Barley Seedings To Slip
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS --U.S. barley producers intend to seed 2.59 million acres of barley, down 1% from the previous year, according to the USDA.
If realized, this will represent the fourth lowest planted acreage on record. A record low planted acreage is estimated for California, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin.
Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alaska .............: 6 6 6 100
Arizona ............: 18 12 17 142
California .........: 65 55 55 100
Colorado ...........: 54 53 49 92
Delaware ...........: 21 21 21 100
Idaho ..............: 550 530 510 96
Kansas .............: 14 16 12 75
Maine ..............: 15 15 15 100
Maryland ...........: 32 34 35 103
Michigan ...........: 11 11 15 136
:
Minnesota ..........: 70 70 50 71
Montana ............: 950 890 950 107
New York ...........: 10 9 9 100
North Carolina .....: 11 14 14 100
North Dakota .......: 580 530 480 91
Oregon .............: 45 37 45 122
Pennsylvania .......: 35 45 39 87
South Dakota .......: 37 35 30 86
Utah ...............: 18 17 21 124
Virginia ...........: 30 31 30 97
:
Washington .........: 95 90 90 100
Wisconsin ..........: 24 26 18 69
Wyoming ............: 81 74 79 107
:
United States ......: 2,772 2,621 2,590 99
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1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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