U.S. Corn Area Seen Rising
WASHINGTON - Dec 31/23 - SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes in 2023 is estimated at 92.0 million acres, up 4% or 3.42 million acres from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 40 of the 48 estimating States. After a planted acreage decline of 1.15 million acres from 2021 to 2022 in North Dakota, planted in 2023 is expected to increase 800,000 acres from the previous year. Acreage increases of 150,000 acres or more from last year are also expected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
Record high acreage is expected in Arizona and Idaho. Record low acreage is expected in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Corn 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 ............: 350 300 350 117
Arizona ............: 95 80 100 125
Arkansas ...........: 850 710 810 114
California .........: 400 370 380 103
Colorado ...........: 1,380 1,350 1,400 104
Connecticut ........: 24 25 25 100
Delaware ...........: 175 170 175 103
Florida ............: 95 85 80 94
Georgia ............: 480 425 490 115
Idaho ..............: 380 320 390 122
:
Illinois ...........: 11,000 10,800 11,000 102
Indiana ............: 5,400 5,250 5,500 105
Iowa ...............: 12,900 12,900 13,100 102
Kansas .............: 5,700 5,500 5,600 102
Kentucky ...........: 1,550 1,440 1,600 111
Louisiana ..........: 580 450 510 113
Maine ..............: 30 29 28 97
Maryland ...........: 470 440 460 105
Massachusetts ......: 14 14 14 100
Michigan ...........: 2,350 2,350 2,400 102
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,400 8,000 8,350 104
Mississippi ........: 730 580 700 121
Missouri ...........: 3,600 3,350 3,450 103
Montana ............: 120 130 120 92
Nebraska ...........: 9,900 9,600 9,500 99
Nevada .............: 15 14 13 93
New Hampshire ......: 13 13 12 92
New Jersey .........: 78 76 85 112
New Mexico .........: 120 100 110 110
New York ...........: 1,040 1,030 1,100 107
:
North Carolina .....: 960 830 960 116
North Dakota .......: 4,100 2,950 3,750 127
Ohio ...............: 3,550 3,400 3,450 101
Oklahoma ...........: 340 350 355 101
Oregon .............: 95 75 85 113
Pennsylvania .......: 1,330 1,180 1,310 111
Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100
South Carolina .....: 400 320 370 116
South Dakota .......: 6,150 5,750 5,900 103
Tennessee ..........: 1,010 840 960 114
:
Texas ..............: 2,150 2,150 2,050 95
Utah ...............: 70 70 75 107
Vermont ............: 85 90 92 102
Virginia ...........: 510 450 540 120
Washington .........: 165 130 160 123
West Virginia ......: 51 46 50 109
Wisconsin ..........: 3,950 3,950 3,950 100
Wyoming ............: 95 95 85 89
:
United States ......: 93,252 88,579 91,996 104
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1/ Intended plantings in 2023 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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