U.S. Corn Area Dips 3%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Corn planted area for all purposes in 2024 is estimated at 91.5 million acres, down 3% or 3.17 million acres from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
This represents the eighth highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 31 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 83.4 million acres, is down 4% from last year.
Record low planted area is estimated in Rhode Island. Record high planted area is estimated in Oregon. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 3.36 million acres of the estimated corn acreage remain to be planted at the time of the interview.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2023 and 2024
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .........: 330 340 320 325
Arizona .........: 105 95 38 24
Arkansas ........: 850 620 830 600
California ......: 400 420 40 60
Colorado ........: 1,330 1,370 1,015 1,100
Connecticut 2/ ..: 24 24 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 175 180 172 177
Florida .........: 90 80 62 45
Georgia .........: 485 440 440 400
Idaho ...........: 360 330 115 110
:
Illinois ........: 11,200 10,900 11,050 10,750
Indiana .........: 5,450 5,100 5,310 4,960
Iowa ............: 13,100 13,100 12,550 12,550
Kansas ..........: 5,750 6,300 5,150 5,800
Kentucky ........: 1,600 1,550 1,500 1,450
Louisiana .......: 700 510 680 495
Maine 2/ ........: 28 30 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 480 490 440 450
Massachusetts 2/ : 14 15 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 2,400 2,150 2,060 1,810
:
Minnesota .......: 8,600 8,100 8,180 7,550
Mississippi .....: 790 580 770 560
Missouri ........: 3,850 3,500 3,670 3,310
Montana .........: 135 110 68 59
Nebraska ........: 9,950 10,100 9,500 9,700
Nevada 2/ .......: 13 13 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ : 13 14 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 74 80 65 75
New Mexico ......: 125 105 47 36
New York ........: 1,040 1,030 600 580
:
North Carolina ..: 950 910 900 860
North Dakota ....: 4,050 3,800 3,800 3,500
Ohio ............: 3,600 3,400 3,400 3,170
Oklahoma ........: 390 370 340 320
Oregon ..........: 95 100 55 60
Pennsylvania ....: 1,040 1,100 680 750
Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 365 380 350 360
South Dakota ....: 6,300 6,100 5,620 5,440
Tennessee .......: 940 850 890 800
:
Texas ...........: 2,500 2,100 2,100 1,700
Utah ............: 75 75 27 34
Vermont 2/ ......: 89 94 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 495 500 375 380
Washington ......: 160 200 75 105
West Virginia ...: 44 43 32 32
Wisconsin .......: 4,000 3,700 3,140 2,900
Wyoming .........: 85 75 57 51
:
United States ...: 94,641 91,475 86,513 83,438
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
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