Acreage ISSN: 1949-1522 Released June 30, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Down 3 Percent from 2016 Soybean Acreage Up 7 Percent All Wheat Acreage Down 9 Percent All Cotton Acreage Up 20 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2017 is estimated at 90.9 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acres are down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 83.5 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year. Soybean planted area for 2017 is estimated at a record high 89.5 million acres, up 7 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 24 of the 31 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2017 is estimated at 45.7 million acres, down 9 percent from 2016. This represents the lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919. The 2017 winter wheat planted area, at 32.8 million acres, is down 9 percent from last year but up less than 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.61 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2017 is estimated at 10.9 million acres, down 6 percent from 2016. Of this total, about 10.3 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2017 is estimated at 1.92 million acres, down 20 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2017 is estimated at 12.1 million acres, 20 percent above last year. Upland area is estimated at 11.8 million acres, up 19 percent from 2016. American Pima area is estimated at 252,000 acres, up 30 percent from 2016. This report was approved on June 30, 2017. Secretary of Agriculture Designate Michael L. Young Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Joseph L. Parsons Contents Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017......................................... 5 Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2016 and 2017....... 6 Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.... 7 Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................... 8 Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017............................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.......................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017........................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.................... 12 Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................... 12 Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2016 and 2017......................... 13 Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.......................... 13 Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017....................................... 14 Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017............................... 15 Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2013-2017................................................................................... 16 Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................ 16 Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017..................... 17 Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................ 18 Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.............................. 18 Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017............................. 19 Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2016 and 2017................................... 19 Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017........................ 20 Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017............................. 21 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017...................... 21 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017........................................... 21 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017......................... 22 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017....................... 23 Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017............................ 24 Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................................ 25 Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017................... 25 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017........................ 25 Alaska Area Planted and Harvested by Crop: 2016 and 2017................................................... 26 Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.......................... 26 Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.............. 27 Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total: 2016 and 2017........ 28 Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.... 29 Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.............................................................................................. 30 Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017.............................................................................................. 31 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2016 and 2017.... 32 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2016 and 2017...... 34 Spring Weather Summary..................................................................................... 36 Crop Comments.............................................................................................. 38 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 44 Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates................................................................. 45 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 46 Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,320 2,360 2,360 Arizona ......................: 731 672 705 Arkansas .....................: 7,117 7,297 7,225 California ...................: 3,083 3,205 3,266 Colorado .....................: 6,036 6,170 6,247 Connecticut ..................: 79 70 72 Delaware .....................: 461 457 468 Florida ......................: 1,146 1,136 1,107 Georgia ......................: 3,694 3,629 3,843 Hawaii .......................: 15 16 - : Idaho ........................: 4,160 4,163 4,010 Illinois .....................: 22,616 22,770 22,607 Indiana ......................: 12,065 12,080 12,260 Iowa .........................: 24,655 24,455 24,750 Kansas .......................: 23,320 23,594 23,050 Kentucky .....................: 6,243 6,125 6,035 Louisiana ....................: 3,392 3,315 3,200 Maine ........................: 260 243 234 Maryland .....................: 1,582 1,605 1,693 Massachusetts ................: 112 108 111 : Michigan .....................: 6,419 6,423 6,616 Minnesota ....................: 20,015 19,887 20,196 Mississippi ..................: 4,274 4,177 4,214 Missouri .....................: 12,081 13,404 13,376 Montana ......................: 9,451 9,217 8,619 Nebraska .....................: 19,652 19,544 19,746 Nevada .......................: 334 356 439 New Hampshire ................: 63 68 80 New Jersey ...................: 314 319 317 New Mexico ...................: 975 908 914 : New York .....................: 2,839 3,015 2,901 North Carolina ...............: 4,753 4,438 4,483 North Dakota .................: 23,710 23,686 23,543 Ohio .........................: 9,973 10,000 10,025 Oklahoma .....................: 10,126 10,018 9,571 Oregon .......................: 2,104 2,149 2,128 Pennsylvania .................: 3,568 3,668 3,673 Rhode Island .................: 9 9 10 South Carolina ...............: 1,624 1,505 1,512 South Dakota .................: 18,100 17,341 17,062 : Tennessee ....................: 4,926 5,030 5,179 Texas ........................: 21,701 21,564 21,010 Utah .........................: 917 938 928 Vermont ......................: 237 280 240 Virginia .....................: 2,705 2,680 2,722 Washington ...................: 3,660 3,718 3,680 West Virginia ................: 676 670 645 Wisconsin ....................: 7,999 7,885 8,020 Wyoming ......................: 1,496 1,441 1,490 : United States 1/ .............: 318,975 319,242 318,184 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States do not add to United States due to canola, potatoes, rye, and tobacco acreage not allocated to States. Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 330 250 315 235 Arizona .........: 95 85 50 40 Arkansas ........: 760 680 745 665 California ......: 420 460 100 100 Colorado ........: 1,340 1,400 1,170 1,220 Connecticut 2/ ..: 25 25 (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170 190 164 180 Florida .........: 80 80 40 45 Georgia .........: 410 370 340 320 Idaho ...........: 340 310 100 90 : Illinois ........: 11,600 11,100 11,450 10,950 Indiana .........: 5,600 5,500 5,470 5,370 Iowa ............: 13,900 13,500 13,500 13,100 Kansas ..........: 5,100 5,300 4,920 5,000 Kentucky ........: 1,500 1,350 1,400 1,260 Louisiana .......: 620 470 550 460 Maine 2/ ........: 31 31 (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 460 510 400 450 Massachusetts 2/ : 16 16 (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,400 2,500 2,040 2,120 : Minnesota .......: 8,450 8,000 8,000 7,550 Mississippi .....: 750 560 720 540 Missouri ........: 3,650 3,250 3,500 3,100 Montana .........: 115 105 55 55 Nebraska ........: 9,850 9,800 9,550 9,500 Nevada 2/ .......: 11 11 (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 2/ : 15 15 (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 80 75 71 66 New Mexico ......: 120 140 41 56 New York ........: 1,100 1,050 570 550 : North Carolina ..: 1,000 880 940 820 North Dakota ....: 3,450 3,700 3,270 3,450 Ohio ............: 3,550 3,500 3,300 3,230 Oklahoma ........: 400 370 350 330 Oregon ..........: 80 95 39 55 Pennsylvania ....: 1,400 1,400 950 1,000 Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 2 (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 375 340 350 315 South Dakota ....: 5,600 5,200 5,130 4,800 Tennessee .......: 880 840 830 780 : Texas ...........: 2,900 2,400 2,550 2,100 Utah ............: 80 80 29 30 Vermont 2/ ......: 90 90 (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 490 480 340 330 Washington ......: 170 180 85 85 West Virginia ...: 49 46 35 33 Wisconsin .......: 4,050 4,050 3,220 3,050 Wyoming .........: 100 100 69 66 : United States ...: 94,004 90,886 86,748 83,496 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arkansas .........: 47 25 44 23 Colorado .........: 450 450 415 410 Georgia ..........: 20 20 10 10 Illinois .........: 18 30 16 27 Kansas ...........: 3,100 2,700 2,950 2,450 Louisiana ........: 52 15 46 13 Mississippi ......: 13 10 11 9 Missouri .........: 65 40 54 32 Nebraska .........: 200 140 175 110 New Mexico .......: 110 95 85 70 : North Carolina ...: 45 32 37 27 Oklahoma .........: 400 330 370 290 South Dakota .....: 270 300 200 240 Texas ............: 1,900 1,800 1,750 1,600 : United States ....: 6,690 5,987 6,163 5,311 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 50 35 20 15 Arkansas ......: 11 11 8 8 California ....: 110 105 11 11 Colorado ......: 55 55 10 9 Georgia .......: 45 50 15 20 Idaho .........: 55 65 15 15 Illinois ......: 45 50 20 20 Iowa ..........: 120 120 43 48 Kansas ........: 120 120 30 20 Maine .........: 25 20 24 19 : Michigan ......: 65 55 30 25 Minnesota .....: 210 230 120 100 Missouri ......: 45 40 19 14 Montana .......: 60 60 28 19 Nebraska ......: 135 115 25 25 New York ......: 90 65 60 45 North Carolina : 35 31 9 13 North Dakota ..: 290 215 110 100 Ohio ..........: 50 45 25 20 Oklahoma ......: 65 60 8 12 : Oregon ........: 30 50 10 16 Pennsylvania ..: 85 75 50 50 South Carolina : 17 15 7 6 South Dakota ..: 295 235 110 100 Texas .........: 470 400 60 45 Washington ....: 18 13 7 5 Wisconsin .....: 210 180 100 95 Wyoming .......: 22 21 7 5 : United States .: 2,828 2,536 981 880 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arizona ..........: 16 20 15 19 California .......: 80 90 55 35 Colorado .........: 79 60 74 54 Delaware .........: 35 32 25 22 Idaho ............: 600 500 580 480 Maryland .........: 50 50 34 35 Minnesota ........: 95 110 79 85 Montana ..........: 990 700 780 550 North Dakota .....: 740 470 640 410 Oregon ...........: 45 35 32 26 : Pennsylvania .....: 55 60 38 46 Utah .............: 29 28 19 16 Virginia .........: 33 30 12 10 Washington .......: 110 110 93 96 Wyoming ..........: 95 81 82 62 : United States ....: 3,052 2,376 2,558 1,946 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 230 160 170 110 Arizona .......: 111 110 103 100 Arkansas ......: 195 195 115 130 California ....: 480 439 217 220 Colorado ......: 2,361 2,312 2,200 2,011 Delaware ......: 70 70 65 60 Florida .......: 25 20 17 14 Georgia .......: 180 160 110 90 Idaho .........: 1,180 1,178 1,115 1,113 Illinois ......: 520 520 470 490 : Indiana .......: 330 290 280 260 Iowa ..........: 25 20 17 15 Kansas ........: 8,500 7,500 8,200 6,900 Kentucky ......: 510 460 400 340 Louisiana .....: 25 20 20 15 Maryland ......: 360 405 260 240 Michigan ......: 610 480 570 430 Minnesota .....: 1,321 1,330 1,268 1,288 Mississippi ...: 65 50 50 40 Missouri ......: 690 620 570 510 : Montana .......: 5,180 4,680 5,025 4,460 Nebraska ......: 1,370 1,110 1,310 1,000 Nevada ........: 15 28 9 14 New Jersey ....: 25 25 21 18 New Mexico ....: 340 330 205 150 New York ......: 120 140 115 110 North Carolina : 420 470 355 410 North Dakota ..: 7,590 6,435 7,410 6,280 Ohio ..........: 580 460 560 420 Oklahoma ......: 5,000 4,500 3,500 2,750 : Oregon ........: 810 785 797 773 Pennsylvania ..: 190 200 150 160 South Carolina : 60 90 50 75 South Dakota ..: 2,270 2,057 2,157 1,596 Tennessee .....: 400 380 335 285 Texas .........: 5,000 4,700 2,800 2,500 Utah ..........: 129 140 120 123 Virginia ......: 210 190 175 130 Washington ....: 2,240 2,210 2,200 2,165 West Virginia .: 7 8 4 5 Wisconsin .....: 270 230 250 190 Wyoming .......: 140 150 125 125 : United States .: 50,154 45,657 43,890 38,115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 230 160 170 110 Arizona .......: 14 20 7 11 Arkansas ......: 195 195 115 130 California ....: 425 385 170 175 Colorado ......: 2,350 2,300 2,190 2,000 Delaware ......: 70 70 65 60 Florida .......: 25 20 17 14 Georgia .......: 180 160 110 90 Idaho .........: 760 730 710 680 Illinois ......: 520 520 470 490 : Indiana .......: 330 290 280 260 Iowa ..........: 25 20 17 15 Kansas ........: 8,500 7,500 8,200 6,900 Kentucky ......: 510 460 400 340 Louisiana .....: 25 20 20 15 Maryland ......: 360 405 260 240 Michigan ......: 610 480 570 430 Minnesota .....: 11 20 8 18 Mississippi ...: 65 50 50 40 Missouri ......: 690 620 570 510 : Montana .......: 2,250 1,850 2,150 1,720 Nebraska ......: 1,370 1,110 1,310 1,000 Nevada ........: 10 16 6 9 New Jersey ....: 25 25 21 18 New Mexico ....: 340 330 205 150 New York ......: 120 140 115 110 North Carolina : 420 470 355 410 North Dakota ..: 130 65 120 40 Ohio ..........: 580 460 560 420 Oklahoma ......: 5,000 4,500 3,500 2,750 : Oregon ........: 720 720 710 710 Pennsylvania ..: 190 200 150 160 South Carolina : 60 90 50 75 South Dakota ..: 1,180 950 1,100 650 Tennessee .....: 400 380 335 285 Texas .........: 5,000 4,700 2,800 2,500 Utah ..........: 120 130 112 115 Virginia ......: 210 190 175 130 Washington ....: 1,700 1,700 1,670 1,660 West Virginia .: 7 8 4 5 Wisconsin .....: 270 230 250 190 Wyoming .......: 140 150 125 125 : United States .: 36,137 32,839 30,222 25,760 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona ........: 97 90 96 89 California .....: 55 54 47 45 Idaho ..........: 10 18 10 18 Montana ........: 780 630 765 620 North Dakota ...: 1,460 1,120 1,440 1,080 South Dakota ...: 10 7 7 6 : United States ..: 2,412 1,919 2,365 1,858 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 11 12 10 11 Idaho ..........: 410 430 395 415 Minnesota ......: 1,310 1,310 1,260 1,270 Montana ........: 2,150 2,200 2,110 2,120 Nevada .........: 5 12 3 5 North Dakota ...: 6,000 5,250 5,850 5,160 Oregon .........: 90 65 87 63 South Dakota ...: 1,080 1,100 1,050 940 Utah ...........: 9 10 8 8 Washington .....: 540 510 530 505 : United States ..: 11,605 10,899 11,303 10,497 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Georgia ........: 200 250 30 35 Oklahoma .......: 260 280 75 65 : Other States 2/ : 1,431 1,604 309 330 : United States ..: 1,891 2,134 414 430 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class and State: Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Long grain : Arkansas .......: 1,410 1,020 1,390 970 California .....: 9 9 9 9 Louisiana ......: 413 380 405 375 Mississippi ....: 195 120 194 118 Missouri .......: 230 180 225 176 Texas ..........: 185 175 180 172 : United States ..: 2,442 1,884 2,403 1,820 : Medium grain : Arkansas .......: 135 150 130 140 California .....: 490 450 485 446 Louisiana ......: 24 20 23 19 Missouri .......: 6 7 6 7 Texas ..........: 10 10 7 9 : United States ..: 665 637 651 621 : Short grain 2/ : Arkansas .......: 1 1 1 1 California .....: 42 40 42 40 : United States ..: 43 41 43 41 : All : Arkansas .......: 1,546 1,171 1,521 1,111 California .....: 541 499 536 495 Louisiana ......: 437 400 428 394 Mississippi ....: 195 120 194 118 Missouri .......: 236 187 231 183 Texas ..........: 195 185 187 181 : United States ..: 3,150 2,562 3,097 2,482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 300 350 285 Nebraska .......: 95 130 88 South Dakota ...: 48 70 40 : United States ..: 443 550 413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released January 2018 in the "Crop Production Summary." Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All hay : Alfalfa and : All other : : alfalfa mixtures : : State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 1/ : 2016 : 2017 1/ : 2016 : 2017 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama 2/ .......: 810 790 (NA) (NA) 810 790 Arizona ..........: 315 310 280 275 35 35 Arkansas .........: 1,204 1,123 4 3 1,200 1,120 California .......: 1,200 1,200 720 750 480 450 Colorado .........: 1,380 1,410 680 700 700 710 Connecticut ......: 45 47 5 7 40 40 Delaware .........: 17 16 5 6 12 10 Florida 2/ .......: 300 300 (NA) (NA) 300 300 Georgia 2/ .......: 600 600 (NA) (NA) 600 600 Idaho ............: 1,330 1,300 1,000 1,000 330 300 : Illinois .........: 480 500 230 260 250 240 Indiana ..........: 500 570 210 240 290 330 Iowa .............: 910 1,110 550 740 360 370 Kansas ...........: 2,600 2,500 700 650 1,900 1,850 Kentucky .........: 2,250 2,250 150 150 2,100 2,100 Louisiana 2/ .....: 380 370 (NA) (NA) 380 370 Maine ............: 140 135 10 10 130 125 Maryland .........: 215 205 35 35 180 170 Massachusetts ....: 92 95 7 5 85 90 Michigan .........: 870 900 640 610 230 290 : Minnesota ........: 1,520 1,600 1,000 900 520 700 Mississippi 2/ ...: 640 630 (NA) (NA) 640 630 Missouri .........: 2,830 2,930 230 230 2,600 2,700 Montana ..........: 2,650 2,700 1,800 1,750 850 950 Nebraska .........: 2,450 2,470 750 770 1,700 1,700 Nevada ...........: 330 400 190 230 140 170 New Hampshire ....: 53 65 3 5 50 60 New Jersey .......: 114 110 11 10 103 100 New Mexico .......: 275 280 190 190 85 90 New York .........: 1,360 1,310 350 360 1,010 950 : North Carolina ...: 687 715 7 5 680 710 North Dakota .....: 2,500 2,550 1,400 1,450 1,100 1,100 Ohio .............: 970 1,020 330 320 640 700 Oklahoma .........: 3,010 2,830 210 330 2,800 2,500 Oregon ...........: 1,130 1,110 420 390 710 720 Pennsylvania .....: 1,350 1,350 350 400 1,000 950 Rhode Island .....: 7 8 1 1 6 7 South Carolina 2/ : 320 300 (NA) (NA) 320 300 South Dakota .....: 3,100 3,250 1,700 1,650 1,400 1,600 Tennessee ........: 1,815 1,866 15 16 1,800 1,850 : Texas ............: 4,830 4,420 130 120 4,700 4,300 Utah .............: 700 680 530 520 170 160 Vermont ..........: 190 150 30 20 160 130 Virginia .........: 1,215 1,295 65 55 1,150 1,240 Washington .......: 840 760 430 380 410 380 West Virginia ....: 587 568 17 18 570 550 Wisconsin ........: 1,330 1,350 1,000 1,000 330 350 Wyoming ..........: 1,020 1,070 500 550 520 520 : United States ....: 53,461 53,518 16,885 17,111 36,576 36,407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 420 450 410 440 Arkansas .......: 3,130 3,550 3,100 3,500 Delaware .......: 165 160 163 158 Florida ........: 31 25 29 23 Georgia ........: 260 180 240 170 Illinois .......: 10,100 10,400 10,050 10,340 Indiana ........: 5,650 5,900 5,640 5,890 Iowa ...........: 9,500 10,000 9,450 9,950 Kansas .........: 4,050 4,750 4,010 4,700 Kentucky .......: 1,790 1,900 1,780 1,890 : Louisiana ......: 1,230 1,300 1,190 1,260 Maryland .......: 520 520 515 515 Michigan .......: 2,070 2,300 2,060 2,290 Minnesota ......: 7,550 8,200 7,500 8,150 Mississippi ....: 2,040 2,250 2,020 2,220 Missouri .......: 5,600 6,000 5,540 5,900 Nebraska .......: 5,200 5,700 5,150 5,650 New Jersey .....: 100 105 98 103 New York .......: 330 320 320 315 North Carolina .: 1,690 1,700 1,660 1,670 : North Dakota ...: 6,050 7,200 6,000 7,150 Ohio ...........: 4,850 5,000 4,840 4,990 Oklahoma .......: 485 550 470 530 Pennsylvania ...: 580 580 575 575 South Carolina .: 420 380 405 370 South Dakota ...: 5,200 5,400 5,170 5,360 Tennessee ......: 1,660 1,750 1,630 1,720 Texas ..........: 165 170 145 150 Virginia .......: 610 600 600 590 West Virginia ..: 27 23 26 22 Wisconsin ......: 1,960 2,150 1,950 2,140 : United States ..: 83,433 89,513 82,736 88,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2013-2017 [Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : percent Alabama .......: 60 39 46 36 16 Arkansas ......: 16 11 9 4 3 Delaware ......: 70 58 45 50 42 Florida .......: (D) (D) 54 (D) (D) Georgia .......: 68 51 40 44 40 Illinois ......: 7 4 4 3 4 Indiana .......: 4 2 3 3 2 Kansas ........: 13 12 9 9 8 Kentucky ......: 41 31 23 25 21 Louisiana .....: 19 7 4 (Z) (Z) : Maryland ......: 62 58 42 33 30 Mississippi ...: 17 8 3 2 1 Missouri ......: 11 10 10 9 7 New Jersey ....: 15 15 20 8 4 North Carolina : 61 45 41 26 30 Ohio ..........: 1 (Z) 1 1 1 Oklahoma ......: 42 62 48 28 28 Pennsylvania ..: 12 16 17 20 18 South Carolina : 84 60 41 21 21 Tennessee .....: 35 36 31 31 28 : Texas .........: (Z) (Z) 17 (Z) (Z) Virginia ......: 45 41 37 34 40 West Virginia .: 11 27 (Z) 27 10 : United States .: 10 7 6 5 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 175.0 225.0 173.0 222.0 Arkansas .......: 24.0 30.0 23.0 29.0 Florida ........: 155.0 160.0 147.0 150.0 Georgia ........: 720.0 850.0 709.0 840.0 Mississippi ....: 39.0 44.0 38.0 42.0 New Mexico .....: 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 North Carolina .: 101.0 120.0 99.0 118.0 Oklahoma .......: 13.0 21.0 13.0 19.0 South Carolina .: 110.0 135.0 106.0 130.0 Texas ..........: 305.0 200.0 210.0 190.0 Virginia .......: 21.0 25.0 21.0 25.0 : United States ..: 1,671.0 1,818.0 1,547.0 1,773.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Varietal type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Oil : California .......: 45.0 56.0 44.5 55.5 Colorado .........: 60.0 60.0 57.0 56.0 Kansas ...........: 45.0 55.0 42.0 51.0 Minnesota ........: 66.0 33.0 64.0 32.0 Nebraska .........: 29.0 55.0 28.0 51.0 North Dakota .....: 630.0 310.0 610.0 300.0 South Dakota .....: 510.0 490.0 495.0 475.0 Texas ............: 33.0 20.0 28.0 18.0 : United States ....: 1,418.0 1,079.0 1,368.5 1,038.5 : Non-oil : California .......: 1.6 3.0 1.5 3.0 Colorado .........: 14.0 14.0 13.0 13.0 Kansas ...........: 18.0 15.0 16.0 14.0 Minnesota ........: 14.0 16.0 13.5 15.5 Nebraska .........: 12.5 6.0 11.0 5.5 North Dakota .....: 58.0 60.0 55.0 57.0 South Dakota .....: 48.0 60.0 45.0 57.0 Texas ............: 12.5 12.0 10.5 10.5 : United States ....: 178.6 186.0 165.5 175.5 : All : California .......: 46.6 59.0 46.0 58.5 Colorado .........: 74.0 74.0 70.0 69.0 Kansas ...........: 63.0 70.0 58.0 65.0 Minnesota ........: 80.0 49.0 77.5 47.5 Nebraska .........: 41.5 61.0 39.0 56.5 North Dakota .....: 688.0 370.0 665.0 357.0 South Dakota .....: 558.0 550.0 540.0 532.0 Texas ............: 45.5 32.0 38.5 28.5 : United States ....: 1,596.6 1,265.0 1,534.0 1,214.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 21.0 25.0 20.5 24.3 Kansas .........: 25.0 50.0 23.0 45.0 Minnesota ......: 29.0 30.0 27.5 28.5 Montana ........: 62.0 130.0 60.0 126.0 North Dakota ...: 1,460.0 1,700.0 1,445.0 1,690.0 Oklahoma .......: 80.0 160.0 75.0 135.0 Oregon .........: 4.0 6.0 3.7 5.5 Washington .....: 33.0 60.0 31.0 57.0 : United States ..: 1,714.0 2,161.0 1,685.7 2,111.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Montana ........: 29 30 28 29 North Dakota ...: 335 250 330 245 South Dakota ...: 10 3 9 3 : United States ..: 374 283 367 277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California .....: 62.0 52.0 61.5 51.5 Idaho ..........: 18.0 25.0 17.5 24.3 Montana ........: 37.0 34.0 35.5 32.0 North Dakota ...: 8.3 10.0 7.9 9.0 South Dakota ...: 21.8 21.0 18.5 19.0 Utah ...........: 14.0 20.0 13.5 19.0 : United States ..: 161.1 162.0 154.4 154.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Rapeseed 2/ ....: 11.0 12.5 10.5 11.7 Mustard seed 3/ : 103.1 76.0 98.2 72.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Rapeseed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. 3/ Mustard seed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres Upland : Alabama .........: 345.0 450.0 343.0 Arizona .........: 120.0 165.0 118.0 Arkansas ........: 380.0 440.0 375.0 California ......: 63.0 81.0 62.0 Florida .........: 103.0 90.0 102.0 Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,350.0 1,165.0 Kansas ..........: 32.0 56.0 31.0 Louisiana .......: 140.0 200.0 137.0 Mississippi .....: 435.0 550.0 430.0 Missouri ........: 280.0 300.0 266.0 : New Mexico ......: 47.0 56.0 41.0 North Carolina ..: 280.0 360.0 255.0 Oklahoma ........: 305.0 470.0 290.0 South Carolina ..: 190.0 240.0 183.0 Tennessee .......: 255.0 320.0 250.0 Texas ...........: 5,650.0 6,600.0 5,200.0 Virginia ........: 73.0 75.0 72.0 : United States ...: 9,878.0 11,803.0 9,320.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 14.5 15.0 11.0 California ......: 155.0 215.0 154.0 New Mexico ......: 8.0 5.0 7.8 Texas ...........: 17.0 17.0 15.0 : United States ...: 194.5 252.0 187.8 : All : Alabama .........: 345.0 450.0 343.0 Arizona .........: 134.5 180.0 129.0 Arkansas ........: 380.0 440.0 375.0 California ......: 218.0 296.0 216.0 Florida .........: 103.0 90.0 102.0 Georgia .........: 1,180.0 1,350.0 1,165.0 Kansas ..........: 32.0 56.0 31.0 Louisiana .......: 140.0 200.0 137.0 Mississippi .....: 435.0 550.0 430.0 Missouri ........: 280.0 300.0 266.0 : New Mexico ......: 55.0 61.0 48.8 North Carolina ..: 280.0 360.0 255.0 Oklahoma ........: 305.0 470.0 290.0 South Carolina ..: 190.0 240.0 183.0 Tennessee .......: 255.0 320.0 250.0 Texas ...........: 5,667.0 6,617.0 5,215.0 Virginia ........: 73.0 75.0 72.0 : United States ...: 10,072.5 12,055.0 9,507.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 2017 in the "Crop Production" report. Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California 2/ : 25.3 25.3 25.0 25.2 Colorado .....: 28.1 28.5 27.6 28.2 Idaho ........: 172.0 167.0 170.0 166.0 Michigan .....: 151.0 143.0 149.0 142.0 Minnesota ....: 437.0 432.0 417.0 417.0 Montana ......: 45.6 42.4 45.3 41.9 Nebraska .....: 48.0 49.7 47.2 48.7 North Dakota .: 213.0 205.0 203.0 201.0 Oregon .......: 10.7 9.3 10.2 9.1 Washington ...: 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 Wyoming ......: 30.7 27.5 30.0 27.0 : United States : 1,163.4 1,131.5 1,126.2 1,107.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Florida ..................: 417.0 406.0 Hawaii 2/ ................: 15.5 (NA) Louisiana ................: 431.0 425.0 Texas ....................: 39.6 41.1 : United States ............: 903.1 872.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2017. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Georgia ..................: 13,500 12,500 Kentucky .................: 75,300 75,000 North Carolina ...........: 166,000 160,900 Pennsylvania .............: 8,200 7,900 South Carolina ...........: 13,000 12,000 Tennessee ................: 20,200 22,800 Virginia .................: 23,460 22,500 : United States ............: 319,660 313,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class and type :----------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : Georgia .................................: 13,500 12,500 North Carolina ..........................: 165,000 160,000 South Carolina ..........................: 13,000 12,000 Virginia ................................: 22,000 21,000 : United States ...........................: 213,500 205,500 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ................................: 9,500 10,000 Tennessee ...............................: 7,000 7,500 Virginia ................................: 260 400 : United States ...........................: 16,760 17,900 : Class 3A, Light air-cured (31-32) : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky ..............................: 61,000 60,000 North Carolina ........................: 1,000 900 Pennsylvania ..........................: 4,800 4,500 Tennessee .............................: 12,000 14,000 Virginia ..............................: 1,200 1,100 : United States .........................: 80,000 80,500 : Type 32, Southern Maryland Belt : Pennsylvania ..........................: 1,800 1,800 : United States .........................: 1,800 1,800 : Total light air-cured (31-32) ........ : 81,800 82,300 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ................................: 4,800 5,000 Tennessee ...............................: 1,200 1,300 : United States ...........................: 6,000 6,300 : Class 4, Cigar filler (41) : Type 41, Pennsylvania Seedleaf : Pennsylvania ..........................: 1,600 1,600 : United States .........................: 1,600 1,600 : All tobacco : United States ...........................: 319,660 313,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California .......: 50.0 58.0 49.0 57.0 Colorado .........: 46.0 50.0 43.0 47.0 Idaho ............: 140.0 155.0 137.0 154.0 Michigan .........: 210.0 190.0 208.0 187.0 Minnesota ........: 155.0 170.0 147.0 163.0 Montana ..........: 103.0 190.0 99.5 186.0 Nebraska .........: 138.0 150.0 122.0 139.0 North Dakota .....: 625.0 620.0 565.0 600.0 Texas ............: 27.0 25.0 24.0 22.0 Washington .......: 135.0 175.0 133.0 173.0 Wyoming ..........: 33.0 40.0 31.1 38.0 : United States ....: 1,662.0 1,823.0 1,558.6 1,766.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Size and State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Small chickpeas 2/ : California .............: - - - - Idaho ..................: 39.0 50.0 38.8 50.0 Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ...........: 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9 Washington .............: 29.0 50.0 28.9 50.0 : Other States 3/ ........: 42.0 57.0 39.4 55.9 : United States ..........: 113.8 161.0 110.8 159.8 : Large chickpeas 4/ : California .............: 10.2 18.0 10.0 17.5 Idaho ..................: 53.0 55.0 52.1 54.0 Montana ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ...........: 9.4 15.0 9.3 14.8 Washington .............: 79.0 80.0 78.5 79.0 : Other States 3/ ........: 59.9 133.0 59.3 130.9 : United States ..........: 211.5 301.0 209.2 296.2 : All chickpeas (Garbanzo): California .............: 10.2 18.0 10.0 17.5 Idaho ..................: 92.0 105.0 90.9 104.0 Montana ................: 99.0 185.0 96.0 182.0 Nebraska ...............: 2.9 5.0 2.7 4.8 North Dakota ...........: 13.2 19.0 13.0 18.7 Washington .............: 108.0 130.0 107.4 129.0 : United States ..........: 325.3 462.0 320.0 456.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches. 3/ Includes data withheld above. 4/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches. Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 38.0 35.0 37.0 34.0 Montana ........: 520.0 620.0 505.0 600.0 North Dakota ...: 305.0 300.0 297.0 293.0 Washington .....: 70.0 60.0 69.0 59.0 : United States ..: 933.0 1,015.0 908.0 986.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 18.0 7.0 17.0 6.0 Montana ........: 15.0 15.0 7.0 8.0 Oregon .........: 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 : United States ..: 38.0 27.0 28.0 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 29.0 25.0 28.0 24.0 Montana ........: 610.0 460.0 580.0 430.0 Nebraska .......: 55.0 45.0 52.0 42.0 North Dakota ...: 560.0 470.0 545.0 455.0 Oregon .........: 6.0 10.0 5.8 9.0 South Dakota ...: 32.0 40.0 30.0 38.0 Washington .....: 90.0 60.0 89.0 59.0 : United States ..: 1,382.0 1,110.0 1,329.8 1,057.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Alaska Area Planted and Harvested by Crop: 2016 and 2017 [Estimates are provided to meet special needs of crop and livestock production statistics users. Estimates are excluded from commodity data tables] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Barley ...................: 5,000 5,300 4,700 5,000 Hay, all .................: (NA) (NA) 22,000 18,000 Oats .....................: 2,000 1,700 1,200 800 Potatoes .................: 500 450 490 440 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arkansas .........: (D) 4.0 (D) 3.8 California .......: 20.0 19.0 20.0 19.0 Florida ..........: (D) 5.4 (D) 5.3 Louisiana ........: 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 Mississippi ......: 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 North Carolina ...: 98.0 83.0 95.0 82.0 : Other States .....: 10.1 - 9.8 - : United States ....: 168.1 151.4 163.3 148.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Spring 2/ : California ...................: 26.0 28.0 25.1 27.5 Florida ......................: 25.0 26.0 22.9 25.2 : United States ................: 51.0 54.0 48.0 52.7 : Summer : Illinois .....................: 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.6 Kansas .......................: 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.9 Maryland .....................: (D) 2.6 (D) 2.6 Missouri .....................: 8.2 9.4 7.9 9.0 New Jersey ...................: (D) 1.8 (D) 1.8 North Carolina ...............: 14.0 14.3 13.6 13.5 Texas ........................: 20.0 20.0 19.6 19.2 Virginia .....................: 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.5 : Other States 3/ ..............: 4.4 - 4.4 - : United States ................: 62.2 63.6 60.7 61.1 : Fall : California ...................: 7.9 6.5 7.9 6.5 Colorado .....................: 57.1 57.2 56.8 56.9 San Luis Valley ............: 50.9 51.9 50.8 51.8 All other areas ............: 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.1 Idaho ........................: 325.0 310.0 324.0 309.0 Maine ........................: 47.0 48.0 46.5 47.5 Michigan .....................: 47.0 47.5 46.0 47.0 Minnesota ....................: 40.0 45.0 39.0 44.0 Montana ......................: 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.5 : Nebraska .....................: 16.5 20.0 16.4 19.8 New York .....................: 15.0 16.0 14.8 15.8 North Dakota .................: 80.0 78.0 64.0 76.0 Oregon .......................: 39.0 38.0 38.9 37.9 Washington ...................: 170.0 170.0 169.0 170.0 Wisconsin ....................: 65.0 60.0 64.5 59.5 : United States ................: 920.8 907.8 899.0 901.4 : All : United States ................: 1,034.0 1,025.4 1,007.7 1,015.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 3/ Includes data withheld above. Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total: 2016 and 2017 [Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red types] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Red : White : Yellow : Russet :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .....: 7 8 56 54 6 8 31 30 Colorado .......: 6 6 7 6 8 7 79 81 Idaho ..........: 3 4 3 4 2 1 92 91 Maine ..........: 7 6 40 35 3 4 50 55 Michigan .......: 3 2 84 83 1 1 12 14 Minnesota ......: 20 15 5 9 5 5 70 71 Montana ........: 3 3 6 5 1 1 90 91 Nebraska .......: 3 3 50 47 4 5 43 45 New York .......: 5 7 88 85 5 7 2 1 North Dakota ...: 31 29 36 40 1 1 32 30 : Oregon .........: 6 4 19 18 4 6 71 72 Washington .....: 5 5 11 12 2 2 82 81 Wisconsin ......: 8 9 34 38 2 4 56 49 : Total ..........: 7 7 19 20 3 3 71 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or Upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties are excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The Bt varieties include those that contain more than one gene that can resist different types of insects. Stacked gene varieties include only those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The States published individually in the following tables represent 86 percent of all corn planted acres, 88 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 90 percent of all Upland cotton planted acres. Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 2 3 4 4 Indiana ........: 2 3 9 9 Iowa ...........: 3 5 9 8 Kansas .........: 4 3 12 15 Michigan .......: 3 1 18 15 Minnesota ......: 3 2 10 10 Missouri .......: 4 2 8 8 Nebraska .......: 3 3 15 12 North Dakota ...: 4 5 25 21 Ohio ...........: 2 2 18 14 : South Dakota ...: 4 3 16 17 Texas ..........: 8 5 11 13 Wisconsin ......: 3 2 17 14 : Other States 1/ : 5 4 18 17 : United States ..: 3 3 13 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 87 85 93 92 Indiana ........: 75 75 86 87 Iowa ...........: 80 80 92 93 Kansas .........: 79 77 95 95 Michigan .......: 70 71 91 87 Minnesota ......: 80 82 93 94 Missouri .......: 81 81 93 91 Nebraska .......: 77 81 95 96 North Dakota ...: 66 67 95 93 Ohio ...........: 66 66 86 82 : South Dakota ...: 78 77 98 97 Texas ..........: 71 77 90 95 Wisconsin ......: 70 71 90 87 : Other States 1/ : 68 70 90 91 : United States ..: 76 77 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the corn estimating program. 2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to rounding. Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 6 2 2 3 Arkansas .......: 7 7 8 13 California .....: 3 2 37 27 Georgia ........: 1 4 5 4 Louisiana ......: 10 4 2 5 Mississippi ....: 3 8 2 3 Missouri .......: 12 5 34 36 North Carolina .: 2 3 1 4 Tennessee ......: 1 2 3 3 Texas ..........: 4 5 11 13 : Other States 1/ : 3 3 9 12 : United States ..: 4 5 9 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 90 93 98 98 Arkansas .......: 84 79 99 99 California .....: 38 43 78 72 Georgia ........: 93 91 99 99 Louisiana ......: 86 90 98 99 Mississippi ....: 94 88 99 99 Missouri .......: 48 58 94 99 North Carolina .: 93 89 96 96 Tennessee ......: 94 94 98 99 Texas ..........: 75 76 90 94 : Other States 1/ : 85 82 97 97 : United States ..: 80 80 93 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland cotton estimating program. 2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to rounding. Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicide resistant : All biotech varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 96 97 96 97 Illinois .......: 94 93 94 93 Indiana ........: 92 92 92 92 Iowa ...........: 97 94 97 94 Kansas .........: 95 94 95 94 Michigan .......: 95 94 95 94 Minnesota ......: 96 96 96 96 Mississippi ....: 99 99 99 99 Missouri .......: 89 87 89 87 Nebraska .......: 96 94 96 94 : North Dakota ...: 95 95 95 95 Ohio ...........: 91 91 91 91 South Dakota ...: 96 96 96 96 Wisconsin ......: 94 92 94 92 : Other States 1/ : 94 94 94 94 : United States ..: 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the soybean estimating program. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 3,052 2,376 2,558 1,946 Corn for grain 1/ ......................: 94,004 90,886 86,748 83,496 Corn for silage ........................: (NA) 6,186 Hay, all ...............................: (NA) (NA) 53,461 53,518 Alfalfa ..............................: (NA) (NA) 16,885 17,111 All other ............................: (NA) (NA) 36,576 36,407 Oats ...................................: 2,828 2,536 981 880 Proso millet ...........................: 443 550 413 Rice ...................................: 3,150 2,562 3,097 2,482 Rye ....................................: 1,891 2,134 414 430 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...................: 6,690 5,987 6,163 5,311 Sorghum for silage .....................: (NA) 298 Wheat, all .............................: 50,154 45,657 43,890 38,115 Winter ...............................: 36,137 32,839 30,222 25,760 Durum ................................: 2,412 1,919 2,365 1,858 Other spring .........................: 11,605 10,899 11,303 10,497 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 1,714.0 2,161.0 1,685.7 2,111.3 Cottonseed .............................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed ...............................: 374 283 367 277 Mustard seed ...........................: 103.1 76.0 98.2 72.1 Peanuts ................................: 1,671.0 1,818.0 1,547.0 1,773.0 Rapeseed ...............................: 11.0 12.5 10.5 11.7 Safflower ..............................: 161.1 162.0 154.4 154.8 Soybeans for beans .....................: 83,433 89,513 82,736 88,731 Sunflower ..............................: 1,596.6 1,265.0 1,534.0 1,214.0 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all ............................: 10,072.5 12,055.0 9,507.8 Upland ...............................: 9,878.0 11,803.0 9,320.0 American Pima ........................: 194.5 252.0 187.8 Sugarbeets .............................: 1,163.4 1,131.5 1,126.2 1,107.9 Sugarcane ..............................: (NA) (NA) 903.1 872.1 Tobacco ................................: (NA) (NA) 319.7 313.6 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...................: 38.0 27.0 28.0 18.0 Dry edible beans .......................: 1,662.0 1,823.0 1,558.6 1,766.0 Chickpeas, all .......................: 325.3 462.0 320.0 456.0 Large ...............................: 211.5 301.0 209.2 296.2 Small ...............................: 113.8 161.0 110.8 159.8 Dry edible peas ........................: 1,382.0 1,110.0 1,329.8 1,057.0 Lentils ................................: 933.0 1,015.0 908.0 986.0 Wrinkled seed peas .....................: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: (NA) (NA) 50.9 54.1 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .........................: (NA) 65.3 Potatoes, all ..........................: 1,034.0 1,025.4 1,007.7 1,015.2 Spring ...............................: 51.0 54.0 48.0 52.7 Summer ...............................: 62.2 63.6 60.7 61.1 Fall .................................: 920.8 907.8 899.0 901.4 Spearmint oil ..........................: (NA) 24.5 Sweet potatoes .........................: 168.1 151.4 163.3 148.6 Taro (Hawaii) ..........................: (NA) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Production Crop :------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------- 1,000 ------- : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 77.9 199,282 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 174.6 15,148,038 Corn for silage ....................tons: 20.3 125,670 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.52 134,781 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.45 58,263 All other ........................tons: 2.09 76,518 Oats ............................bushels: 66.0 64,770 Proso millet ....................bushels: 30.4 12,558 Rice 2/ .............................cwt: 7,237 224,145 Rye .............................bushels: 32.5 13,451 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 77.9 480,261 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 14.0 4,171 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 52.6 2,309,675 Winter ........................bushels: 55.3 1,671,532 Durum .........................bushels: 44.0 104,116 Other spring ..................bushels: 47.2 534,027 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 1,824 3,075,200 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) 5,369.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 23.7 8,680 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 980 96,270 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 3,675 5,684,610 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 1,840 19,320 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,425 220,090 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 52.1 4,306,671 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,731 2,654,735 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ ....................bales: 867 17,169.9 Upland 2/ .......................bales: 855 16,601.0 American Pima 2/ ................bales: 1,454 568.9 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 32.7 36,881 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 35.6 32,118 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 1,967 628,720 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 2/ .............cwt: 1,704 477 Dry edible beans 2/ .................cwt: 1,842 28,712 Chickpeas, all 2/ .................cwt: 1,702 5,447 Large 2/ .........................cwt: 1,677 3,509 Small 2/ .........................cwt: 1,749 1,938 Dry edible peas 2/ ..................cwt: 2,086 27,737 Lentils 2/ ..........................cwt: 1,397 12,685 Wrinkled seed peas ..................cwt: (NA) 439 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops .............................pounds: 1,713 87,139.6 Maple syrup .....................gallons: (NA) (NA) 4,207 4,271 Mushrooms ........................pounds: (NA) 945,639 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 89 5,800 Potatoes, all .......................cwt: 437 440,725 Spring ............................cwt: 316 337 15,171 17,736 Summer ............................cwt: 323 19,602 Fall ..............................cwt: 452 405,952 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 131 3,208 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 193 31,546 Taro (Hawaii) ....................pounds: (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Yield in pounds. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 1,235,110 961,540 1,035,200 787,530 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:38,042,480 36,780,660 35,106,050 33,790,000 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,503,410 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 21,635,130 21,658,200 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 6,833,190 6,924,650 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 14,801,940 14,733,550 Oats ...........................: 1,144,460 1,026,290 397,000 356,130 Proso millet ...................: 179,280 222,580 167,140 Rice ...........................: 1,274,770 1,036,820 1,253,320 1,004,440 Rye ............................: 765,270 863,610 167,540 174,020 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,707,380 2,422,880 2,494,100 2,149,310 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 120,600 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:20,296,820 18,476,930 17,761,840 15,424,760 Winter .......................:14,624,280 13,289,610 12,230,540 10,424,810 Durum ........................: 976,110 776,600 957,090 751,910 Other spring .................: 4,696,430 4,410,720 4,574,210 4,248,030 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 693,640 874,540 682,190 854,420 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 151,350 114,530 148,520 112,100 Mustard seed ...................: 41,720 30,760 39,740 29,180 Peanuts ........................: 676,240 735,730 626,060 717,520 Rapeseed .......................: 4,450 5,060 4,250 4,730 Safflower ......................: 65,200 65,560 62,480 62,650 Soybeans for beans .............:33,764,500 36,225,020 33,482,430 35,908,550 Sunflower ......................: 646,130 511,930 620,790 491,290 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 4,076,240 4,878,540 3,847,710 Upland .......................: 3,997,530 4,776,560 3,771,710 American Pima ................: 78,710 101,980 76,000 Sugarbeets .....................: 470,820 457,910 455,760 448,360 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 365,480 352,930 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 129,360 126,910 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 15,380 10,930 11,330 7,280 Dry edible beans ...............: 672,590 737,750 630,750 714,680 Chickpeas ....................: 131,650 186,970 129,500 184,540 Large .......................: 85,590 121,810 84,660 119,870 Small .......................: 46,050 65,160 44,840 64,670 Dry edible peas ................: 559,280 449,210 538,160 427,760 Lentils ........................: 377,580 410,760 367,460 399,020 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 20,580 21,910 Maple syrup ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ......................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 26,430 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 418,450 414,970 407,810 410,840 Spring .......................: 20,640 21,850 19,430 21,330 Summer .......................: 25,170 25,740 24,560 24,730 Fall .........................: 372,640 367,380 363,820 364,790 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 9,910 Sweet potatoes .................: 68,030 61,270 66,090 60,140 Taro (Hawaii) ..................: (NA) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 4.19 4,338,850 Corn for grain .........................: 10.96 384,777,890 Corn for silage ........................: 45.54 114,005,910 Hay, all 2/ ............................: 5.65 122,271,270 Alfalfa ..............................: 7.74 52,855,300 All other ............................: 4.69 69,415,960 Oats ...................................: 2.37 940,130 Proso millet ...........................: 1.70 284,810 Rice ...................................: 8.11 10,167,050 Rye ....................................: 2.04 341,670 Sorghum for grain ......................: 4.89 12,199,190 Sorghum for silage .....................: 31.38 3,783,870 Wheat, all 2/ ..........................: 3.54 62,859,050 Winter ...............................: 3.72 45,491,650 Durum ................................: 2.96 2,833,570 Other spring .........................: 3.18 14,533,830 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 2.04 1,394,890 Cottonseed .............................: (X) 4,870,670 Flaxseed ...............................: 1.48 220,480 Mustard seed ...........................: 1.10 43,670 Peanuts ................................: 4.12 2,578,500 Rapeseed ...............................: 2.06 8,760 Safflower ..............................: 1.60 99,830 Soybeans for beans .....................: 3.50 117,208,380 Sunflower ..............................: 1.94 1,204,170 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ .........................: 0.97 3,738,310 Upland ...............................: 0.96 3,614,440 American Pima ........................: 1.63 123,860 Sugarbeets .............................: 73.41 33,457,880 Sugarcane ..............................: 79.72 29,136,960 Tobacco ................................: 2.20 285,180 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...................: 1.91 21,640 Dry edible beans .......................: 2.06 1,302,350 Chickpeas, all .......................: 1.91 247,070 Large ...............................: 1.88 159,170 Small ...............................: 1.96 87,910 Dry edible peas ........................: 2.34 1,258,130 Lentils ................................: 1.57 575,380 Wrinkled seed peas .....................: (NA) 19,910 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: 1.92 39,530 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) 21,040 21,360 Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) 428,930 Peppermint oil .........................: 0.10 2,630 Potatoes, all 2/ .......................: 49.02 19,990,950 Spring ...............................: 35.43 37.72 688,150 804,490 Summer ...............................: 36.20 889,130 Fall .................................: 50.61 18,413,670 Spearmint oil ..........................: 0.15 1,460 Sweet potatoes .........................: 21.65 1,430,900 Taro (Hawaii) ..........................: (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. Spring Weather Summary Highlights: Active weather led to a net decrease in United States drought coverage, as widespread, frequent storm systems bypassed only a few areas, such as the northern Plains and the lower Southeast. However, an extended period of well-placed storms ended in late April, when too much rain in a short period of time across the mid-South and lower Midwest caused extensive planting delays and lowland flooding. Other spring highlights included a variety of weather extremes. In March, for example, significant events included early-month wildfires on the central and southern Plains and mid-month freezes in the Southeast. The Southeastern freezes followed a mid-March Northeastern blizzard. Several weeks later, in late April, a historic, late-season snow storm on the central and southern High Plains flattened winter wheat and resulted in noteworthy livestock losses. Meanwhile, an impressive Western snow-accumulation season finally peaked in April, following a final flurry of storms. The early part of the snow-melt season proceeded mostly in an orderly fashion, although periods of warm and/or wet weather led to localized lowland flooding. Lingering effects from the wet winter and early spring included planting and crop developmental delays, especially in California and the Northwest. Historical Perspective: According to preliminary information provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the contiguous United States experienced its eighth-warmest, eleventh-wettest spring during the 123-year period of record. The Nation's spring average temperature of 53.5°F was 2.6°F above the 20th century mean, while precipitation averaged 9.39 inches- 118 percent of normal. The spring temperature was at least 2°F above the 1901-2000 mean for the third year in a row and the eighth time in the last 18 years. Temperatures across the entire country were in the warm half of the historical distribution. It was among the ten warmest springs on record in Texas, Wyoming, and the Four Corners States, along with eight Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic States. Meanwhile, precipitation rankings ranged from the ninth-driest spring in North Dakota to the second-wettest spring in Washington. Overall, spring dryness was largely limited to the northern Plains, Desert Southwest, and Florida, while wetness broadly covered the Northwest, central Plains, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. It was among the ten wettest springs in eleven States. March: Early-March wildfires on the central and southern Plains and mid-month freezes in the Southeast highlighted an active weather pattern. The Southeastern cold snap, which caused extensive fruit (e.g. peach, blueberry) losses in Georgia, South Carolina, and portions of neighboring States, peaked from March 15-17, immediately in the wake of a Northeastern blizzard. From March 13-15, wind, rain, sleet, and snow caused extensive travel disruptions from the Mid-Atlantic States to New England. In contrast, drier-than-normal March weather dominated the Nation's southern tier, from southern California to the southern Atlantic States, except in parts of southern Texas. The dry weather promoted a rapid fieldwork pace, allowing planting of corn and other summer crops to quickly proceed. However, in areas experiencing drought, such as parts of the Southeast, dry weather, mid-month freezes, and periods of unusual warmth resulted in declining crop and pasture conditions. Meanwhile, beneficial precipitation fell across the central and southern Plains, reviving rangeland, pastures, and winter wheat that had been experiencing drought stress. However, the rain arrived in the wake of wildfires that charred hundreds of thousands of acres of grassland, along with fences and other farm infrastructure, in eastern Colorado, western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and northern Texas. Similarly, increasingly wet weather in the central and eastern Corn Belt boosted soil moisture but ultimately slowed pre-planting fieldwork. However, most of the precipitation bypassed the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, California experienced a break from heavy precipitation, as the primary storm track shifted across the Northwest. Late in the month, however, rain showers and high-elevation snow returned to northern California. Persistently cold March weather was limited to the Northeast, although other parts of the northern and eastern United States experienced some sharp cold waves. In contrast, significantly above-normal temperatures stretched from the Southwest and Intermountain West to the central and southern Plains and the mid-South. April: Unsettled April weather reduced drought coverage to a United States Drought Monitor-era record low, but culminated in a late-month storm that blasted the southern High Plains with heavy snow and high winds and triggered widespread flooding from the mid-South into the lower Midwest. Still, April rainfall generally benefited pastures and winter wheat, with the portion of the latter crop rated in good to excellent condition increasing from 51 to 54 percent between April 2 and 30. The United States Drought Monitor showed just 4.98 percent of the country in drought on May 2, down from 15.97 percent on March 21. The previous record for the contiguous United States in the 18-year Drought Monitor history was 7.74 percent drought coverage on July 6, 2010. Ironically, worsening drought was noted during April across the lower Southeast, including southern Georgia and portions of Florida's peninsula, maintaining heavy agricultural irrigation demands. Farther north and west, however, United States planting activities proceeded between rainfall events that, until month's end, were fairly well distributed both spatially and temporally. By April 30, planting progress was at or ahead of the respective 5-year averages for rice (73 percent complete), corn (34 percent), sorghum (27 percent), peanuts (12 percent), and soybeans (10 percent). United States cotton planting, 14 percent complete by April 30, three percentage points behind the 5-year average, but significant Northern planting delays were noted due to cool, damp conditions for crops such as sugarbeets (48 percent planted, 12 percentage points behind the 5-year average); barley (32 percent planted, 21 percentage points behind); and spring wheat (31 percent planted, 15 percentage points behind). The late-month storm curtailed nearly all planting activities in a broad area from the central and southern Plains into the mid-South and lower Midwest. At risk from the powerful storm were livestock and winter wheat due to blizzard conditions and low temperatures on the High Plains, as well as recently planted and/or newly emerged summer crops (e.g. rice, corn, cotton, and soybeans) in flooded areas of the Mississippi Valley and environs. Near- to below-normal April temperatures dominated California, the northern Plains, and the Northwest, while warmer-than-normal weather covered the remainder of the country. April average temperatures approached or attained record-high levels east of the Mississippi River, promoting a rapid crop development pace. Still, lingering impacts from mid-March freezes were apparent in Southeastern crops such as Georgia blueberries (rated 79 percent very poor to poor on April 30) and South Carolina peaches (89 percent very poor to poor). May: Abundant rainfall across the central Plains, as well as the Midwest, South, and East, periodically slowed fieldwork but kept pastures and summer crops well-watered. However, early-May river rises in the wake of late-April downpours led to extensive lowland flooding across the mid-South and lower Midwest, resulting in some submerged acreage and poor crop establishment. By June 4, at least one-tenth of the corn was rated in very poor to poor condition in Indiana (17 percent), Illinois (11 percent), and Ohio (10 percent). Similarly, 14 percent of Arkansas' rice crop was rated very poor to poor on June 4, a residual effect of earlier flooding. In stark contrast, mostly dry weather on the northern Plains-accompanied by late-month heat-led to worsening crop and pasture conditions. By June 4, more than one-third of the rangeland and pastures were rated in very poor to poor condition in South Dakota (40 percent) and North Dakota (35 percent). On the same date, nearly one-third (32 percent) of South Dakota's spring wheat was rated very poor to poor. And, during the 2-week period from May 21 - June 4, the portion of South Dakota's winter wheat rated very poor to poor surged from 11 to 38 percent. Prior to the arrival of hot weather across the northern Plains, generally cool conditions were accompanied by several episodes of patchy frost and sub-freezing temperatures. Despite a late-May increase in shower activity, significant drought persisted through month's end across southern Georgia and much of Florida. (Much more rain fell across the lower Southeast in early June, significantly reducing drought coverage and intensity.) By May 30, Florida was experiencing the Nation's only extreme drought (D3), according to the United States Drought Monitor. And, the lightning-sparked West Mims fire, near the Florida-Georgia line mostly in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, burned more than 150,000 acres of timber, brush, and grass. Elsewhere, warm, mostly dry weather in California and the Northwest favored fieldwork and crop development that had been previously delayed by cool, damp conditions. Nevertheless, only 30 percent of California's rice crop had emerged by June 4, compared to the 5-year average of 79 percent. Northwestern warmth accelerated the snow-melt rate and elevated river levels, although substantial snow remained on the ground by month's end across higher peaks of the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and northern Rockies. The California Department of Water Resources noted that the remaining Sierra Nevada snowpack still contained an average of 17 inches of liquid by May 31, down from a seasonal peak of 48 inches. Crop Comments Corn: The 2017 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 90.9 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 83.5 million acres for grain, down 4 percent from last year. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 98 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview, slightly higher than the 10-year average. Planted acreage for 2017 is unchanged or down compared with the previous year across most of the eastern Corn Belt. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, while record high planted acreage is estimated in Nevada and Oregon. By April 16, six percent of the Nation's corn crop was planted, 6 percentage points behind last year and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Planting progress remained at or behind the 5-year average in all estimating States except Texas. By April 23, producers had planted 17 percent of the Nation's corn crop, 11 percentage points behind last year and slightly behind the 5-year average. Favorable planting conditions in Illinois allowed producers to plant 28 percent of their intended corn acreage during the week ending April 23, and move ahead of the 5-year average pace. Producers had planted 34 percent of this year's corn crop by April 30, nine percentage points behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Planting progress was well ahead of historical averages in most of the eastern Corn Belt States. At the same time, 9 percent of the Nation's corn crop had emerged, 3 percentage points behind last year but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Producers had planted 47 percent of the Nation's corn crop by May 7, fourteen percentage points behind last year and 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. States in the western Corn Belt that had been behind in planting progress experienced improved conditions for fieldwork. By May 7, emergence had advanced to 15 percent complete, 10 percentage points behind last year and 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. By May 14, seventy-one percent of this year's corn crop was planted, 2 percentage points behind last year but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Planting progress was ahead of normal across most of the western Corn Belt. Nationally, 31 percent of the corn crop had emerged by week's end, 10 percentage points behind last year and 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. By May 21, eighty-four percent of the 2017 corn crop was planted, equal to last year but slightly behind the 5-year average. Favorable conditions in the eastern Corn Belt permitted weekly planting progress of 37 percentage points in Michigan, 24 percentage points in Ohio, and 20 percentage points in Indiana. Nationally, 54 percent of this year's corn crop was emerged by May 21, four percentage points behind last year and slightly behind the 5-year average. Planting of the 2017 corn crop was 91 percent complete by May 28, two percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. Seventy-three percent of this year's corn crop had emerged by May 28, two percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. Overall, 65 percent of the corn was reported in good to excellent condition, 7 percentage points below the same time last year. The planting of the 2017 corn crop was 96 percent complete across the Nation by June 4, slightly behind both last year and the 5-year average. By June 18, corn emerged had advanced to 98 percent complete, slightly behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. By June 25, sixty-seven percent of the corn was reported in good to excellent condition, 8 percentage points below the same time last year. Ninety-two percent of this year's corn crop was planted with biotechnology seed varieties, unchanged from last year. Biotechnology seed includes traits for insect resistance (Bt), herbicide resistance, or stacked gene which contains traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum in 2017 is estimated at 5.99 million acres, down 11 percent from last year. Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum- producing States, account for 75 percent of the United States acreage. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. Growers expect to harvest 5.31 million acres for grain, down 14 percent from last year. As of June 25, ninety-five percent of the crop had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Twenty percent of the crop was headed, 5 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the five-year average. Sixty-five percent of the crop was in good to excellent condition on June 25, compared with 70 percent at the same time last year. Oats: Area seeded to oats for the 2017 crop year is estimated at 2.54 million acres, down 10 percent from 2016. This represents the second lowest planted area on record for the United States. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Alabama, California, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Area for harvest, forecast at 880,000 acres, is down 10 percent from 2016. Nationally, oat producers had seeded 28 percent of this year's crop by April 2, equal to last year but 6 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Producers had seeded 79 percent of this year's crop by May 7, eight percentage points behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Ninety-one percent of the oat crop was emerged by May 28, three percentage points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. As of June 25, fifty-four percent of the oat crop was reported in good to excellent condition, 13 percentage points lower than at the same time last year. Barley: Producers seeded 2.38 million acres of barley for the 2017 crop year, down 22 percent from the previous year. This represents the lowest seeded area on record since records began in 1926. Harvested area, forecast at 1.95 million acres, is down 24 percent from 2016. If realized, the harvested acreage for barley will be the lowest since 1879. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Oregon. Nationwide, 99 percent of the barley crop was sown by June 4, slightly behind last year but 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Ninety- seven percent of the barley crop had emerged by June 18, slightly behind last year but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Heading of the Nation's barley crop advanced to 27 percent complete by June 25, twenty-three percentage points behind last year and 11 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Overall, 60 percent of the barley crop was reported in good to excellent condition on June 26, fifteen percentage points lower than at the same time last year. Winter wheat: The 2017 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.8 million acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous estimate but down 9 percent from last year. This represents the second lowest winter wheat planted area on record since records began in 1909. Of the total acreage, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.61 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.42 million are White Winter. Record low planted acreages are estimated in Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Ohio. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 25.8 million acres, up 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 15 percent from last year. If realized, this will represent a record low for the United States. Harvested acres are down from last year across much of the Great Plains, the primary wheat producing area, due to the reduction in planted acreage. Record low harvested acreage is expected in Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia. In the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) harvested area is forecast at 12.2 million acres, down 16 percent from last year. As of June 25, harvest was 41 percent complete, 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 48 percent complete at this time, slightly ahead of the 5-year average pace. Durum wheat: Area seeded to Durum wheat is estimated at 1.92 million acres, down 20 percent from 2016. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest Durum wheat-producing State, is estimated at 1.12 million acres, a decrease of 23 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 1.86 million acres, 21 percent below 2016. As of June 25, the crop was 22 percent headed in North Dakota, 21 percentage points behind last year. Other spring wheat: Area seeded to other spring wheat is estimated at 10.9 million acres, down 6 percent from 2016. Of this total, about 10.3 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 5.25 million acres, down 13 percent from last year. As of June 25, thirty-six percent of the spring wheat crop was headed, 16 percentage points behind last year. Harvested area is expected to total 10.5 million acres, 7 percent below 2016. As of June 25, forty percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, thirty-two percentage points lower than at the same time last year. Rye: The 2017 planted area for rye is estimated at 2.13 million acres, up 13 percent from 2016. Harvested area is expected to total 430,000 acres, up 4 percent from last year. As of June 25, Georgia producers had harvested 95 percent of the rye crop, slightly behind the 5-year average pace. In Oklahoma, 80 percent of the rye crop was harvested by June 25. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2017 is estimated at 2.56 million acres, down 19 percent from 2016. Area for harvest is forecast at 2.48 million acres, down 20 percent from last year. Acreage decreased from last year in all rice-producing States mainly due to higher prices for competing commodities. Long grain rice planted area decreased 23 percent from last year, with declines estimated in all States except California. Arkansas, the largest long grain rice-producing State, estimates a 28 percent decline in planted acreage compared with last year. Medium grain acres decreased by 4 percent and short grain acres decreased by 5 percent from 2016. California, the largest medium and short grain producing State, decreased medium grain acres by 8 percent in 2017. As of June 11, sixty-eight percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, identical to the same time last year. Proso millet: Area planted to proso millet in 2017 is estimated at 550,000 acres, up 107,000 acres from 2016. Planted acreage increased from last year in all three estimating States. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 53.5 million acres of all hay in 2017, up less than 1 percent from 2016. The expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 17.1 million acres, is up 1 percent from 2016. All other types of hay harvested are expected to total 36.4 million acres, down less than 1 percent from 2016. Harvested area of all hay is expected to increase or hold steady in most Midwestern States, but declines are expected in parts of the Southern Plains, Northeast, and Pacific Northwest. Soybeans: The 2017 soybean planted area is estimated at a record high 89.5 million acres, up 7 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 24 of the 31 major producing States. Increases of 500,000 acres or more are estimated in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Area for harvest, forecast at 88.7 million acres, is up 7 percent from 2016 and will be a record high, if realized. Nationwide, 6 percent of soybean crop was planted by April 23, three percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in the Delta at this time, including Mississippi with 60 percent planted, 34 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. On May 7, fourteen percent of the soybeans were planted, 7 percentage points behind last year and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Rainfall slowed planting progress in several regions, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. By May 14, eight percent of the Nation's soybean crop had emerged, slightly behind both last year and the 5-year average. Nationally, 37 percent of the soybean crop was emerged by May 28, five percentage points behind last year and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Thirteen of the 18 estimating States were behind the 5-year average for emergence progress. By June 18, ninety-six percent of the soybean crop was planted with 89 percent emerged. Producers planted 94 percent of the 2017 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, unchanged from 2016. Peanuts: Growers planted an estimated 1.82 million acres in 2017, up 9 percent from 2016 and represents the highest planted area since 1991. Area for harvest is forecast at 1.77 million acres, up 15 percent from the previous year. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is up 18 percent from 2016. Planted acres in South Carolina represent a record high for that State. Sunflower: Area planted to sunflower in 2017 totals 1.27 million acres, down 21 percent from 2016 and is the lowest planted area for the Nation since 1976. Compared with last year, growers in four of the eight major sunflower-producing States expect a decline in sunflower acreage this year. Planted area in North Dakota, last year's leading sunflower-producing State, declined 318,000 acres from 2016. Planted area in North Dakota, at 370,000 acres, represents the lowest planted area since 1971. Producers in South Dakota planted 550,000 acres in 2017, a decrease of 8,000 acres from last year. Harvested area for the Nation is forecast at 1.21 million acres, down 21 percent from last year. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.08 million acres, is down 24 percent from 2016, and is the lowest since 1976. Area planted to non-oil varieties, estimated at 186,000 acres, is up 4 percent from last year but is the second lowest planted area since 1983. Planting began in early May and progressed at or ahead of normal throughout the month. As of May 28, forty-one percent of the intended crop had been planted, 1 percentage point behind last year's pace but 12 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Planting progress remained ahead of normal in the Dakotas throughout the month of June, while progress in Colorado and Kansas was able to catch up to the normal pace by the third week of June. As of June 25, producers had planted 97 percent of the crop in the four major States, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 8 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Canola: Producers planted a record high 2.16 million acres in 2017, up 26 percent from 2016. This year's planted area is 22 percent higher than the previous record high from 2015. Compared with last year, all eight States showed an increase in planted area. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is estimated at a record high 1.70 million acres, up 16 percent from last year. In addition to North Dakota, record highs were also set in Montana and Washington. The harvested area for the Nation is forecast at a record high 2.11 million acres, an increase of 25 percent from last year. Planting was underway by mid-April in North Dakota but was behind last year's pace throughout the month of May. As of May 28, eighty-eight percent of the intended crop in North Dakota had been planted, 5 percentage points behind last year's pace but 11 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. At that time, 51 percent had emerged, 21 percentage points behind last year and 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Flaxseed: Area planted to flaxseed in 2017 is estimated at 283,000 acres, down 91,000 acres, or 24 percent, from last year. The harvested area is forecast at 277,000 acres, down 90,000 acres, or 25 percent, from last year. Planted acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is down 25 percent, or 85,000 acres, from 2016. Favorable field conditions allowed flaxseed planting to begin in mid-April. In North Dakota, 93 percent of the flaxseed acreage was planted by June 11, five percentage points behind last year but 9 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Safflower: Area planted to safflower increased less than 1,000 acres from 2016, to 162,000 acres in 2017. Despite the slight increase, this is the third lowest planted area for the Nation since records began in 1991. Area for harvest is forecast at 154,800 acres, up less than 1 percent from last year. Growers in California, the largest State in terms of planted area in 2016, planted 52,000 acres this year, a decline of 16 percent from last year. Other oilseeds: Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 76,000 acres, down 26 percent from 2016 but still represents the second highest area since 2008. Mustard seed area for harvest is forecast at 72,100 acres, down 27 percent from the previous year. Acreage planted to rapeseed is estimated at 12,500 acres, up 1,500 acres from 2016. Area planted to rapeseed for the Nation is the second highest on record since records began in 1991, but this is largely due to a change in the States included in the rapeseed program starting in 2016. Harvested rapeseed area is forecast at 11,700 acres. Cotton: Area planted to cotton in 2017 is estimated at 12.1 million acres, up 20 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 11.8 million acres, up 19 percent from 2016. American Pima is estimated at 252,000 acres, up 30 percent from 2016. Cotton planted area is up from 2016 in all States except Florida. Due to extensive drought conditions in Florida, 2017 cotton acreage is estimated to be down 13 percent from 2016. Cotton planting was delayed in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi due to heavy rain, storms, and flooding during the early part of the spring. By the end of May, weather conditions improved and fields dried, allowing producers to catch up quickly and get the cotton crop planted within the normal planting window. By May 28, sixty-three percent of the Nation's crop had been planted, 6 percentage points ahead of the same time last year. By June 25, thirty-four percent of the crop was squaring, 6 percentage points ahead of last year and 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. As of June 25, fifty- seven percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 1 percentage point from the same time last year. Producers planted 96 percent of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, up 3 percentage points from last year. Varieties containing insect resistance (Bt) were planted on 5 percent of the acreage, up 1 percentage point from last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on 11 percent of the acreage, up 2 percentage points from 2016. Stacked gene varieties, those containing both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 80 percent of the acreage, unchanged from a year ago. Sugarbeets: Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2017 crop year is estimated at 1.13 million acres, down 3 percent from 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 1.11 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Plant populations and stand counts in Minnesota and North Dakota are above average this year. Seedbeds were better than expected due to wet soil from last fall. This year's crop is responding very well and developing quickly due to more than adequate heat units (growing degree days). Sugarcane: Harvested area of sugarcane for sugar and seed in the United States is forecast at 872,100 acres for the 2017 crop year, down 3 percent from last year. Louisiana experienced a good spring for cultivation and applying fertilizer and herbicides. Stubble crops were also reported in good shape because of a mild winter, but there was some failed acres due to a dry fall. Beginning in 2017, sugarcane estimates were discontinued in Hawaii. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2017 is expected to be 313,600 acres, down 2 percent from 2016. Flue-cured tobacco, at 205,500 acres, is 4 percent below 2016 and accounts for 66 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Total light air-cured tobacco type area, at 82,300 acres, is up 1 percent from 2016. The burley portion of light-air cured tobacco, at 80,500 acres, is up 1 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco, at 17,900 acres, is up 7 percent from 2016. Dark air- cured tobacco, at 6,300 acres, is up 5 percent from last year. Cigar filler tobacco, at 1,600 acres, is unchanged from the previous year. Dry beans: Area planted to dry beans in 2017 is estimated at 1.82 million acres, up 10 percent from the previous season and is the highest planted area since 2010. Area harvested is forecast to total 1.77 million acres, up 13 percent from 2016. Eight of the 11 estimating States expect an increase in total dry bean planted acres from last year. Area planted for all chickpeas is 462,000 acres, up 42 percent from last season. Harvested area is forecast to be 456,000 acres, up 43 percent from the previous season. Small chickpea planted area, at 161,000 acres, is 41 percent above 2016, while large chickpea planted area, at 301,000 acres, increased 42 percent from the previous year. Acreage planted to small, large, and all chickpeas represent record highs. Strong prices and demand have encouraged farmers to increase chickpea area. Lentils: Area planted for the 2017 crop year is estimated at a record high 1.02 million acres, up 9 percent from 2016. Area forecasted to be harvested, at 986,000 acres, is also up 9 percent from the 2016 season. Compared with last year, area planted is up in Montana but down in Idaho, North Dakota, and Washington. Montana's planted area is up 19 percent from 2016, and is a record high. Dry edible peas: Area planted for the 2017 crop year is estimated to total 1.11 million acres, down 20 percent from last year's record high planted area. Area for harvest is forecast at 1.06 million acres, down 21 percent from the previous year. Planted acreage is down in all States, except Oregon and South Dakota. As of May 21, planting in North Dakota was slightly behind last year, but well ahead of average. In Montana, planting was behind last year and the five-year average. Austrian winter peas: Planted area for 2017 is estimated at 27,000 acres, down 29 percent from a year ago. Area harvested is expected to total 18,000 acres, down 36 percent from 2016. Growers in Idaho planted 61 percent fewer acres than last season while planted acres in Montana and Oregon are unchanged from 2016. Sweet potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 151,400 acres, down 10 percent from the previous year. Harvested area is forecast at 148,600 acres, 9 percent below 2016. As of June 11, sixty-four percent of North Carolina's sweet potato acres were planted, ahead of the 5-year average of 57 percent. Spring rain delayed planting for a majority of producers in Mississippi. The end of the five year drought in California resulted in an unusually long and wet winter. Flooding occurred and some fields were not planted. Summer potatoes: Growers planted an estimated 63,600 acres of summer potatoes in 2017, up 2 percent from 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 61,100 acres, 1 percent above 2016. Fall potatoes: Growers planted an estimated 907,800 acres of fall potatoes, down 1 percent from 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 901,400 acres, slightly above 2016. Some flooding and cool weather occurred earlier in the spring in Idaho, which caused delays in planting progress and forced farmers to work overtime in May to catch up. As of June 4, ninety-eight percent of the crop was planted with 65 percent emerged, behind the 5-year average of 100 percent planted and 67 percent emerged. Cool, wet weather also delayed planting progress in Washington where only 77 percent of the crop had emerged, behind the 5-year average of 94 percent. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with a sample of approximately 11,000 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability list frame survey with a sample of approximately 69,700 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the probability area frame survey contact all farmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data, estimates can be calculated. For the probability list frame survey, data from operators was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on these operations. Responses from the probability list frame survey sample plus data from the probability area frame survey sample of operations that were not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages. Estimating procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each Regional Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey data. Revision policy: Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in the September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Annual report at the end of September; and all other spring planted crops in the October Crop Production report. Revisions to planted acres will only be made when either special survey data, administrative data, such as Farm Service Agency program "sign up" data, or remote sensing data are available. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last forecast. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The relative standard errors from the 2017 area frame survey for United States planted acres were: barley 9.8 percent, corn 1.1 percent, Upland cotton 3.2 percent, sorghum 7.0 percent, soybeans 1.1 percent, other spring wheat 4.2 percent, and winter wheat 2.1 percent. The biotechnology estimates are also subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard error at the United States level, is approximately 0.3 percent for all biotech varieties, 7.8 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 3.0 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 0.6 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus 0.6 percent for all biotech varieties, 15.6 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 6.0 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 1.2 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is approximately 0.3 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 Upland cotton States is approximately 0.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 14.8 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 11.3 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 1.8 percent for stacked gene varieties. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1997-2016 twenty-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different from those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.9 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.9 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 1.5 percent. Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year planted acres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-year estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 602,000 acres, ranging from 28,000 acres to 2.01 million acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 4 times and above 16 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 percent : Thousand acres : Years Crop : Root mean : confidence :---------------------------------------------------------------- : square error : interval : : : : Below : Above : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : final : final --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ------ --------- 1,000 acres -------- ---- number --- : Barley .......................: 3.4 5.8 103 18 254 5 15 Corn .........................: 0.9 1.5 602 28 2,014 4 16 Oats .........................: 4.4 7.7 112 1 274 4 16 Sorghum ......................: 6.5 11.3 413 49 1,133 10 10 Soybeans .....................: 1.3 2.3 844 32 2,489 6 14 Upland cotton ................: 2.9 5.0 294 3 992 10 10 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.5 2.6 486 36 1,147 5 15 Durum wheat .................: 7.8 13.6 121 3 361 7 13 Other spring ................: 3.3 5.8 309 38 1,283 9 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch................................................ (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section.................................... (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.............................. (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay..................................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans.............................................. (202) 690-3234 Scott Matthews - Crop Weather, Barley...................................... (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice................................................. (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................................... (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.......................... (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds................................. (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section......... (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Bananas, Cherries, Garlic, Lettuce, Mint, Papaya, Pears, Strawberries, Taro, Tomatoes............................................. (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Avocados, Cauliflower, Celery, Citrus, Coffee, Dates, Figs, Kiwifruit, Nectarines, Olives, Watermelons................................ (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Potatoes, Raspberries, Squash, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes....................................................... (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Artichokes, Austrian Winter Peas, Cantaloupes, Dry Beans, Dry Edible Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Mushrooms, Peaches, Snap Beans .. (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chile Peppers, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Tree Nuts, Spinach..................... 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