WASHINGTON - Mar 29/18 - SNS -- The 2018 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.7 million acres, up slightly from both 2017 and the previous estimate, according to the USDA.
This represents the third lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. States with notable acreage decreases from the previous year are Maryland, Montana, and Oklahoma. States with notable increases from the previous year are Colorado and Kansas. Record low acreage is estimated for Louisiana, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia.
Of the total acreage, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.85 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.64 million acres are White Winter.
Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 230 150 190 127 Arizona ............: 14 25 17 68 Arkansas ...........: 195 200 180 90 California .........: 425 385 380 99 Colorado ...........: 2,350 2,250 2,400 107 Delaware ...........: 70 75 70 93 Florida ............: 25 20 25 125 Georgia ............: 180 160 180 113 Idaho ..............: 770 720 780 108 Illinois ...........: 520 500 560 112 : Indiana ............: 330 290 300 103 Iowa ...............: 25 16 20 125 Kansas .............: 8,500 7,600 7,700 101 Kentucky ...........: 510 480 440 92 Louisiana ..........: 25 20 15 75 Maryland ...........: 360 410 330 80 Michigan ...........: 610 480 530 110 Minnesota ..........: 11 10 11 110 Mississippi ........: 65 45 50 111 Missouri ...........: 690 640 660 103 : Montana ............: 2,250 1,750 1,600 91 Nebraska ...........: 1,370 1,120 1,070 96 Nevada .............: 10 14 13 93 New Jersey .........: 25 23 26 113 New Mexico .........: 345 330 350 106 New York ...........: 120 140 130 93 North Carolina .....: 420 450 480 107 North Dakota .......: 130 70 90 129 Ohio ...............: 580 460 490 107 Oklahoma ...........: 5,000 4,500 4,300 96 : Oregon .............: 720 700 720 103 Pennsylvania .......: 190 210 180 86 South Carolina .....: 60 90 75 83 South Dakota .......: 1,180 910 830 91 Tennessee ..........: 400 370 400 108 Texas ..............: 5,000 4,700 4,700 100 Utah ...............: 120 120 120 100 Virginia ...........: 210 210 230 110 Washington .........: 1,700 1,700 1,700 100 West Virginia ......: 7 8 6 75 Wisconsin ..........: 270 210 230 110 Wyoming ............: 140 135 130 96 : United States ......: 36,152 32,696 32,708 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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