Record Corn Area Planned
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/20 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States plan to seed 97.0 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2020, up 8% from last year, according to the USDA.
If realized, this will be the highest planted acreage since 2012. Planted acreage for 2020 is expected to be up or unchanged from 2018 in 38 of the 48 estimating States.
Record high acreage is expected in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Acreage increases from last year of 800,000 or more are expected in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Corn 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
:
Alabama ............: 255 320 370 116
Arizona ............: 80 90 100 111
Arkansas ...........: 660 770 800 104
California .........: 430 460 440 96
Colorado ...........: 1,460 1,550 1,650 106
Connecticut ........: 23 23 23 100
Delaware ...........: 170 185 170 92
Florida ............: 95 90 100 111
Georgia ............: 325 395 440 111
Idaho ..............: 350 385 400 104
:
Illinois ...........: 11,000 10,500 11,300 108
Indiana ............: 5,300 5,000 5,800 116
Iowa ...............: 13,200 13,500 14,100 104
Kansas .............: 5,450 6,400 6,300 98
Kentucky ...........: 1,330 1,550 1,500 97
Louisiana ..........: 460 570 680 119
Maine ..............: 30 29 28 97
Maryland ...........: 440 510 500 98
Massachusetts ......: 14 14 16 114
Michigan ...........: 2,250 2,000 2,500 125
:
Minnesota ..........: 7,900 7,800 8,400 108
Mississippi ........: 480 660 710 108
Missouri ...........: 3,500 3,200 3,600 113
Montana ............: 115 115 135 117
Nebraska ...........: 9,600 10,100 10,500 104
Nevada .............: 13 15 17 113
New Hampshire ......: 13 12 12 100
New Jersey .........: 70 77 90 117
New Mexico .........: 135 145 135 93
New York ...........: 1,070 1,020 1,180 116
:
North Carolina .....: 910 990 1,050 106
North Dakota .......: 3,150 3,500 3,200 91
Ohio ...............: 3,500 2,800 3,700 132
Oklahoma ...........: 310 370 400 108
Oregon .............: 75 80 85 106
Pennsylvania .......: 1,300 1,450 1,480 102
Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100
South Carolina .....: 340 380 390 103
South Dakota .......: 5,300 4,350 6,000 138
Tennessee ..........: 720 970 1,040 107
:
Texas ..............: 2,200 2,500 2,700 108
Utah ...............: 70 85 80 94
Vermont ............: 85 81 81 100
Virginia ...........: 485 540 540 100
Washington .........: 165 170 200 118
West Virginia ......: 46 52 56 108
Wisconsin ..........: 3,900 3,800 3,900 103
Wyoming ............: 95 95 90 95
:
United States ......: 88,871 89,700 96,990 108
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1/ Intended plantings in 2020 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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