Biggest Corn Area Since 2016
WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States intend to plant 92.8 million acres, up 4% or 3.66 million acres from last year, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
Planted acreage for 2019 is expected to be up or unchanged from 2018 in 34 of the 48 estimating States. Record high acreage is expected in North Dakota. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Acreage increases of 400,000 acres or more are expected in Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota compared with last year.
Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 250 260 280 108
Arizona ............: 65 70 75 107
Arkansas ...........: 620 660 830 126
California .........: 430 430 430 100
Colorado ...........: 1,460 1,470 1,430 97
Connecticut ........: 24 23 22 96
Delaware ...........: 180 170 170 100
Florida ............: 75 100 80 80
Georgia ............: 290 325 380 117
Idaho ..............: 340 360 310 86
:
Illinois ...........: 11,200 11,000 11,200 102
Indiana ............: 5,350 5,350 5,500 103
Iowa ...............: 13,300 13,200 13,600 103
Kansas .............: 5,500 5,450 5,700 105
Kentucky ...........: 1,320 1,340 1,430 107
Louisiana ..........: 500 460 550 120
Maine ..............: 31 31 30 97
Maryland ...........: 480 450 500 111
Massachusetts ......: 15 14 14 100
Michigan ...........: 2,250 2,300 2,350 102
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,050 7,900 8,000 101
Mississippi ........: 520 480 600 125
Missouri ...........: 3,400 3,500 3,500 100
Montana ............: 115 115 105 91
Nebraska ...........: 9,550 9,600 9,700 101
Nevada .............: 12 13 11 85
New Hampshire ......: 14 13 12 92
New Jersey .........: 77 72 72 100
New Mexico .........: 125 135 125 93
New York ...........: 1,000 1,100 1,120 102
:
North Carolina .....: 890 910 970 107
North Dakota .......: 3,420 3,150 4,050 129
Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,500 3,500 100
Oklahoma ...........: 350 320 300 94
Oregon .............: 85 80 80 100
Pennsylvania .......: 1,350 1,350 1,370 101
Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100
South Carolina .....: 350 340 400 118
South Dakota .......: 5,700 5,300 6,000 113
Tennessee ..........: 750 740 850 115
:
Texas ..............: 2,450 2,200 2,150 98
Utah ...............: 80 70 60 86
Vermont ............: 82 85 83 98
Virginia ...........: 500 485 490 101
Washington .........: 170 165 170 103
West Virginia ......: 50 46 51 111
Wisconsin ..........: 3,900 3,900 4,050 104
Wyoming ............: 95 95 90 95
:
United States ......: 90,167 89,129 92,792 104
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1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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