Durum Acreage Could Sink 13%
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2018 is estimated at 2.00 million acres, down 13% from 2017, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2018.
Acreage decreases are expected in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. Durum wheat seedings were nearly complete by March 11 in Arizona.
Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018
[Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Arizona ............: 97 90 85 94
California .........: 55 35 40 114
Idaho ..............: 10 25 20 80
Montana ............: 780 890 850 96
North Dakota .......: 1,460 1,260 1,000 79
South Dakota .......: 10 7 9 129
:
United States ......: 2,412 2,307 2,004 87
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1/ Intended plantings in 2018 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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