Winter Wheat Area Remains Higher
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- The 2022 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 34.2 million acres, down less than 1 percent from the previous estimate but up 2 percent from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates.
Of the total acreage, approximately 23.7 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.89 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.62 million acres are White Winter.
Except for Colorado and Wyoming, much of the western United States is expecting increased planted acres from 2021.
Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 135 175 180 103 Arkansas ...........: 145 210 220 105 California .........: 385 340 345 101 Colorado ...........: 1,900 2,200 2,100 95 Delaware ...........: 75 60 60 100 Georgia ............: 190 220 210 95 Idaho ..............: 720 710 790 111 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 Mississippi ........: 40 95 100 105 Missouri ...........: 480 640 800 125 Montana ............: 1,550 1,950 2,050 105 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 .......: 40 90 100 111 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 .......: 630 800 830 104 Tennessee ..........: 300 400 420 105 Texas ..............: 4,900 5,500 5,500 100 : Utah ...............: 110 110 115 105 Virginia ...........: 220 205 250 122 Washington .........: 1,800 1,750 1,850 106 Wisconsin ..........: 160 290 280 97 Wyoming ............: 120 115 110 96 : United States ......: 30,450 33,648 34,236 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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