WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes in 2016 is estimated at 94.1 million acres, up 7% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
This represents the third highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944. Area harvested for grain, at 86.6 million acres, is up 7% from last year and represents the third highest area harvested for grain since 1933.
Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 99% of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview, slightly higher than the 10-year average. Planted acreage for 2016 is unchanged or up compared with the previous year across most of the Corn Belt. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Connecticut, while record high planted acreage is estimated in Oregon and Idaho.
Farmers report 92% of this year's corn crop was planted with biotechnology seed varieties, unchanged from last year. Biotechnology seed includes traits for insect resistance (Bt), herbicide resistance, or stacked gene which contains traits for both herbicide and insect resistance.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2015 and 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 260 330 245 310 Arizona .........: 70 80 34 35 Arkansas ........: 460 750 445 735 California ......: 430 470 60 75 Colorado ........: 1,100 1,250 950 1,100 Connecticut 2/ ..: 26 25 (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170 170 164 164 Florida .........: 80 80 50 45 Georgia .........: 330 400 285 355 Idaho ...........: 280 360 70 130 : Illinois ........: 11,700 11,700 11,500 11,500 Indiana .........: 5,650 5,800 5,480 5,610 Iowa ............: 13,500 14,000 13,050 13,600 Kansas ..........: 4,150 4,800 3,920 4,550 Kentucky ........: 1,400 1,500 1,310 1,410 Louisiana .......: 400 630 390 590 Maine 2/ ........: 31 31 (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 440 470 380 400 Massachusetts 2/ : 16 16 (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,350 2,500 2,070 2,160 : Minnesota .......: 8,100 8,500 7,600 8,000 Mississippi .....: 510 720 490 690 Missouri ........: 3,250 3,700 3,080 3,550 Montana .........: 105 120 50 60 Nebraska ........: 9,400 9,700 9,150 9,400 Nevada 2/ .......: 2 5 (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 2/ : 15 14 (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 80 90 72 81 New Mexico ......: 125 125 40 50 New York ........: 1,080 1,150 590 660 : North Carolina ..: 790 1,020 730 940 North Dakota ....: 2,750 3,500 2,560 3,250 Ohio ............: 3,550 3,550 3,260 3,290 Oklahoma ........: 310 380 280 345 Oregon ..........: 65 90 30 45 Pennsylvania ....: 1,340 1,410 940 1,000 Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 2 (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 295 350 260 330 South Dakota ....: 5,400 5,700 5,030 5,300 Tennessee .......: 780 870 730 800 : Texas ...........: 2,300 2,600 1,970 2,250 Utah ............: 60 85 15 20 Vermont 2/ ......: 92 95 (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 450 490 300 340 Washington ......: 170 180 75 80 West Virginia ...: 50 50 35 35 Wisconsin .......: 4,000 4,200 3,000 3,200 Wyoming .........: 85 90 59 65 : United States ...: 87,999 94,148 80,749 86,550 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
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