USDA Acreage Report

Corn Planted Acreage Up Slightly from 2012
Soybean Acreage Up 1 Percent
All Wheat Acreage Up 1 Percent
All Cotton Acreage Down 17 Percent

Corn planted area for all purposes in 2013 is estimated at 97.4 million 
acres, up slightly from last year. This represents the highest planted 
acreage in the United States since 1936 when an estimated 102 million acres 
were planted. Growers expect to harvest 89.1 million acres for grain, up 
2 percent from last year.

Soybean planted area for 2013 is estimated at a record high 77.7 million 
acres, up 1 percent from last year. Area for harvest, at 76.9 million acres, 
is up 1 percent from 2012 and will be a record high, if realized. Record high 
planted acreage is estimated in New York, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.

All wheat planted area for 2013 is estimated at 56.5 million acres, up 
1 percent from 2012. The 2013 winter wheat planted area, at 42.7 million 
acres, is 3 percent above last year and up 2 percent from the previous 
estimate. Of this total, about 29.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 
9.96 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.38 million acres are White 
Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2013 is estimated at 
12.3 million acres, up slightly from 2012. Of this total, about 11.7 million 
acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The estimated Durum wheat planted area for 
2013 is estimated at 1.54 million acres, down 28 percent from the previous 
year.

All cotton planted area for 2013 is estimated at 10.3 million acres, 
17 percent below last year. Upland area is estimated at 10.0 million acres, 
down 17 percent from 2012. American Pima area is estimated at 226,000 acres, 
down 5 percent from 2012.

 

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