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U.S. Proso Millet Seedings Slip

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Area planted to proso millet in 2019 is estimated at 433,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from 2018, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.

Nebraska and South Dakota planted acreage is down from last year, while acreage in Colorado is up.

Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States:
2018 and 2019
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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                :         Area planted          :        Area harvested
      State     :---------------------------------------------------------------
                :     2018      :     2019      :     2018      :    2019 1/
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                :                          1,000 acres
                :
Colorado .......:      300             310             275
Nebraska .......:       95              90              89
South Dakota ...:       48              33              39
                :
United States ..:      443             433             403
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1/ Estimates to be released January 2020 in the "Crop Production Summary."

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