Spring Wheat Area Slipping 4%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- U.S. growers intend to plant 11.7 million acres of other spring wheat, down 4% from 2020, according to the USDA.
Of this total, about 10.9 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Compared with last year, acreage decreases are expected in all spring wheat-estimating States, except Idaho and Washington. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 5.60 million acres, down 2% from last year.
Other Spring Wheat 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
:
Idaho ..............: 460 510 530 104
Minnesota ..........: 1,450 1,430 1,380 97
Montana ............: 2,900 3,300 2,900 88
North Dakota .......: 6,700 5,700 5,600 98
South Dakota .......: 640 770 750 97
Washington .........: 520 540 580 107
:
United States ......: 12,670 12,250 11,740 96
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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