Spring Wheat Area Slipping 3%

WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 12.8 million acres of spring wheat other than durum in the United States, down 3% from 2018, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.

Of this total, about 12.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Compared with last year, acreage decreases are expected in all spring wheat-producing States except Idaho and North Dakota. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 6.70 million acres, up 2% from last year.

Beginning in 2019, spring wheat estimates were discontinued in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.

Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2017        :       2018        :      2019 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Colorado 2/ ........:          10                  10                (NA)                (X)
Idaho ..............:         430                 460                 500                109
Minnesota ..........:       1,160               1,610               1,530                 95
Montana ............:       2,500               2,900               2,600                 90
Nevada 2/ ..........:          15                  10                (NA)                (X)
North Dakota .......:       5,350               6,550               6,700                102
Oregon 2/ ..........:          75                  80                (NA)                (X)
South Dakota .......:         970               1,050               1,020                 97
Utah 2/ ............:          14                  10                (NA)                (X)
Washington .........:         495                 520                 480                 92
                    :
United States ......:      11,019              13,200              12,830                 97
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.