WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- The 2024 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 33.8 million acres, down 1% from the previous estimate and down 8% from last year for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Of the total planted acreage, approximately 24.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.14 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. Producers in California, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia expect to have record low planted areas.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for winter wheat were discontinued in New Jersey.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 25.8 million acres, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 5% from last year for comparable States. As of June 23, harvest was 40% complete, 15 percentage points ahead the 5-year average pace. Producers expect to harvest 76% of the planted acres for grain. If realized, this harvest ratio would be the highest since 2019. Producers in Michigan and Virginia are expecting record low harvested areas.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 205 120 145 75 Arkansas ........: 230 140 165 95 California ......: 320 280 80 75 Colorado ........: 2,300 2,100 1,820 1,830 Delaware ........: 80 70 69 48 Georgia .........: 195 145 85 70 Idaho ...........: 750 750 630 690 Illinois ........: 840 770 780 700 Indiana .........: 405 320 335 250 Kansas ..........: 8,100 7,700 5,750 7,150 : Kentucky ........: 610 560 460 410 Maryland ........: 340 325 195 175 Michigan ........: 600 420 560 375 Mississippi .....: 120 70 95 40 Missouri ........: 780 680 600 520 Montana .........: 1,850 1,950 1,680 1,900 Nebraska ........: 1,130 1,000 880 900 New Jersey 2/ ...: 34 (NA) 32 (NA) New Mexico ......: 405 380 85 95 New York ........: 150 135 120 100 : North Carolina ..: 480 410 400 320 North Dakota ....: 155 120 145 110 Ohio ............: 650 530 590 460 Oklahoma ........: 4,550 4,350 2,450 2,700 Oregon ..........: 740 730 725 715 Pennsylvania ....: 280 240 230 160 South Carolina ..: 110 85 95 75 South Dakota ....: 920 870 700 780 Tennessee .......: 470 380 390 310 Texas ...........: 6,400 5,700 2,100 2,450 : Utah ............: 105 105 87 90 Virginia ........: 200 150 135 85 Washington ......: 1,800 1,850 1,750 1,790 Wisconsin .......: 280 265 230 190 Wyoming .........: 115 105 90 75 : United States ...: 36,699 33,805 24,683 25,808 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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