WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Soybean planted area for 2017 is estimated at a record high 89.5 million acres, up 7% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 24 of the 31 major producing States. Increases of 500,000 acres or more are estimated in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Area for harvest, forecast at 88.7 million acres, is up 7% from 2016 and will be a record high, if realized.
Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 420 450 410 440 Arkansas .......: 3,130 3,550 3,100 3,500 Delaware .......: 165 160 163 158 Florida ........: 31 25 29 23 Georgia ........: 260 180 240 170 Illinois .......: 10,100 10,400 10,050 10,340 Indiana ........: 5,650 5,900 5,640 5,890 Iowa ...........: 9,500 10,000 9,450 9,950 Kansas .........: 4,050 4,750 4,010 4,700 Kentucky .......: 1,790 1,900 1,780 1,890 : Louisiana ......: 1,230 1,300 1,190 1,260 Maryland .......: 520 520 515 515 Michigan .......: 2,070 2,300 2,060 2,290 Minnesota ......: 7,550 8,200 7,500 8,150 Mississippi ....: 2,040 2,250 2,020 2,220 Missouri .......: 5,600 6,000 5,540 5,900 Nebraska .......: 5,200 5,700 5,150 5,650 New Jersey .....: 100 105 98 103 New York .......: 330 320 320 315 North Carolina .: 1,690 1,700 1,660 1,670 : North Dakota ...: 6,050 7,200 6,000 7,150 Ohio ...........: 4,850 5,000 4,840 4,990 Oklahoma .......: 485 550 470 530 Pennsylvania ...: 580 580 575 575 South Carolina .: 420 380 405 370 South Dakota ...: 5,200 5,400 5,170 5,360 Tennessee ......: 1,660 1,750 1,630 1,720 Texas ..........: 165 170 145 150 Virginia .......: 610 600 600 590 West Virginia ..: 27 23 26 22 Wisconsin ......: 1,960 2,150 1,950 2,140 : United States ..: 83,433 89,513 82,736 88,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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