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Total Wheat Area Off 5%

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- All wheat planted area for 2024 is estimated at 47.2 million acres, down 5% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.

he 2024 winter wheat planted area, at 33.8 million acres, is down 8% from last year and down 1% from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 24.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.14 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.59 million acres are White Winter.

Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2024 is estimated at 11.3 million acres, up 1% from 2023 estimate. Of this total, about 10.6 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2024 is expected to total 2.17 million acres, up 29% from the previous year.

All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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                 :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
      State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :      2023       :      2024       :      2023       :     2024 1/
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                 :                              1,000 acres
                 :
Alabama .........:        205               120               145                75
Arizona .........:         38                60                37                59
Arkansas ........:        230               140               165                95
California ......:        338               305                97                98
Colorado ........:      2,300             2,100             1,820             1,830
Delaware ........:         80                70                69                48
Georgia .........:        195               145                85                70
Idaho ...........:      1,170             1,210             1,035             1,130
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
Minnesota .......:      1,300             1,550             1,260             1,500
Mississippi .....:        120                70                95                40
Missouri ........:        780               680               600               520
Montana .........:      5,255             5,280             5,025             5,080
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 ....:      6,610             6,920             6,530             6,730
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 ....:      1,660             1,590             1,350             1,450
                 :
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 ......:      2,300             2,340             2,240             2,275
Wisconsin .......:        280               265               230               190
Wyoming .........:        115               105                90                75
                 :
United States ...:     49,575            47,240            37,272            38,785
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Forecasted.
2/   Estimates discontinued in 2024.

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