Bigger Spring Wheat Increase
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- Area seeded to spring wheat other than durum is estimated at 13.2 million acres, up 20% from 2017 and up 5% from the previous estimate, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Of this total, about 12.7 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 6.60 million acres, up 23% from last year.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .......: 10 9 9 6
Idaho ..........: 420 430 410 415
Minnesota ......: 1,160 1,600 1,130 1,560
Montana ........: 2,500 2,950 2,290 2,850
Nevada .........: 15 8 5 3
North Dakota ...: 5,350 6,600 5,070 6,500
Oregon .........: 75 65 73 63
South Dakota ...: 970 1,050 670 1,020
Utah ...........: 14 10 12 7
Washington .....: 495 480 490 475
:
United States ..: 11,009 13,202 10,159 12,899
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1/ Forecasted.
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