Milling & Baking News - January 16, 2018 - 14

Data

Winter wheat acreage dips to
new low but eclipses expectations

accounted for 62% of winter wheat
acreage in 2018, unchanged from 2017.
Winter wheat plantings in the Central states - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri and Ohio - were estimated
WASHINGTON - Plantings of win- million acres, up 1% from 2017.
"Planting in the Pacific Northwest at 2,610,000 acres, up 240,000 acres, or
ter wheat for harvest in 2018 were
estimated at 32,608,000 acres in data got off to a normal start, but progress 10%, from 2,370,000 acres in 2017. The
issued Jan. 12 by the National Agri- was behind the five-year average pace region accounted for 8% of plantings in
cultural Statistics Service of the U.S. in Washington throughout the plant- 2018, up from 7% the year before.
Plantings in the 10 soft wheat states
Department of Agriculture. Plantings ing season," the U.S.D.A. said. "By
were modestly off from the year be- Nov. 5, seeding was virtually complete of the Southeast - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
fore and represent the smallest winter in the region."
In the hard winter states of the Mississippi, North Carolina, South
wheat seeded area since 1909.
While down from 2017 winter Southwest, Colorado, Kansas, Nebras- Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia -
wheat plantings, the acreage estimate ka, Oklahoma and Texas, 2018 crop were 2,190,000 acres, up 15,000 acres
exceeded analysts' forecasts averaging winter wheat seedings were 20,080,000 from 2,175,000 acres the year before.
31.4 million acres issued ahead of the acres, down 90,000 acres, or 0.4%, from Plantings in the Southeast equated to
20,170,000 acres in 2017 and compared 6% of total winter wheat acreage in
NASS report.
Planting delays contributed to the de- with 22,220,000 in 2016. The Southwest 2018, unchanged from 2017.
In the white wheat states of
pressed acreage totals. Seedthe Pacific Northwest - Idaings of 32,608,000 acres were
ho, Oregon and Washington
down 88,000, or 0.3%, from
Winter wheat seedings
- winter wheat plantings for
32,696,000 acres in 2017 but
(in 1,000 acres)
Change from year ago
2018 harvest were forecast at
were considerably smaller
2018*
2017
2016
Per cent
Acres
3,140,000 acres, up 20,000 acres
than 36,152,000 acres in 2016.
Ala.
190
150
230
27%
40
from the year before and once
Plantings were down 25%
Ariz.
17
25
14
-32%
(8)
again accounting for about
from 43,230,000 acres in 2013,
Ark.
170
200
195
-15%
(30)
10% of the winter wheat plantpeak plantings in the current
Calif.
340
385
425
-12%
(45)
ed area.
decade. Versus the all-time
Colo.
2,150
2,250
2,350
-4%
(100)
States with the largest yearhigh of 57,771 acres in 1980,
Del.
60
75
70
-20%
(15)
to-year changes in winter wheat
the 2018 area was down 44%.
Fla.
30
20
25
50%
10
Ga.
210
160
180
31%
50
plantings, by acres, begin with
Similarly narrow changes
Idaho
730
720
770
1%
10
Oklahoma, down 400,000 acres
from 2017 were estimated for
Ill.
530
500
520
6%
30
(9%), to 4,100,000 acres. By
plantings of winter wheat by
Ind.
330
290
330
14%
40
contrast, though, Texas winter
class. Hard winter wheat
Iowa
20
16
25
25%
4
wheat seedings were estimated
seeded acreage in 2018 was
Kas.
7,800
7,600
8,500
3%
200
up 300,000 acres (6%) from 2017,
estimated at 23.1 million,
Ky.
460
480
510
-4%
(20)
to 5 million acres. Montana windown 2% from 2017.
La.
15
20
25
-25%
(5)
ter wheat area was forecast at
"Planted acreage is down
Md.
410
410
360
0%
0
1,550,000 acres in 2018, down
from last year across most
Mich.
530
480
610
10%
50
Minn.
11
10
11
10%
1
200,000 acres, or 11%, from
of the growing region," the
Miss.
35
45
65
-22%
(10)
1,750,000 acres in 2017.
U.S.D.A. said. "The largest
Mo.
690
640
690
8%
50
Kansas winter wheat acredeclines in planted acreage
Mont.
1,550
1,750
2,250
-11%
(200)
age was forecast at 7,800,000
are estimated in Colorado,
Neb.
1,030
1,120
1,370
-8%
(90)
acres, up 200,000 acres, or 3%,
Montana, Nebraska and
Nev.
9
14
10
-36%
(5)
from 7,600,000 acres in 2017.
Oklahoma. Record low acreN.J.
19
23
25
-17%
(4)
Kansas was forecast to have
age was seeded in Nebraska
N.M.
340
330
345
3%
10
the largest winter wheat plantand Utah."
N.Y.
130
140
120
-7%
(10)
ed acreage in 2018, accounting
Soft red winter wheat
N.C.
460
450
420
2%
10
N.D.
90
70
130
29%
20
for 24% of total U.S. winter
planted area was estimated
Ohio
530
460
580
15%
70
wheat plantings. Texas ranked
at 5.98 million acres, up 4%
Okla.
4,100
4,500
5,000
-9%
(400)
second in plantings, followed
from 2017.
Ore.
710
700
720
1%
10
by Oklahoma. Fourth larg"Acreage increases are exPa.
180
210
190
-14%
(30)
est winter wheat area in 2018
pected from last year in most
S.C.
60
90
60
-33%
(30)
was Colorado, at 2,150,000
of the soft red winter growS.D.
850
910
1,180
-7%
(60)
acres, down 100,000 acres, or
ing states, while decreases
Tenn.
360
370
400
-3%
(10)
4%. Washington was the fifth
are expected in the Delta
Texas
5,000
4,700
5,000
6%
300
largest winter wheat state by
region, most northeastern
Utah
120
120
120
0%
0
Va.
230
210
210
10%
20
area with 2018 crop plantings
states, Kentucky, South CaroWash.
1,700
1,700
1,700
0%
0
estimated at 1,700,000 acres,
lina, Tennessee, and West
W. Va.
7
8
7
-13%
(1)
unchanged from 2017.
Virginia," the U.S.D.A. said.
Wis.
260
210
270
24%
50
Seedings of durum in Arizo"Record low acreage was
Wyo.
145
135
140
7%
10
na and California for 2018 harseeded in Louisiana, New
vest tumbled to 74,000 acres,
Jersey and West Virginia."
U.S.
32,608 32,696
36,152
0%
(88)
down 41% from 2017 and 51%
White winter wheat seedSource: U.S. Department of Agriculture
*estimate
from 2016. MBN
ed area was forecast at 3.56
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