Soybean Area Nearly Unchanged
WASHINGTON - Dec 31/23 - SNS -- Soybean growers intend to plant 87.5 million acres in 2023, up slightly from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 15 of the 29 estimating States. Increases of 100,000 acres or more are anticipated in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
These increases are balanced by decreases of 100,000 acres or more in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and Missouri. If realized, the planted area in Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin will be the largest on record.
Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 310 360 380 106
Arkansas ...........: 3,040 3,180 3,050 96
Delaware ...........: 155 160 150 94
Georgia ............: 140 165 170 103
Illinois ...........: 10,600 10,800 10,800 100
Indiana ............: 5,650 5,850 5,600 96
Iowa ...............: 10,100 10,100 10,100 100
Kansas .............: 4,850 5,050 4,600 91
Kentucky ...........: 1,850 1,950 1,900 97
Louisiana ..........: 1,080 1,260 1,170 93
:
Maryland ...........: 490 520 530 102
Michigan ...........: 2,150 2,250 2,100 93
Minnesota ..........: 7,650 7,450 7,550 101
Mississippi ........: 2,220 2,310 2,350 102
Missouri ...........: 5,700 6,100 6,000 98
Nebraska ...........: 5,600 5,750 5,750 100
New Jersey .........: 100 110 100 91
New York ...........: 325 350 355 101
North Carolina .....: 1,650 1,700 1,750 103
North Dakota .......: 7,250 5,700 6,550 115
:
Ohio ...............: 4,900 5,100 5,100 100
Oklahoma ...........: 580 545 500 92
Pennsylvania .......: 600 600 590 98
South Carolina .....: 395 405 430 106
South Dakota .......: 5,450 5,100 5,300 104
Tennessee ..........: 1,550 1,650 1,600 97
Texas ..............: 110 155 150 97
Virginia ...........: 600 620 580 94
Wisconsin ..........: 2,100 2,160 2,300 106
:
United States ......: 87,195 87,450 87,505 100
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1/ Intended plantings in 2023 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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