Winter Wheat Area Slipped 1%
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- The 2024 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 34.1 million acres, down 1% from the previous estimate and down 7% from last year for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Of the total planted acreage, approximately 24.3 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.26 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.59 million acres are White Winter. The only States expecting increased acreage from 2023 are Montana and Washington. If realized, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia will have record low planted areas.
Beginning in 2024, winter wheat estimates were discontinued in New Jersey.
Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2022-2024
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 180 205 135 66
Arkansas ...........: 220 230 135 59
California .........: 350 320 295 92
Colorado ...........: 1,950 2,300 2,100 91
Delaware ...........: 80 80 70 88
Georgia ............: 200 195 170 87
Idaho ..............: 770 750 750 100
Illinois ...........: 650 840 780 93
Indiana ............: 290 405 350 86
Kansas .............: 7,300 8,100 7,700 95
:
Kentucky ...........: 530 610 560 92
Maryland ...........: 355 340 325 96
Michigan ...........: 460 600 420 70
Mississippi ........: 100 120 70 58
Missouri ...........: 630 780 680 87
Montana ............: 2,050 1,850 1,950 105
Nebraska ...........: 980 1,130 1,000 88
New Jersey 1/ ......: 26 34 (NA) (X)
New Mexico .........: 360 405 385 95
New York ...........: 140 150 150 100
:
North Carolina .....: 480 480 410 85
North Dakota .......: 105 155 120 77
Ohio ...............: 510 650 530 82
Oklahoma ...........: 4,300 4,550 4,350 96
Oregon .............: 730 740 730 99
Pennsylvania .......: 270 280 250 89
South Carolina .....: 120 110 90 82
South Dakota .......: 830 920 870 95
Tennessee ..........: 410 470 380 81
Texas ..............: 5,300 6,400 5,900 92
:
Utah ...............: 110 105 105 100
Virginia ...........: 230 200 155 78
Washington .........: 1,850 1,800 1,850 103
Wisconsin ..........: 300 280 265 95
Wyoming ............: 115 115 105 91
:
United States ......: 33,281 36,699 34,135 93
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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