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Second Smallest Winter Wheat Area

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- The 2020 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 30.8 million acres, down 1% from last year and down slightly from the previous estimate, according to the USDA.

This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record for the United States.

Of the total acreage, about 21.7 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.69 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska and Utah.

Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2018        :       2019        :       2020        :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Alabama ............:         160                 130                 150                115
Arizona 1/ .........:          22                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Arkansas ...........:         175                 110                 160                145
California .........:         380                 390                 400                103
Colorado ...........:       2,250               2,150               1,850                 86
Delaware ...........:          75                  60                  55                 92
Florida 1/ .........:          15                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Georgia ............:         200                 150                 190                127
Idaho ..............:         720                 730                 730                100
Illinois ...........:         600                 650                 570                 88
                    :
Indiana ............:         310                 330                 340                103
Iowa 1/ ............:          16                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Kansas .............:       7,700               6,900               6,800                 99
Kentucky ...........:         450                 460                 540                117
Louisiana 1/ .......:          15                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Maryland ...........:         360                 345                 345                100
Michigan ...........:         510                 540                 520                 96
Minnesota 1/ .......:          11                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Mississippi ........:          55                  45                  45                100
Missouri ...........:         740                 550                 480                 87
                    :
Montana ............:       1,650               2,000               1,600                 80
Nebraska ...........:       1,100               1,070                 920                 86
Nevada 1/ ..........:          13                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
New Jersey .........:          18                  19                  25                132
New Mexico .........:         320                 360                 330                 92
New York ...........:         110                  90                 160                178
North Carolina .....:         460                 290                 480                166
North Dakota .......:          85                  85                  60                 71
Ohio ...............:         490                 500                 510                102
Oklahoma ...........:       4,400               4,200               4,300                102
                    :
Oregon .............:         720                 740                 740                100
Pennsylvania .......:         195                 180                 240                133
South Carolina .....:          80                  70                 110                157
South Dakota .......:         830                 860                 650                 76
Tennessee ..........:         380                 280                 310                111
Texas ..............:       4,500               4,500               4,800                107
Utah ...............:         120                 125                 120                 96
Virginia ...........:         230                 180                 260                144
Washington .........:       1,700               1,750               1,700                 97
West Virginia 1/ ...:           7                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Wisconsin ..........:         240                 195                 160                 82
Wyoming ............:         130                 125                 125                100
                    :
United States ......:      32,542              31,159              30,775                 99
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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