U.S. Expects Record Durum Area
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2024 is estimated at 2.03 million acres, up 22% from 2023 for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Of the four estimating States, none expect to be down from last year. If realized this would be the highest Durum wheat acreage since 2018. As of March 24, heading of Durum wheat in Arizona was 66% complete, 32 percentage points ahead of last year, and 37 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace.
Beginning in 2024, Durum wheat estimates were discontinued in Idaho.
Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2022-2024
[Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California]
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Arizona ............: 85 38 60 158
California .........: 40 18 18 100
Idaho 2/ ...........: 8 10 (NA) (X)
Montana ............: 710 705 850 121
North Dakota .......: 790 905 1,100 122
:
United States ......: 1,633 1,676 2,028 121
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2024 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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