U.S. Barley Seedings To Advance 11%

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Barley producers intend to seed 2.94 million acres of barley for the 2022 crop year, up 11 percent from the previous year, according to the USDA seeding intentions estimates.

In Montana, the largest barley State, acreage is expected to increase by 12 percent, from last year.

Record low planted acreage is estimated for Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, and Utah.

   Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022
   [Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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					   :                                 Area planted
		   State       :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
					   :       2020        :       2021        :      2022 1/      :    Percent of
					   :                   :                   :                   :   previous year
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					   :       ---------------- 1,000 acres ----------------              percent
					   :
   Alaska .............:           6                   6                   6                100
   Arizona ............:          12                  16                  18                113
   California .........:          60                  40                  45                113
   Colorado ...........:          56                  52                  63                121
   Delaware ...........:          21                  21                  21                100
   Idaho ..............:         530                 520                 510                 98
   Kansas .............:          16                  14                  11                 79
   Maine ..............:          15                  12                  12                100
   Maryland ...........:          34                  33                  28                 85
   Michigan ...........:          11                  10                   9                 90
					   :
   Minnesota ..........:          70                  55                  50                 91
   Montana ............:         970                 940               1,050                112
   New York ...........:           9                   9                   9                100
   North Carolina .....:          14                  13                  15                115
   North Dakota .......:         530                 580                 740                128
   Oregon .............:          45                  37                  35                 95
   Pennsylvania .......:          45                  45                  48                107
   South Dakota .......:          35                  30                  30                100
   Utah ...............:          21                  17                  14                 82
   Virginia ...........:          31                  30                  35                117
					   :
   Washington .........:          90                  83                  85                102
   Wisconsin ..........:          26                  15                  27                180
   Wyoming ............:          79                  82                  80                 98
					   :
   United States ......:       2,726               2,660               2,941                111
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   1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.