WASHINGTON - Jun 29/18 - SNS -- The 2018 soybean planted area is estimated at 89.6 million acres, down 1% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for this year.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 14 of the 31 major producing States. Area for harvest, forecast at 88.9 million acres, is down 1% from 2017.
Producers planted 94% of the 2018 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, unchanged from 2017.
Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 350 360 345 355 Arkansas .......: 3,530 3,600 3,500 3,570 Delaware .......: 160 155 158 153 Florida ........: 15 15 14 14 Georgia ........: 155 200 150 190 Illinois .......: 10,600 10,900 10,550 10,850 Indiana ........: 5,950 6,200 5,940 6,180 Iowa ...........: 10,000 9,900 9,940 9,840 Kansas .........: 5,150 4,850 5,110 4,810 Kentucky .......: 1,950 2,100 1,940 2,090 : Louisiana ......: 1,270 1,400 1,250 1,370 Maryland .......: 500 500 495 495 Michigan .......: 2,280 2,300 2,270 2,290 Minnesota ......: 8,150 7,800 8,090 7,740 Mississippi ....: 2,190 2,200 2,170 2,180 Missouri .......: 5,950 5,800 5,910 5,730 Nebraska .......: 5,700 5,500 5,670 5,450 New Jersey .....: 100 120 99 118 New York .......: 270 270 265 266 North Carolina .: 1,700 1,600 1,690 1,590 : North Dakota ...: 7,100 6,600 7,050 6,550 Ohio ...........: 5,100 4,950 5,090 4,940 Oklahoma .......: 655 660 640 640 Pennsylvania ...: 590 600 585 595 South Carolina .: 400 420 390 410 South Dakota ...: 5,650 5,700 5,610 5,660 Tennessee ......: 1,690 1,750 1,660 1,720 Texas ..........: 210 160 185 140 Virginia .......: 600 620 590 610 West Virginia ..: 27 27 26 26 Wisconsin ......: 2,150 2,300 2,140 2,290 : United States ..: 90,142 89,557 89,522 88,862 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted.
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