Smallest Wheat Crop Forecast
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- All wheat planted area for 2019 in the United States is estimated at 45.8 million acres, down 4% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
This represents the lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919.
The 2019 winter wheat planted area, at 31.5 million acres, is down 3% from last year but up 1% from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 22.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.55 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter.
Area planted to other spring wheat for 2019 is estimated at 12.8 million acres, down 3% from 2018. Of this total, about 12.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2019 is estimated at 1.42 million acres, down 31% from the previous year.
All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 150 160 170 106
Arizona ............: 115 91 40 44
Arkansas ...........: 200 175 90 51
California .........: 420 420 375 89
Colorado ...........: 2,260 2,260 2,300 102
Delaware ...........: 75 75 60 80
Florida 2/ .........: 20 15 (NA) (X)
Georgia ............: 160 200 210 105
Idaho ..............: 1,175 1,191 1,235 104
Illinois ...........: 500 600 600 100
:
Indiana ............: 290 310 310 100
Iowa 2/ ............: 16 16 (NA) (X)
Kansas .............: 7,600 7,700 7,000 91
Kentucky ...........: 480 450 450 100
Louisiana 2/ .......: 20 15 (NA) (X)
Maryland ...........: 410 360 355 99
Michigan ...........: 480 510 590 116
Minnesota ..........: 1,170 1,621 1,530 94
Mississippi ........: 45 55 35 64
Missouri ...........: 640 740 640 86
:
Montana ............: 5,140 5,390 5,080 94
Nebraska ...........: 1,120 1,100 1,100 100
Nevada 2/ ..........: 29 23 (NA) (X)
New Jersey .........: 23 18 19 106
New Mexico .........: 330 315 330 105
New York ...........: 140 110 110 100
North Carolina .....: 450 460 300 65
North Dakota .......: 6,680 7,735 7,540 97
Ohio ...............: 490 490 500 102
Oklahoma ...........: 4,500 4,400 4,300 98
:
Oregon .............: 775 800 720 90
Pennsylvania .......: 210 195 200 103
South Carolina .....: 90 80 60 75
South Dakota .......: 1,887 1,883 1,870 99
Tennessee ..........: 370 380 300 79
Texas ..............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 100
Utah ...............: 134 130 130 100
Virginia ...........: 210 230 180 78
Washington .........: 2,195 2,220 2,180 98
West Virginia 2/ ...: 8 7 (NA) (X)
Wisconsin ..........: 210 240 215 90
Wyoming ............: 135 130 130 100
:
United States ......: 46,052 47,800 45,754 96
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings for 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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