Winter Wheat Area Reduced Further 1%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/24- SNS -- The 2024 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 33.8 million acres, down 1% from the previous estimate and down 8% from last year for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2024.
Of the total planted acreage, approximately 24.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.14 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.59 million acres are White Winter. The only States expecting increased acreage from 2023 are Montana and Washington. Producers in California, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia expect to have record low planted areas.
Beginning in 2024, estimates for winter wheat were discontinued in New Jersey.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 25.8 million acres, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 5% from last year for comparable States. As of June 23, harvest was 40% complete, 15 percentage points ahead the 5-year average pace. Producers expect to harvest 76% of the planted acres for grain. If realized, this harvest ratio would be the highest since 2019. Producers in Michigan and Virginia are expecting record low harvested areas.
Winter 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
Arkansas ........: 230 140 165 95
California ......: 320 280 80 75
Colorado ........: 2,300 2,100 1,820 1,830
Delaware ........: 80 70 69 48
Georgia .........: 195 145 85 70
Idaho ...........: 750 750 630 690
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
Mississippi .....: 120 70 95 40
Missouri ........: 780 680 600 520
Montana .........: 1,850 1,950 1,680 1,900
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 ....: 155 120 145 110
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 ....: 920 870 700 780
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 ......: 1,800 1,850 1,750 1,790
Wisconsin .......: 280 265 230 190
Wyoming .........: 115 105 90 75
:
United States ...: 36,699 33,805 24,683 25,808
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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