Major Jump In Soybean Planned
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Soybean growers intend to plant 83.5 million acres in 2020, up 10% from last year, according to the USDA.
Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 22 of the 29 estimating States. Increases of 250,000 acres or more are anticipated in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 345 265 260 98
Arkansas ...........: 3,270 2,650 2,900 109
Delaware ...........: 170 155 145 94
Florida 2/ .........: 18 (NA) (NA) (X)
Georgia ............: 145 100 90 90
Illinois ...........: 10,800 9,950 10,500 106
Indiana ............: 6,000 5,400 5,400 100
Iowa ...............: 9,950 9,200 9,300 101
Kansas .............: 4,750 4,550 5,000 110
Kentucky ...........: 1,950 1,700 1,800 106
:
Louisiana ..........: 1,340 890 980 110
Maryland ...........: 530 480 470 98
Michigan ...........: 2,330 1,760 2,200 125
Minnesota ..........: 7,750 6,850 7,400 108
Mississippi ........: 2,230 1,660 1,850 111
Missouri ...........: 5,850 5,100 5,800 114
Nebraska ...........: 5,650 4,900 5,100 104
New Jersey .........: 110 95 80 84
New York ...........: 335 235 290 123
North Carolina .....: 1,650 1,540 1,480 96
:
North Dakota .......: 6,900 5,600 6,600 118
Ohio ...............: 5,050 4,300 4,800 112
Oklahoma ...........: 640 465 550 118
Pennsylvania .......: 640 620 630 102
South Carolina .....: 390 335 320 96
South Dakota .......: 5,650 3,500 5,400 154
Tennessee ..........: 1,700 1,400 1,500 107
Texas ..............: 175 80 115 144
Virginia ...........: 600 570 600 105
West Virginia 2/ ...: 29 (NA) (NA) (X)
Wisconsin ..........: 2,220 1,750 1,950 111
:
United States ......: 89,167 76,100 83,510 110
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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