Durum Plantings Rising 17%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2022 is estimated at 1.92 million acres, up 17 percent from 2021, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Idaho is expecting a record low Durum wheat acreage, and is the only estimating State expecting a decrease from last year. Heading of Durum wheat in Arizona was 44 percent complete by March 27.
Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2020-2022 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona ............: 50 53 60 113 California .........: 25 25 30 120 Idaho ..............: 10 7 5 71 Montana ............: 695 670 840 125 North Dakota .......: 910 880 980 111 : United States ......: 1,690 1,635 1,915 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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