WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat is estimated at 1.92 million acres, down 20% from 2016, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Planted area in North Dakota, the largest Durum wheat-producing State, is estimated at 1.12 million acres, a decrease of 23% from last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 1.86 million acres, 21% below 2016. As of June 25, the crop was 22% headed in North Dakota, 21 percentage points behind last year.
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona ........: 97 90 96 89 California .....: 55 54 47 45 Idaho ..........: 10 18 10 18 Montana ........: 780 630 765 620 North Dakota ...: 1,460 1,120 1,440 1,080 South Dakota ...: 10 7 7 6 : United States ..: 2,412 1,919 2,365 1,858 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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