Fourth Smallest Wheat Area Likely
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS --All wheat planted area for 2021 is estimated at 46.4 million acres, up 5% from 2020 but the fourth smallest area since 1918, according to the USDA.
The 2021 winter wheat planted area, at 33.1 million acres, is up 9% from last year and up 3% from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.42 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.48 million acres are White Winter.
Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2021 is estimated at 11.7 million acres, down 4% from 2020. Of this total, about 10.9 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2021 is expected to total 1.54 million acres, down 9% from the previous year.
All Wheat 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
:
Alabama ............: 130 135 180 133
Arizona ............: 36 44 45 102
Arkansas ...........: 110 145 190 131
California .........: 420 385 355 92
Colorado ...........: 2,150 1,900 2,050 108
Delaware ...........: 60 75 60 80
Georgia ............: 150 190 210 111
Idaho ..............: 1,195 1,240 1,270 102
Illinois ...........: 650 570 700 123
Indiana ............: 330 300 380 127
:
Kansas .............: 7,100 6,600 7,300 111
Kentucky ...........: 460 510 530 104
Maryland ...........: 345 355 330 93
Michigan ...........: 550 490 560 114
Minnesota ..........: 1,450 1,430 1,380 97
Mississippi ........: 45 40 80 200
Missouri ...........: 550 480 650 135
Montana ............: 5,450 5,540 5,360 97
Nebraska ...........: 1,070 900 900 100
New Jersey .........: 19 25 23 92
:
New Mexico .........: 365 330 350 106
New York ...........: 90 150 150 100
North Carolina .....: 290 450 450 100
North Dakota .......: 7,505 6,650 6,435 97
Ohio ...............: 500 530 570 108
Oklahoma ...........: 4,200 4,250 4,300 101
Oregon .............: 740 740 720 97
Pennsylvania .......: 180 235 250 106
South Carolina .....: 70 110 130 118
South Dakota .......: 1,500 1,400 1,510 108
:
Tennessee ..........: 280 300 400 133
Texas ..............: 4,600 4,900 5,500 112
Utah ...............: 125 110 110 100
Virginia ...........: 180 220 220 100
Washington .........: 2,270 2,340 2,330 100
Wisconsin ..........: 195 160 260 163
Wyoming ............: 125 120 120 100
:
United States ......: 45,485 44,349 46,358 105
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1/ Intended plantings for 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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