5% Increase Planned For Soybeans
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Soybean growers intend to plant 87.6 million acres in 2021, up 5% from last year, according to the USDA.
Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 23 of the 29 estimating States. Increases of 250,000 acres or more are anticipated in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. If realized, the planted area in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin will be the largest on record.
Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 265 280 290 104
Arkansas ...........: 2,650 2,820 3,000 106
Delaware ...........: 155 150 165 110
Georgia ............: 100 100 110 110
Illinois ...........: 9,950 10,300 10,700 104
Indiana ............: 5,400 5,700 5,800 102
Iowa ...............: 9,200 9,400 9,800 104
Kansas .............: 4,550 4,750 4,700 99
Kentucky ...........: 1,700 1,850 1,950 105
Louisiana ..........: 890 1,050 1,100 105
:
Maryland ...........: 480 485 480 99
Michigan ...........: 1,760 2,200 2,250 102
Minnesota ..........: 6,850 7,400 7,800 105
Mississippi ........: 1,660 2,090 2,200 105
Missouri ...........: 5,100 5,850 5,800 99
Nebraska ...........: 4,900 5,200 5,500 106
New Jersey .........: 95 94 105 112
New York ...........: 235 315 330 105
North Carolina .....: 1,540 1,600 1,650 103
North Dakota .......: 5,600 5,750 7,000 122
:
Ohio ...............: 4,300 4,900 5,000 102
Oklahoma ...........: 465 560 550 98
Pennsylvania .......: 620 640 640 100
South Carolina .....: 335 310 390 126
South Dakota .......: 3,500 4,950 5,700 115
Tennessee ..........: 1,400 1,650 1,700 103
Texas ..............: 80 120 80 67
Virginia ...........: 570 570 560 98
Wisconsin ..........: 1,750 2,000 2,250 113
:
United States ......: 76,100 83,084 87,600 105
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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