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] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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