WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States intend to plant 1% more corn than last year at 91.1 million acres, according to the USDA.
Record high acreage is expected in Idaho and Oregon. Record low acreage is expected in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Acreage increases from last year of 100,000 or more are expected Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 320 330 330 100 Arizona ............: 90 75 85 113 Arkansas ...........: 770 620 700 113 California .........: 480 440 460 105 Colorado ...........: 1,550 1,420 1,280 90 Connecticut ........: 23 24 26 108 Delaware ...........: 185 180 170 94 Florida ............: 95 100 110 110 Georgia ............: 395 420 480 114 Idaho ..............: 390 390 400 103 : Illinois ...........: 10,500 11,300 10,900 96 Indiana ............: 5,000 5,400 5,200 96 Iowa ...............: 13,500 13,600 13,200 97 Kansas .............: 6,400 6,100 5,800 95 Kentucky ...........: 1,550 1,490 1,550 104 Louisiana ..........: 570 500 610 122 Maine ..............: 29 30 27 90 Maryland ...........: 510 480 470 98 Massachusetts ......: 14 14 14 100 Michigan ...........: 2,000 2,350 2,250 96 : Minnesota ..........: 7,800 8,000 8,000 100 Mississippi ........: 660 510 640 125 Missouri ...........: 3,200 3,450 3,400 99 Montana ............: 115 115 100 87 Nebraska ...........: 10,100 10,200 9,900 97 Nevada .............: 15 13 13 100 New Hampshire ......: 12 13 13 100 New Jersey .........: 77 87 85 98 New Mexico .........: 150 125 100 80 New York ...........: 1,020 1,050 1,050 100 : North Carolina .....: 990 1,000 900 90 North Dakota .......: 3,500 1,950 3,300 169 Ohio ...............: 2,800 3,550 3,400 96 Oklahoma ...........: 370 360 350 97 Oregon .............: 85 100 120 120 Pennsylvania .......: 1,450 1,500 1,480 99 Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100 South Carolina .....: 380 400 390 98 South Dakota .......: 4,350 4,950 5,600 113 Tennessee ..........: 970 870 1,000 115 : Texas ..............: 2,500 2,250 2,100 93 Utah ...............: 85 90 90 100 Vermont ............: 81 85 81 95 Virginia ...........: 540 560 510 91 Washington .........: 175 180 165 92 West Virginia ......: 52 51 53 104 Wisconsin ..........: 3,800 4,000 4,150 104 Wyoming ............: 95 95 90 95 : United States ......: 89,745 90,819 91,144 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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