WASHINGTON - Mar 29/19 - SNS -- The 2019 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 31.5 million acres, down 3% from last year but up 1% from the previous estimate, according to this year's USDA seeding intentions report.
This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, about 22.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.55 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska.
Beginning in 2019, winter wheat estimates were discontinued in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, and West Virginia.
Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 150 160 170 106 Arizona 1/ .........: 25 20 (NA) (X) Arkansas ...........: 200 175 90 51 California .........: 385 380 330 87 Colorado ...........: 2,250 2,250 2,300 102 Delaware ...........: 75 75 60 80 Florida 1/ .........: 20 15 (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 160 200 210 105 Idaho ..............: 720 720 730 101 Illinois ...........: 500 600 600 100 : Indiana ............: 290 310 310 100 Iowa 1/ ............: 16 16 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 7,600 7,700 7,000 91 Kentucky ...........: 480 450 450 100 Louisiana 1/ .......: 20 15 (NA) (X) Maryland ...........: 410 360 355 99 Michigan ...........: 480 510 590 116 Minnesota 1/ .......: 10 11 (NA) (X) Mississippi ........: 45 55 35 64 Missouri ...........: 640 740 640 86 : Montana ............: 1,750 1,650 1,900 115 Nebraska ...........: 1,120 1,100 1,100 100 Nevada 1/ ..........: 14 13 (NA) (X) New Jersey .........: 23 18 19 106 New Mexico .........: 330 315 330 105 New York ...........: 140 110 110 100 North Carolina .....: 450 460 300 65 North Dakota .......: 70 85 90 106 Ohio ...............: 490 490 500 102 Oklahoma ...........: 4,500 4,400 4,300 98 : Oregon .............: 700 720 720 100 Pennsylvania .......: 210 195 200 103 South Carolina .....: 90 80 60 75 South Dakota .......: 910 830 850 102 Tennessee ..........: 370 380 300 79 Texas ..............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 100 Utah ...............: 120 120 130 108 Virginia ...........: 210 230 180 78 Washington .........: 1,700 1,700 1,700 100 West Virginia 1/ ...: 8 7 (NA) (X) Wisconsin ..........: 210 240 215 90 Wyoming ............: 135 130 130 100 : United States ......: 32,726 32,535 31,504 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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