Durum Wheat Area Jumps 30%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2024 is estimated at 2.17 million acres, up 30% from 2023 for comparable States and represents the highest Durum wheat acreage since 2017, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Of the four estimating States, all expect to increase acreage from last year. As of June 23, harvest in Arizona was 91% complete, 12 percentage points ahead of last year and 13 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for Durum wheat were discontinued in Idaho.
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
[Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona ........: 38 60 37 59
California .....: 18 25 17 23
Idaho 2/ .......: 10 (NA) 10 (NA)
Montana ........: 705 880 675 850
North Dakota ...: 905 1,200 865 1,160
:
United States ..: 1,676 2,165 1,604 2,092
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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