Spring Wheat Plantings May Slip 2%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Growers intend to plant 11.2 million acres of spring wheat other than durum down 2 percent from 2021, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Of this total, about 10.5 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 5.20 million acres, down 5 percent from last year.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 510 510 470 92 Minnesota ..........: 1,430 1,210 1,260 104 Montana ............: 3,350 2,900 3,050 105 North Dakota .......: 5,700 5,500 5,200 95 South Dakota .......: 770 720 730 101 Washington .........: 550 580 490 84 : United States ......: 12,310 11,420 11,200 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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