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Winter Wheat Area Rose 9%

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]
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                    :                                 Area planted
        State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       2019        :       2020        :       2021        :    Percent of
                    :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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                    :      ----------------- 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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