Proso Millet Seedings Sink 27%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- Area planted to proso millet in 2024 is estimated at 450,000 acres, down 27% from 2023, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota planted acreage is down from last year.
Planting progress in Colorado was 56% complete as of the week ending June 16, ahead of last year's 51% complete but behind the 5-year average of 67% complete.
Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States:
2023 and 2024
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .......: 390 270 370
Nebraska .......: 155 145 138
South Dakota ...: 74 35 64
:
United States ..: 619 450 572
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1/ Estimates to be released January 2025 in the "Crop Production Summary."
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