WASHINGTON - Mar 31/21 - SNS --All wheat planted area for 2021 is estimated at 46.4 million acres, up 5% from 2020 but the fourth smallest area since 1918, according to the USDA.
The 2021 winter wheat planted area, at 33.1 million acres, is up 9% from last year and up 3% from the previous estimate. Of this total, 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.
Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2021 is estimated at 11.7 million acres, down 4% from 2020. Of this total, about 10.9 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2021 is expected to total 1.54 million acres, down 9% from the previous year.
All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2019-2021 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 130 135 180 133 Arizona ............: 36 44 45 102 Arkansas ...........: 110 145 190 131 California .........: 420 385 355 92 Colorado ...........: 2,150 1,900 2,050 108 Delaware ...........: 60 75 60 80 Georgia ............: 150 190 210 111 Idaho ..............: 1,195 1,240 1,270 102 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 Minnesota ..........: 1,450 1,430 1,380 97 Mississippi ........: 45 40 80 200 Missouri ...........: 550 480 650 135 Montana ............: 5,450 5,540 5,360 97 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 .......: 7,505 6,650 6,435 97 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 .......: 1,500 1,400 1,510 108 : Tennessee ..........: 280 300 400 133 Texas ..............: 4,600 4,900 5,500 112 Utah ...............: 125 110 110 100 Virginia ...........: 180 220 220 100 Washington .........: 2,270 2,340 2,330 100 Wisconsin ..........: 195 160 260 163 Wyoming ............: 125 120 120 100 : United States ......: 45,485 44,349 46,358 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings for 2021 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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