Montana Growers Boost Land in Barley
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Barley producers seeded 2.92 million acres of barley for the 2020 crop year, up 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA.
A record low planted acreage is estimated for Colorado, Minnesota, New York and Oregon. However, in Montana, planted acreage is expected to increase by 10% from last year.
Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2020 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alaska .............: 5 6 5 83
Arizona ............: 14 17 17 100
California .........: 65 60 65 108
Colorado ...........: 60 54 45 83
Delaware ...........: 25 21 22 105
Idaho ..............: 550 540 510 94
Kansas .............: 17 14 15 107
Maine ..............: 17 16 13 81
Maryland ...........: 45 32 43 134
Michigan ...........: 20 11 15 136
:
Minnesota ..........: 80 70 65 93
Montana ............: 790 920 1,010 110
New York ...........: 10 10 10 100
North Carolina .....: 11 11 15 136
North Dakota .......: 470 580 640 110
Oregon .............: 43 40 35 88
Pennsylvania .......: 45 35 40 114
South Dakota .......: 48 37 45 122
Utah ...............: 21 17 21 124
Virginia ...........: 30 30 30 100
:
Washington .........: 85 95 115 121
Wisconsin ..........: 25 24 30 125
Wyoming ............: 72 81 115 142
:
United States ......: 2,548 2,721 2,921 107
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1/ Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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