoma ...........:         400                 350                 310                 89
Oregon .............:          80                  85                  95                112
Pennsylvania .......:       1,400               1,350               1,370                101
Rhode Island .......:           2                   2                   2                100
South Carolina .....:         375                 350                 340                 97
South Dakota .......:       5,600               5,700               5,700                100
Tennessee ..........:         880                 750                 750                100
                    :
Texas ..............:       2,900               2,450               2,400                 98
Utah ...............:          80                  80                  75                 94
Vermont ............:          90                  82                  85                104
Virginia ...........:         490                 500                 500                100
Washington .........:         170                 170                 180                106
West Virginia ......:          49                  50                  50                100
Wisconsin ..........:       4,050               3,900               3,850                 99
Wyoming ............:         100                  95                 100                105
                    :
United States ......:      94,004              90,167              88,026                 98
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1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.

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