WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- The 2021 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 33.1 million acres, up 9% from last year and up 3% from the previous estimate, according to the USDA.
Of the total acreage, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.42 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.48 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska and Utah.
Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 130 135 180 133 Arkansas ...........: 110 145 190 131 California .........: 390 355 330 93 Colorado ...........: 2,150 1,900 2,050 108 Delaware ...........: 60 75 60 80 Georgia ............: 150 190 210 111 Idaho ..............: 730 720 730 101 Illinois ...........: 650 570 700 123 Indiana ............: 330 300 380 127 Kansas .............: 7,100 6,600 7,300 111 : Kentucky ...........: 460 510 530 104 Maryland ...........: 345 355 330 93 Michigan ...........: 550 490 560 114 Mississippi ........: 45 40 80 200 Missouri ...........: 550 480 650 135 Montana ............: 2,000 1,550 1,750 113 Nebraska ...........: 1,070 900 900 100 New Jersey .........: 19 25 23 92 New Mexico .........: 365 330 350 106 New York ...........: 90 150 150 100 : North Carolina .....: 290 450 450 100 North Dakota .......: 85 40 85 213 Ohio ...............: 500 530 570 108 Oklahoma ...........: 4,200 4,250 4,300 101 Oregon .............: 740 740 720 97 Pennsylvania .......: 180 235 250 106 South Carolina .....: 70 110 130 118 South Dakota .......: 860 630 760 121 Tennessee ..........: 280 300 400 133 Texas ..............: 4,600 4,900 5,500 112 : Utah ...............: 125 110 110 100 Virginia ...........: 180 220 220 100 Washington .........: 1,750 1,800 1,750 97 Wisconsin ..........: 195 160 260 163 Wyoming ............: 125 120 120 100 : United States ......: 31,474 30,415 33,078 109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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