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Spring Wheat Seedings May Little Changed

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Farmers intend to plant 12.6 million acres of spring wheat other than durum, down 1% from 2019, according to the USDA.

Of this total, about 11.9 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat.

Compared with last year, acreage increases are expected in all spring wheat-producing States except Minnesota and North Dakota. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest producing State, is estimated at 6.10 million acres, down 9% from last year.

Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2018-2020
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2018        :       2019        :      2020 1/      :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
                    :
Colorado 2/ ........:          10                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Idaho ..............:         460                 460                 470                102
Minnesota ..........:       1,610               1,450               1,350                 93
Montana ............:       2,900               2,900               3,300                114
Nevada 2/ ..........:          10                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
North Dakota .......:       6,550               6,700               6,100                 91
Oregon 2/ ..........:          80                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
South Dakota .......:       1,050                 640                 850                133
Utah 2/ ............:          10                (NA)                (NA)                (X)
Washington .........:         520                 510                 520                102
                    :
United States ......:      13,200              12,660              12,590                 99
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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