Second Lowest Winter Wheat Crop
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- The 2019 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 31.5 million acres, down 3% from last year but up 1% from the previous estimate, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, 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. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska.
Beginning in 2019, winter wheat estimates were discontinued in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, and West Virginia.
Winter 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 : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 150 160 170 106
Arizona 1/ .........: 25 20 (NA) (X)
Arkansas ...........: 200 175 90 51
California .........: 385 380 330 87
Colorado ...........: 2,250 2,250 2,300 102
Delaware ...........: 75 75 60 80
Florida 1/ .........: 20 15 (NA) (X)
Georgia ............: 160 200 210 105
Idaho ..............: 720 720 730 101
Illinois ...........: 500 600 600 100
:
Indiana ............: 290 310 310 100
Iowa 1/ ............: 16 16 (NA) (X)
Kansas .............: 7,600 7,700 7,000 91
Kentucky ...........: 480 450 450 100
Louisiana 1/ .......: 20 15 (NA) (X)
Maryland ...........: 410 360 355 99
Michigan ...........: 480 510 590 116
Minnesota 1/ .......: 10 11 (NA) (X)
Mississippi ........: 45 55 35 64
Missouri ...........: 640 740 640 86
:
Montana ............: 1,750 1,650 1,900 115
Nebraska ...........: 1,120 1,100 1,100 100
Nevada 1/ ..........: 14 13 (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 .......: 70 85 90 106
Ohio ...............: 490 490 500 102
Oklahoma ...........: 4,500 4,400 4,300 98
:
Oregon .............: 700 720 720 100
Pennsylvania .......: 210 195 200 103
South Carolina .....: 90 80 60 75
South Dakota .......: 910 830 850 102
Tennessee ..........: 370 380 300 79
Texas ..............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 100
Utah ...............: 120 120 130 108
Virginia ...........: 210 230 180 78
Washington .........: 1,700 1,700 1,700 100
West Virginia 1/ ...: 8 7 (NA) (X)
Wisconsin ..........: 210 240 215 90
Wyoming ............: 135 130 130 100
:
United States ......: 32,726 32,535 31,504 97
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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