U.S. Boosts Rye Area 21%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/20 - SNS --The 2020 planted area for rye is estimated at 2.26 million acres, up 21% from 2019, according to the USDA's seeded area estimate for 2020. Of this total, about 11.5 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat.
Harvested area is expected to total 393,000 acres, up 27% from last year. In Oklahoma, 50% of the rye acreage was harvested by June 21, one percentage point ahead of the previous year's pace.
Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Minnesota ......: 50 65 18 26
North Dakota ...: 85 75 57 50
Oklahoma .......: 260 270 55 75
Pennsylvania ...: 100 175 14 22
Wisconsin ......: 220 300 20 19
:
Other States 2/ : 1,150 1,370 146 201
:
United States ..: 1,865 2,255 310 393
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1/ Forecasted.
2/ Other States include Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.
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