U.S. Rye Seedings Slip
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- The 2014 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.43 million acres, down 1% from 2013, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
Harvested area is expected to total 306,000 acres, up 10% from last year. As of June 22, rye in Oklahoma, the largest rye-producing State, was 44% harvested, 28 percentage points behind the 5-year average pace.
Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 2/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Georgia ........: 190 170 40 20
Oklahoma .......: 260 260 80 70
:
Other States 3/ : 996 999 158 216
:
United States ..: 1,446 1,429 278 306
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Forecasted.
3/ Other States include Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and
Wisconsin.
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