U.S. Reduces Soybean Area
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- The 2018 soybean planted area is estimated at 89.6 million acres, down 1% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 14 of the 31 major producing States. Area for harvest, forecast at 88.9 million acres, is down 1% from 2017.
Producers planted 94% of the 2018 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, unchanged from 2017.
Soybean 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
:
Alabama ........: 350 360 345 355
Arkansas .......: 3,530 3,600 3,500 3,570
Delaware .......: 160 155 158 153
Florida ........: 15 15 14 14
Georgia ........: 155 200 150 190
Illinois .......: 10,600 10,900 10,550 10,850
Indiana ........: 5,950 6,200 5,940 6,180
Iowa ...........: 10,000 9,900 9,940 9,840
Kansas .........: 5,150 4,850 5,110 4,810
Kentucky .......: 1,950 2,100 1,940 2,090
:
Louisiana ......: 1,270 1,400 1,250 1,370
Maryland .......: 500 500 495 495
Michigan .......: 2,280 2,300 2,270 2,290
Minnesota ......: 8,150 7,800 8,090 7,740
Mississippi ....: 2,190 2,200 2,170 2,180
Missouri .......: 5,950 5,800 5,910 5,730
Nebraska .......: 5,700 5,500 5,670 5,450
New Jersey .....: 100 120 99 118
New York .......: 270 270 265 266
North Carolina .: 1,700 1,600 1,690 1,590
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North Dakota ...: 7,100 6,600 7,050 6,550
Ohio ...........: 5,100 4,950 5,090 4,940
Oklahoma .......: 655 660 640 640
Pennsylvania ...: 590 600 585 595
South Carolina .: 400 420 390 410
South Dakota ...: 5,650 5,700 5,610 5,660
Tennessee ......: 1,690 1,750 1,660 1,720
Texas ..........: 210 160 185 140
Virginia .......: 600 620 590 610
West Virginia ..: 27 27 26 26
Wisconsin ......: 2,150 2,300 2,140 2,290
:
United States ..: 90,142 89,557 89,522 88,862
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1/ Forecasted.
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