WASHINGTON - Jun 30/20 - SNS --The 2020 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 30.6 million acres, down 2% from last year and down 1% from the previous forecast, according to the USDA's seeded area estimate for 2020.
This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, about 21.5 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.63 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska and Utah.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 23.4 million acres, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 4% from last year. This represents the lowest harvested acreage on record for the United States.
Harvested acres are down from last year across the central Great Plains, the primary wheat-producing area, due to the reduction in planted acreage. However, across much of the soft red wheat producing area, harvested acres are up from the previous year due to an increase in planted acres. Record low harvested area is expected in California.
As of June 21, harvest was 29% complete, 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 25% complete at that time, 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average pace.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 130 140 85 90 Arkansas ........: 110 140 50 75 California ......: 390 350 100 90 Colorado ........: 2,150 1,900 2,000 1,550 Delaware ........: 60 55 50 44 Georgia .........: 150 190 50 60 Idaho ...........: 730 720 680 670 Illinois ........: 650 570 550 500 Indiana .........: 330 360 260 310 Kansas ..........: 6,900 6,700 6,500 6,400 : Kentucky ........: 460 530 330 375 Maryland ........: 345 345 165 190 Michigan ........: 540 530 480 480 Mississippi .....: 45 40 21 20 Missouri ........: 550 480 390 390 Montana .........: 2,000 1,550 1,900 1,450 Nebraska ........: 1,070 920 970 850 New Jersey ......: 19 25 14 20 New Mexico ......: 360 330 105 100 New York ........: 90 155 66 125 : North Carolina ..: 290 460 225 380 North Dakota ....: 85 40 70 35 Ohio ............: 500 530 385 480 Oklahoma ........: 4,200 4,300 2,750 2,700 Oregon ..........: 740 750 730 730 Pennsylvania ....: 180 230 140 165 South Carolina ..: 70 110 45 95 South Dakota ....: 860 650 770 580 Tennessee .......: 280 310 215 230 Texas ...........: 4,500 4,800 2,050 2,100 : Utah ............: 125 120 116 115 Virginia ........: 180 235 105 165 Washington ......: 1,750 1,700 1,700 1,650 Wisconsin .......: 195 160 150 120 Wyoming .........: 125 125 110 105 : United States ...: 31,159 30,550 24,327 23,439 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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