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Modest Uptick in Winter Wheat Area

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- The 2017 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.8 million acres, up less than 1% from the previous estimate but down 9% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.

This represents the second lowest winter wheat planted area on record since records began in 1909. Of the total acreage, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.61 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million are White Winter. Record low planted acreages are estimated in Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Ohio.

Area harvested for grain is forecast at 25.8 million acres, up 1% from the previous forecast but down 15% from last year. If realized, this will represent a record low for the United States. Harvested acres are down from last year across much of the Great Plains, the primary wheat producing area, due to the reduction in planted acreage. Record low harvested acreage is expected in Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia.

In the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) harvested area is forecast at 12.2 million acres, down 16% from last year.

As of June 25, harvest was 41% complete, 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 48% complete at this time, slightly ahead of the 5-year average pace.

Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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               :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
     State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
               :      2016       :      2017       :      2016       :     2017 1/
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               :                              1,000 acres
               :
Alabama .......:        230               160               170               110
Arizona .......:         14                20                 7                11
Arkansas ......:        195               195               115               130
California ....:        425               385               170               175
Colorado ......:      2,350             2,300             2,190             2,000
Delaware ......:         70                70                65                60
Florida .......:         25                20                17                14
Georgia .......:        180               160               110                90
Idaho .........:        760               730               710               680
Illinois ......:        520               520               470               490
               :
Indiana .......:        330               290               280               260
Iowa ..........:         25                20                17                15
Kansas ........:      8,500             7,500             8,200             6,900
Kentucky ......:        510               460               400               340
Louisiana .....:         25                20                20                15
Maryland ......:        360               405               260               240
Michigan ......:        610               480               570               430
Minnesota .....:         11                20                 8                18
Mississippi ...:         65                50                50                40
Missouri ......:        690               620               570               510
               :
Montana .......:      2,250             1,850             2,150             1,720
Nebraska ......:      1,370             1,110             1,310             1,000
Nevada ........:         10                16                 6                 9
New Jersey ....:         25                25                21                18
New Mexico ....:        340               330               205               150
New York ......:        120               140               115               110
North Carolina :        420               470               355               410
North Dakota ..:        130                65               120                40
Ohio ..........:        580               460               560               420
Oklahoma ......:      5,000             4,500             3,500             2,750
               :
Oregon ........:        720               720               710               710
Pennsylvania ..:        190               200               150               160
South Carolina :         60                90                50                75
South Dakota ..:      1,180               950             1,100               650
Tennessee .....:        400               380               335               285
Texas .........:      5,000             4,700             2,800             2,500
Utah ..........:        120               130               112               115
Virginia ......:        210               190               175               130
Washington ....:      1,700             1,700             1,670             1,660
West Virginia .:          7                 8                 4                 5
Wisconsin .....:        270               230               250               190
Wyoming .......:        140               150               125               125
               :
United States .:     36,137            32,839            30,222            25,760
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1/ Forecasted.

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