1% More Spring Wheat Sown
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Growers planted 11.3 million acres of spring wheat other than durum, up 1% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Of this total, about 10.6 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 5.60 million acres, up 1% from last year.
Harvested area is expected to total 10.9 million acres, down 1% from last year. As of June 23, seventy-one% of the acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, an increase of 21% from the same time last year.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2023 and 2024
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ..........: 410 460 395 440
Minnesota ......: 1,300 1,550 1,260 1,500
Montana ........: 2,700 2,450 2,670 2,330
North Dakota ...: 5,550 5,600 5,520 5,460
South Dakota ...: 740 720 650 670
Washington .....: 500 490 490 485
:
United States ..: 11,200 11,270 10,985 10,885
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1/ Forecasted.
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