Modest Gain in Winter Whesat Area
WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- The 2018 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.7 million acres, up less than 1% from last year and up slightly from the previous estimate, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
This represents the third lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.89 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.62 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreages are estimated in Louisiana, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 24.8 million acres, up less than 1% from the previous forecast but down 2% 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 California, Louisiana, and West Virginia.
In the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) harvested area is forecast at 11.3 million acres, down 7% from last year.
As of June 24, harvest was 41% complete, 8 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 52% complete at that time, 20 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 150 160 100 120
Arizona .......: 25 17 18 7
Arkansas ......: 200 180 125 100
California ....: 385 440 155 150
Colorado ......: 2,250 2,200 2,020 2,050
Delaware ......: 75 60 69 50
Florida .......: 20 15 14 10
Georgia .......: 160 180 70 90
Idaho .........: 720 760 670 720
Illinois ......: 500 590 470 550
:
Indiana .......: 290 310 240 255
Iowa ..........: 16 20 8 13
Kansas ........: 7,600 7,800 6,950 7,300
Kentucky ......: 480 460 310 350
Louisiana .....: 20 15 13 10
Maryland ......: 410 340 185 200
Michigan ......: 480 550 425 500
Minnesota .....: 10 11 5 7
Mississippi ...: 45 50 25 35
Missouri ......: 640 660 540 530
:
Montana .......: 1,750 1,600 1,590 1,450
Nebraska ......: 1,120 1,100 1,020 1,000
Nevada ........: 14 11 5 5
New Jersey ....: 23 26 17 23
New Mexico ....: 330 350 135 100
New York ......: 140 125 125 100
North Carolina : 450 480 375 390
North Dakota ..: 70 90 35 70
Ohio ..........: 460 490 435 450
Oklahoma ......: 4,500 4,400 2,900 2,200
:
Oregon ........: 700 720 690 710
Pennsylvania ..: 210 190 150 140
South Carolina : 90 80 75 70
South Dakota ..: 910 830 520 730
Tennessee .....: 370 390 275 295
Texas .........: 4,700 4,600 2,350 1,800
Utah ..........: 120 120 108 107
Virginia ......: 210 220 145 150
Washington ....: 1,700 1,700 1,650 1,650
West Virginia .: 8 7 4 4
Wisconsin .....: 210 250 170 220
Wyoming .......: 135 135 105 120
:
United States .: 32,696 32,732 25,291 24,831
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