Fifth Smallest U.S. Wheat Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- All wheat planted area for 2022 is estimated at 47.4 million acres, up 1 percent from 2021, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
If realized, this represents the fifth lowest all wheat planted area since records began in 1919.
The 2022 winter wheat planted area, at 34.2 million acres, is up 2 percent from last year but down less than 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.7 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.89 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.62 million acres are White Winter.
Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2022 is estimated at 11.2 million acres, down 2 percent from 2021. Of this total, about 10.5 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2022 is expected to total 1.92 million acres, up 17 percent from the previous year.
All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 135 175 180 103 Arizona ............: 50 53 60 113 Arkansas ...........: 145 210 220 105 California .........: 410 365 375 103 Colorado ...........: 1,900 2,200 2,100 95 Delaware ...........: 75 60 60 100 Georgia ............: 190 220 210 95 Idaho ..............: 1,240 1,227 1,265 103 Illinois ...........: 570 670 730 109 Indiana ............: 300 340 310 91 : Kansas .............: 6,600 7,300 7,400 101 Kentucky ...........: 510 510 540 106 Maryland ...........: 355 345 305 88 Michigan ...........: 490 610 470 77 Minnesota ..........: 1,430 1,210 1,260 104 Mississippi ........: 40 95 100 105 Missouri ...........: 480 640 800 125 Montana ............: 5,595 5,520 5,940 108 Nebraska ...........: 900 920 980 107 New Jersey .........: 25 23 26 113 : New Mexico .........: 335 370 375 101 New York ...........: 150 155 135 87 North Carolina .....: 450 450 520 116 North Dakota .......: 6,650 6,470 6,280 97 Ohio ...............: 530 580 610 105 Oklahoma ...........: 4,250 4,400 4,400 100 Oregon .............: 740 720 730 101 Pennsylvania .......: 235 270 275 102 South Carolina .....: 110 125 120 96 South Dakota .......: 1,400 1,520 1,560 103 : Tennessee ..........: 300 400 420 105 Texas ..............: 4,900 5,500 5,500 100 Utah ...............: 110 110 115 105 Virginia ...........: 220 205 250 122 Washington .........: 2,350 2,330 2,340 100 Wisconsin ..........: 160 290 280 97 Wyoming ............: 120 115 110 96 : United States ......: 44,450 46,703 47,351 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings for 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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