Soybean Seedings Inch Up 1%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/22 - SNS -- The 2022 soybean planted area is estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2022.
Area for harvest, forecast at 87.5 million acres, is up 1% from 2021. If realized, this will be the third highest planted and harvested soybean acreage on record.
Record high planted area is estimated in Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 15.8 million acres of the estimated soybean acreage remained to be planted at the time of the interview.
Producers planted 95% of the 2022 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, equal to last year.
Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2021 and 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ..........: 310 350 305 345 Arkansas .........: 3,040 3,200 3,010 3,170 Delaware .........: 155 155 153 153 Georgia ..........: 140 130 135 125 Illinois .........: 10,600 11,200 10,510 11,100 Indiana ..........: 5,650 5,850 5,640 5,830 Iowa .............: 10,100 10,300 10,030 10,220 Kansas ...........: 4,850 5,000 4,800 4,950 Kentucky .........: 1,850 2,050 1,840 2,040 Louisiana ........: 1,080 1,150 1,060 1,130 : Maryland .........: 490 490 485 485 Michigan .........: 2,150 2,250 2,140 2,230 Minnesota ........: 7,650 7,500 7,580 7,430 Mississippi ......: 2,220 2,300 2,180 2,270 Missouri .........: 5,700 5,900 5,650 5,850 Nebraska .........: 5,600 5,600 5,570 5,550 New Jersey .......: 100 110 99 108 New York .........: 325 330 320 325 North Carolina ...: 1,650 1,800 1,640 1,790 North Dakota .....: 7,250 5,900 7,120 5,850 : Ohio .............: 4,900 4,950 4,880 4,930 Oklahoma .........: 580 490 535 460 Pennsylvania .....: 600 600 595 595 South Carolina ...: 395 400 385 385 South Dakota .....: 5,450 5,500 5,390 5,450 Tennessee ........: 1,550 1,800 1,520 1,770 Texas ............: 110 90 100 80 Virginia .........: 600 680 590 670 Wisconsin ........: 2,100 2,250 2,070 2,220 : United States ....: 87,195 88,325 86,332 87,511 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2018-2022 [Data as obtained from survey results. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : percent Alabama ..........: 23 24 23 37 21 Arkansas .........: 3 2 2 4 4 Delaware .........: 34 6 26 24 27 Florida 1/ .......: (Z) (X) (X) (X) (X) Georgia ..........: 38 18 22 49 16 Illinois .........: 3 5 4 4 5 Indiana ..........: 2 2 5 5 2 Kansas ...........: 6 4 13 7 8 Kentucky .........: 25 26 21 17 18 Louisiana ........: 1 1 3 (Z) 6 : Maryland .........: 27 23 32 26 12 Mississippi ......: 3 1 1 2 2 Missouri .........: 5 8 6 6 6 New Jersey .......: 27 6 14 4 3 North Carolina ...: 35 26 27 43 23 Ohio .............: 2 1 3 1 2 Oklahoma .........: 39 37 24 52 37 Pennsylvania .....: 11 14 20 27 26 South Carolina ...: 36 24 23 18 15 Tennessee ........: 27 20 9 27 21 : Texas ............: (Z) (Z) 10 (Z) (Z) Virginia .........: 51 50 28 25 17 West Virginia 1/ .: 2 (X) (X) (X) (X) : United States ....: 5 4 5 5 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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