Reduced Corn Seedings Expected
WASHINGTON - Mar 28/24 - SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes in 2024 is estimated at 90.0 million acres, down 5% or 4.61 million acres from last year, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States. Acreage decreases of 300,000 acres or more from last year are expected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas. The planted acreage in Iowa will be the lowest since 2006. The planted acreage in Montana will be the highest since 1958.
Record high acreage is expected in Arizona and Oregon. Record low acreage is expected in Rhode Island.
Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 300 330 310 94
Arizona ............: 90 105 105 100
Arkansas ...........: 710 850 620 73
California .........: 360 400 400 100
Colorado ...........: 1,340 1,330 1,400 105
Connecticut ........: 24 24 24 100
Delaware ...........: 160 175 170 97
Florida ............: 85 90 80 89
Georgia ............: 415 485 410 85
Idaho ..............: 310 360 320 89
:
Illinois ...........: 10,800 11,200 10,900 97
Indiana ............: 5,250 5,450 5,100 94
Iowa ...............: 12,900 13,100 12,800 98
Kansas .............: 5,500 5,750 5,700 99
Kentucky ...........: 1,420 1,600 1,550 97
Louisiana ..........: 450 700 560 80
Maine ..............: 29 28 30 107
Maryland ...........: 420 480 470 98
Massachusetts ......: 14 14 15 107
Michigan ...........: 2,300 2,400 2,250 94
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,000 8,600 7,900 92
Mississippi ........: 580 790 590 75
Missouri ...........: 3,350 3,850 3,500 91
Montana ............: 130 135 140 104
Nebraska ...........: 9,600 9,950 9,850 99
Nevada .............: 12 13 13 100
New Hampshire ......: 13 13 12 92
New Jersey .........: 68 74 72 97
New Mexico .........: 100 125 100 80
New York ...........: 1,010 1,040 1,030 99
:
North Carolina .....: 820 950 890 94
North Dakota .......: 2,950 4,050 3,800 94
Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,600 3,300 92
Oklahoma ...........: 350 390 400 103
Oregon .............: 80 95 100 105
Pennsylvania .......: 1,020 1,040 1,050 101
Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100
South Carolina .....: 320 365 300 82
South Dakota .......: 5,750 6,300 6,000 95
Tennessee ..........: 830 940 930 99
:
Texas ..............: 2,150 2,500 2,100 84
Utah ...............: 60 75 80 107
Vermont ............: 90 89 90 101
Virginia ...........: 430 495 470 95
Washington .........: 135 160 180 113
West Virginia ......: 40 44 43 98
Wisconsin ..........: 3,900 4,000 3,800 95
Wyoming ............: 95 85 80 94
:
United States ......: 88,162 94,641 90,036 95
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1/ Intended plantings in 2024 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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