Prospective Plantings ISSN: 1949-159X Released March 31, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Down 4 Percent from 2016 Soybean Acreage Up 7 Percent All Wheat Acreage Down 8 Percent All Cotton Acreage Up 21 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2017 is estimated at 90.0 million acres, down 4 percent or 4.0 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States. 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 27 of the 31 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2017 is estimated at 46.1 million acres, down 8 percent from 2016. This represents the lowest total planted area for the United States since records began in 1919. The 2017 winter wheat planted area, at 32.7 million acres, is down 9 percent from last year but up 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.53 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.38 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2017 is estimated at 11.3 million acres, down 3 percent from 2016. Of this total, about 10.6 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The intended Durum planted area for 2017 is estimated at 2.00 million acres, down 17 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2017 is estimated at 12.2 million acres, 21 percent above last year. Upland area is estimated at 12.0 million acres, up 21 percent from 2016. American Pima area is estimated at 232,000 acres, up 19 percent from 2016. This report was approved on March 31, 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 - States and United States: 2015-2017.................................................. 6 Corn and Soybean Planted Acreage - United States Chart................................................... 7 Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................... 7 Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................................... 8 Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017.......................................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017........................................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017.................................... 12 All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................. 13 Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2015-2017......................................... 14 Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................................ 14 Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................... 15 Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................................ 15 Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2015-2017..................................... 16 Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017.............................................. 16 Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2015-2017........................................ 17 Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2015-2017............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2015-2017........................... 19 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017....................................... 20 Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017.............................. 21 Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................................ 22 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017........................................ 22 Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017................................... 22 Spring Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017......................................... 23 Sweet Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017.......................................... 23 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2016 and 2017.. 24 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2016 and 2017.... 26 Winter Weather Summary .................................................................................. 28 Crop Comments............................................................................................ 30 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 33 Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates........................................... 34 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 35 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. Values for 2017 were carried forward from 2016 for summer and fall potatoes, proso millet, rye, and surgarcane. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,320 2,360 2,310 Arizona ......................: 731 672 688 Arkansas .....................: 7,117 7,297 7,257 California ...................: 3,083 3,208 3,130 Colorado .....................: 6,036 6,170 6,050 Connecticut ..................: 79 70 71 Delaware .....................: 461 457 444 Florida ......................: 1,146 1,135 1,112 Georgia ......................: 3,694 3,629 3,690 Hawaii 2/ ....................: 15 16 - : Idaho ........................: 4,160 4,163 4,231 Illinois .....................: 22,616 22,770 22,527 Indiana ......................: 12,065 12,080 12,280 Iowa .........................: 24,655 24,455 24,560 Kansas .......................: 23,320 23,594 23,067 Kentucky .....................: 6,243 6,125 5,940 Louisiana ....................: 3,392 3,315 3,326 Maine ........................: 260 243 233 Maryland .....................: 1,582 1,605 1,650 Massachusetts ................: 112 108 106 : Michigan .....................: 6,419 6,423 6,420 Minnesota ....................: 20,015 19,887 20,170 Mississippi ..................: 4,274 4,177 4,194 Missouri .....................: 12,081 13,404 12,895 Montana ......................: 9,451 9,217 9,031 Nebraska .....................: 19,652 19,544 19,490 Nevada .......................: 334 356 369 New Hampshire ................: 63 68 63 New Jersey ...................: 314 319 324 New Mexico ...................: 975 908 907 : New York .....................: 2,839 3,015 3,070 North Carolina ...............: 4,753 4,438 4,473 North Dakota .................: 23,710 23,686 22,941 Ohio .........................: 9,973 10,000 10,040 Oklahoma .....................: 10,126 10,018 9,661 Oregon .......................: 2,104 2,149 2,119 Pennsylvania .................: 3,568 3,668 3,778 Rhode Island .................: 9 9 10 South Carolina ...............: 1,624 1,505 1,555 South Dakota .................: 18,100 17,341 16,992 : Tennessee ....................: 4,926 5,030 5,102 Texas ........................: 21,701 21,564 21,442 Utah .........................: 917 938 930 Vermont ......................: 237 280 261 Virginia .....................: 2,705 2,680 2,738 Washington ...................: 3,660 3,718 3,822 West Virginia ................: 676 670 671 Wisconsin ....................: 7,999 7,885 7,945 Wyoming ......................: 1,496 1,441 1,398 : United States 3/ .............: 318,975 319,244 316,918 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Sugarcane estimates for Hawaii are discontinued in 2017. 3/ States do not add to United States due to canola, potatoes, rye, and tobacco acreage not allocated to States. Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 260 330 240 73 Arizona ............: 75 95 75 79 Arkansas ...........: 460 760 600 79 California .........: 440 420 430 102 Colorado ...........: 1,100 1,340 1,300 97 Connecticut ........: 26 25 25 100 Delaware ...........: 170 170 175 103 Florida ............: 80 80 70 88 Georgia ............: 330 410 340 83 Idaho ..............: 280 340 320 94 : Illinois ...........: 11,700 11,600 11,300 97 Indiana ............: 5,650 5,600 5,600 100 Iowa ...............: 13,500 13,900 13,300 96 Kansas .............: 4,150 5,100 5,200 102 Kentucky ...........: 1,400 1,500 1,320 88 Louisiana ..........: 400 620 500 81 Maine ..............: 31 31 31 100 Maryland ...........: 440 460 480 104 Massachusetts ......: 16 16 16 100 Michigan ...........: 2,350 2,400 2,300 96 : Minnesota ..........: 8,100 8,450 8,000 95 Mississippi ........: 510 750 530 71 Missouri ...........: 3,250 3,650 3,250 89 Montana ............: 105 115 120 104 Nebraska ...........: 9,400 9,850 9,550 97 Nevada .............: 2 11 14 127 New Hampshire ......: 15 15 15 100 New Jersey .........: 80 80 76 95 New Mexico .........: 125 120 125 104 New York ...........: 1,080 1,100 1,120 102 : North Carolina .....: 790 1,000 950 95 North Dakota .......: 2,750 3,450 3,300 96 Ohio ...............: 3,550 3,550 3,550 100 Oklahoma ...........: 310 400 330 83 Oregon .............: 65 80 90 113 Pennsylvania .......: 1,340 1,400 1,370 98 Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100 South Carolina .....: 295 375 340 91 South Dakota .......: 5,400 5,600 5,400 96 Tennessee ..........: 780 880 840 95 : Texas ..............: 2,300 2,900 2,450 84 Utah ...............: 65 80 85 106 Vermont ............: 92 90 86 96 Virginia ...........: 450 490 480 98 Washington .........: 170 170 160 94 West Virginia ......: 50 49 46 94 Wisconsin ..........: 4,000 4,050 4,000 99 Wyoming ............: 85 100 95 95 : United States ......: 88,019 94,004 89,996 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona 2/ .........: 24 (NA) (NA) (X) Arkansas ...........: 450 47 20 43 Colorado ...........: 440 450 450 100 Georgia ............: 50 20 18 90 Illinois ...........: 38 18 15 83 Kansas .............: 3,400 3,100 2,500 81 Louisiana ..........: 77 52 25 48 Mississippi ........: 120 13 10 77 Missouri ...........: 155 65 31 48 Nebraska ...........: 270 200 140 70 : New Mexico .........: 125 110 140 127 North Carolina 3/ ..: (NA) 45 38 84 Oklahoma ...........: 440 400 320 80 South Dakota .......: 270 270 250 93 Texas ..............: 2,600 1,900 1,800 95 : United States ......: 8,459 6,690 5,757 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 3/ Estimates began in 2016. Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 55 50 40 80 Arkansas ...........: 11 11 11 100 California .........: 120 110 140 127 Colorado ...........: 45 55 55 100 Georgia ............: 65 45 45 100 Idaho ..............: 75 55 50 91 Illinois ...........: 40 45 35 78 Indiana 2/ .........: 15 (NA) (NA) (X) Iowa ...............: 125 120 135 113 Kansas .............: 95 120 95 79 : Maine ..............: 30 25 25 100 Michigan ...........: 75 65 75 115 Minnesota ..........: 280 210 180 86 Missouri ...........: 30 45 45 100 Montana ............: 50 60 55 92 Nebraska ...........: 135 135 120 89 New York ...........: 70 90 80 89 North Carolina .....: 35 35 30 86 North Dakota .......: 275 290 220 76 Ohio ...............: 70 50 70 140 : Oklahoma ...........: 40 65 70 108 Oregon .............: 35 30 30 100 Pennsylvania .......: 95 85 85 100 South Carolina .....: 24 17 18 106 South Dakota .......: 325 295 265 90 Texas ..............: 520 470 480 102 Utah 2/ ............: 20 (NA) (NA) (X) Virginia 2/ ........: 12 (NA) (NA) (X) Washington .........: 18 18 15 83 Wisconsin ..........: 280 210 210 100 Wyoming ............: 23 22 20 91 : United States ......: 3,088 2,828 2,699 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona ............: 17 16 17 106 California .........: 80 80 100 125 Colorado ...........: 65 79 62 78 Delaware ...........: 32 35 30 86 Idaho ..............: 610 600 630 105 Kansas 2/ ..........: 13 (NA) (NA) (X) Maine 2/ ...........: 13 (NA) (NA) (X) Maryland ...........: 50 50 50 100 Michigan 2/ ........: 11 (NA) (NA) (X) Minnesota ..........: 135 95 90 95 : Montana ............: 990 990 690 70 New York 2/ ........: 11 (NA) (NA) (X) North Carolina 2/ ..: 19 (NA) (NA) (X) North Dakota .......: 1,120 740 470 64 Oregon .............: 49 45 50 111 Pennsylvania .......: 55 55 65 118 South Dakota 2/ ....: 37 (NA) (NA) (X) Utah ...............: 27 29 28 97 Virginia ...........: 46 33 38 115 Washington .........: 115 110 145 132 Wisconsin 2/ .......: 28 (NA) (NA) (X) Wyoming ............: 100 95 83 87 : United States ......: 3,623 3,052 2,548 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 260 230 160 70 Arizona ............: 160 111 120 108 Arkansas ...........: 350 195 195 100 California .........: 520 480 390 81 Colorado ...........: 2,458 2,361 2,308 98 Delaware ...........: 70 70 65 93 Florida ............: 25 25 20 80 Georgia ............: 215 180 160 89 Idaho ..............: 1,220 1,180 1,175 100 Illinois ...........: 540 520 480 92 : Indiana ............: 290 330 260 79 Iowa ...............: 20 25 25 100 Kansas .............: 9,200 8,500 7,500 88 Kentucky ...........: 560 510 490 96 Louisiana ..........: 110 25 20 80 Maryland ...........: 355 360 400 111 Michigan ...........: 510 610 430 70 Minnesota ..........: 1,532 1,321 1,304 99 Mississippi ........: 150 65 60 92 Missouri ...........: 760 690 620 90 : Montana ............: 5,620 5,180 5,190 100 Nebraska ...........: 1,490 1,370 1,110 81 Nevada .............: 12 15 25 167 New Jersey .........: 27 25 23 92 New Mexico .........: 385 340 310 91 New York ...........: 120 120 130 108 North Carolina .....: 650 420 460 110 North Dakota .......: 7,990 7,590 6,615 87 Ohio ...............: 520 580 470 81 Oklahoma ...........: 5,300 5,000 4,500 90 : Oregon .............: 835 810 780 96 Pennsylvania .......: 195 190 200 105 South Carolina .....: 170 60 90 150 South Dakota .......: 2,756 2,270 1,844 81 Tennessee ..........: 455 400 390 98 Texas ..............: 6,100 5,000 4,800 96 Utah ...............: 135 129 142 110 Virginia ...........: 260 210 190 90 Washington .........: 2,290 2,240 2,250 100 West Virginia ......: 9 7 8 114 Wisconsin ..........: 230 270 220 81 Wyoming ............: 145 140 130 93 : United States ......: 54,999 50,154 46,059 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings for 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 260 230 160 70 Arizona ............: 5 14 15 107 Arkansas ...........: 350 195 195 100 California .........: 450 425 350 82 Colorado ...........: 2,450 2,350 2,300 98 Delaware ...........: 70 70 65 93 Florida ............: 25 25 20 80 Georgia ............: 215 180 160 89 Idaho ..............: 760 760 730 96 Illinois ...........: 540 520 480 92 : Indiana ............: 290 330 260 79 Iowa ...............: 20 25 25 100 Kansas .............: 9,200 8,500 7,500 88 Kentucky ...........: 560 510 490 96 Louisiana ..........: 110 25 20 80 Maryland ...........: 355 360 400 111 Michigan ...........: 510 610 430 70 Minnesota ..........: 52 11 14 127 Mississippi ........: 150 65 60 92 Missouri ...........: 760 690 620 90 : Montana ............: 2,350 2,250 1,900 84 Nebraska ...........: 1,490 1,370 1,110 81 Nevada .............: 8 10 17 170 New Jersey .........: 27 25 23 92 New Mexico .........: 385 340 310 91 New York ...........: 120 120 130 108 North Carolina .....: 650 420 460 110 North Dakota .......: 200 130 65 50 Ohio ...............: 520 580 470 81 Oklahoma ...........: 5,300 5,000 4,500 90 : Oregon .............: 740 720 710 99 Pennsylvania .......: 195 190 200 105 South Carolina .....: 170 60 90 150 South Dakota .......: 1,420 1,180 900 76 Tennessee ..........: 455 400 390 98 Texas ..............: 6,100 5,000 4,800 96 Utah ...............: 125 120 130 108 Virginia ...........: 260 210 190 90 Washington .........: 1,650 1,700 1,700 100 West Virginia ......: 9 7 8 114 Wisconsin ..........: 230 270 220 81 Wyoming ............: 145 140 130 93 : United States ......: 39,681 36,137 32,747 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona ............: 155 97 105 108 California .........: 70 55 40 73 Idaho ..............: 10 10 15 150 Montana ............: 620 780 690 88 North Dakota .......: 1,090 1,460 1,150 79 South Dakota .......: 6 10 4 40 : United States ......: 1,951 2,412 2,004 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Colorado ...........: 8 11 8 73 Idaho ..............: 450 410 430 105 Minnesota ..........: 1,480 1,310 1,290 98 Montana ............: 2,650 2,150 2,600 121 Nevada .............: 4 5 8 160 North Dakota .......: 6,700 6,000 5,400 90 Oregon .............: 95 90 70 78 South Dakota .......: 1,330 1,080 940 87 Utah ...............: 10 9 12 133 Washington .........: 640 540 550 102 : United States ......: 13,367 11,605 11,308 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 730 810 800 99 Arizona ............: 335 315 310 98 Arkansas ...........: 1,125 1,204 1,210 100 California .........: 1,190 1,200 1,100 92 Colorado ...........: 1,450 1,380 1,350 98 Connecticut ........: 53 45 46 102 Delaware ...........: 14 17 14 82 Florida ............: 290 300 300 100 Georgia ............: 570 600 580 97 Idaho ..............: 1,330 1,330 1,360 102 : Illinois ...........: 490 480 490 102 Indiana ............: 560 500 420 84 Iowa ...............: 1,160 910 1,000 110 Kansas .............: 2,450 2,600 2,600 100 Kentucky ...........: 2,370 2,250 2,150 96 Louisiana ..........: 430 380 360 95 Maine ..............: 135 140 130 93 Maryland ...........: 215 215 200 93 Massachusetts ......: 92 92 90 98 Michigan ...........: 970 870 880 101 : Minnesota ..........: 1,570 1,520 1,600 105 Mississippi ........: 680 640 630 98 Missouri ...........: 2,960 2,830 2,800 99 Montana ............: 2,500 2,650 2,600 98 Nebraska ...........: 2,700 2,450 2,500 102 Nevada .............: 320 330 330 100 New Hampshire ......: 48 53 48 91 New Jersey .........: 102 114 120 105 New Mexico .........: 280 275 265 96 New York ...........: 1,230 1,360 1,400 103 : North Carolina .....: 777 687 620 90 North Dakota .......: 2,750 2,500 2,500 100 Ohio ...............: 1,080 970 950 98 Oklahoma ...........: 3,020 3,010 3,000 100 Oregon .............: 1,060 1,130 1,110 98 Pennsylvania .......: 1,290 1,350 1,450 107 Rhode Island .......: 6 7 8 114 South Carolina .....: 300 320 310 97 South Dakota .......: 3,400 3,100 3,200 103 Tennessee ..........: 1,765 1,815 1,800 99 : Texas ..............: 4,730 4,830 4,300 89 Utah ...............: 670 700 675 96 Vermont ............: 145 190 175 92 Virginia ...........: 1,175 1,215 1,280 105 Washington .........: 750 840 860 102 West Virginia ......: 590 587 590 101 Wisconsin ..........: 1,510 1,330 1,300 98 Wyoming ............: 1,080 1,020 1,000 98 : United States ......: 54,447 53,461 52,811 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Class and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Long grain : Arkansas ...........: 1,065 1,410 1,050 74 California .........: 7 9 9 100 Louisiana ..........: 355 413 375 91 Mississippi ........: 150 195 120 62 Missouri ...........: 175 230 200 87 Texas ..............: 127 185 155 84 : United States ......: 1,879 2,442 1,909 78 : Medium grain : Arkansas ...........: 245 135 145 107 California .........: 385 490 480 98 Louisiana ..........: 65 24 25 104 Mississippi ........: - - - (X) Missouri ...........: 7 6 6 100 Texas ..............: 6 10 10 100 : United States ......: 708 665 666 100 : Short grain : Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 100 California 2/ ......: 37 42 50 119 : United States ......: 38 43 51 119 : All : Arkansas ...........: 1,311 1,546 1,196 77 California .........: 429 541 539 100 Louisiana ..........: 420 437 400 92 Mississippi ........: 150 195 120 62 Missouri ...........: 182 236 206 87 Texas ..............: 133 195 165 85 : United States ......: 2,625 3,150 2,626 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 28.0 21.0 34.0 162 Kansas 2/ ..........: (D) 25.0 43.0 172 Minnesota ..........: 23.0 29.0 40.0 138 Montana ............: 82.0 62.0 110.0 177 North Dakota .......: 1,410.0 1,460.0 1,500.0 103 Oklahoma ...........: 140.0 80.0 140.0 175 Oregon .............: 4.3 4.0 10.0 250 Washington .........: 37.0 33.0 50.0 152 : Other States 3/ ....: 52.7 - - (X) : United States ......: 1,777.0 1,714.0 1,927.0 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Beginning in 2016, Kansas is published individually. 3/ For 2015, Other States include Colorado and Kansas. Beginning in 2016, Other States is discontinued. Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 500 420 450 107 Arkansas ...........: 3,200 3,130 3,500 112 Delaware ...........: 175 165 160 97 Florida ............: 33 31 25 81 Georgia ............: 325 260 250 96 Illinois ...........: 9,800 10,100 10,200 101 Indiana ............: 5,550 5,650 6,000 106 Iowa ...............: 9,850 9,500 10,100 106 Kansas .............: 3,900 4,050 5,000 123 Kentucky ...........: 1,840 1,790 1,900 106 : Louisiana ..........: 1,430 1,230 1,400 114 Maryland ...........: 520 520 520 100 Michigan ...........: 2,030 2,070 2,350 114 Minnesota ..........: 7,600 7,550 8,250 109 Mississippi ........: 2,300 2,040 2,250 110 Missouri ...........: 4,550 5,600 5,650 101 Nebraska ...........: 5,300 5,200 5,700 110 New Jersey .........: 105 100 105 105 New York ...........: 305 330 325 98 North Carolina .....: 1,820 1,690 1,750 104 : North Dakota .......: 5,750 6,050 6,900 114 Ohio ...............: 4,750 4,850 5,000 103 Oklahoma ...........: 395 485 550 113 Pennsylvania .......: 580 580 600 103 South Carolina .....: 475 420 420 100 South Dakota .......: 5,150 5,200 5,400 104 Tennessee ..........: 1,750 1,660 1,750 105 Texas ..............: 130 165 180 109 Virginia ...........: 630 610 620 102 West Virginia ......: 27 27 27 100 Wisconsin ..........: 1,880 1,960 2,150 110 : United States ......: 82,650 83,433 89,482 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Alabama ............: 200.0 175.0 190.0 109 Arkansas 2/ ........: (NA) 24.0 25.0 104 Florida ............: 190.0 155.0 170.0 110 Georgia ............: 785.0 720.0 785.0 109 Mississippi ........: 44.0 39.0 44.0 113 New Mexico .........: 5.0 8.0 8.0 100 North Carolina .....: 90.0 101.0 110.0 109 Oklahoma ...........: 10.0 13.0 21.0 162 South Carolina .....: 112.0 110.0 135.0 123 Texas ..............: 170.0 305.0 240.0 79 Virginia ...........: 19.0 21.0 23.0 110 : United States ......: 1,625.0 1,671.0 1,751.0 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates began in 2016. Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Varietal type : Area planted and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Oil : California .........: 33.0 45.0 39.0 87 Colorado ...........: 60.0 60.0 65.0 108 Kansas .............: 57.0 45.0 55.0 122 Minnesota ..........: 77.0 66.0 50.0 76 Nebraska ...........: 29.0 29.0 45.0 155 North Dakota .......: 620.0 630.0 380.0 60 Oklahoma 2/ ........: 3.5 (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 580.0 510.0 510.0 100 Texas ..............: 91.0 33.0 15.0 45 : United States ......: 1,550.5 1,418.0 1,159.0 82 : Non-oil : California .........: 1.4 1.6 4.0 250 Colorado ...........: 13.0 14.0 16.0 114 Kansas .............: 27.0 18.0 14.0 78 Minnesota ..........: 24.0 14.0 11.0 79 Nebraska ...........: 20.0 12.5 15.0 120 North Dakota .......: 100.0 58.0 150.0 259 Oklahoma 2/ ........: 2.2 (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 99.0 48.0 75.0 156 Texas ..............: 22.0 12.5 10.0 80 : United States ......: 308.6 178.6 295.0 165 : All : California .........: 34.4 46.6 43.0 92 Colorado ...........: 73.0 74.0 81.0 109 Kansas .............: 84.0 63.0 69.0 110 Minnesota ..........: 101.0 80.0 61.0 76 Nebraska ...........: 49.0 41.5 60.0 145 North Dakota .......: 720.0 688.0 530.0 77 Oklahoma 2/ ........: 5.7 (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 679.0 558.0 585.0 105 Texas ..............: 113.0 45.5 25.0 55 : United States ......: 1,859.1 1,596.6 1,454.0 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent : Minnesota 2/ .......: 3 (NA) (NA) (X) Montana ............: 31 29 25 86 North Dakota .......: 410 335 285 85 South Dakota .......: 19 10 3 30 : United States ......: 463 374 313 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Type and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Upland : Alabama ............: 315.0 345.0 430.0 125 Arizona ............: 89.0 120.0 150.0 125 Arkansas ...........: 210.0 380.0 500.0 132 California .........: 47.0 66.0 85.0 129 Florida ............: 85.0 102.0 85.0 83 Georgia ............: 1,130.0 1,180.0 1,300.0 110 Kansas .............: 16.0 32.0 56.0 175 Louisiana ..........: 115.0 140.0 190.0 136 Mississippi ........: 320.0 435.0 550.0 126 Missouri ...........: 185.0 280.0 285.0 102 : New Mexico .........: 35.0 47.0 50.0 106 North Carolina .....: 385.0 280.0 340.0 121 Oklahoma ...........: 215.0 305.0 470.0 154 South Carolina .....: 235.0 190.0 230.0 121 Tennessee ..........: 155.0 255.0 300.0 118 Texas ..............: 4,800.0 5,650.0 6,900.0 122 Virginia ...........: 85.0 73.0 80.0 110 : United States ......: 8,422.0 9,880.0 12,001.0 121 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 17.5 14.5 16.0 110 California .........: 117.0 155.0 190.0 123 New Mexico .........: 7.0 8.0 9.0 113 Texas ..............: 17.0 17.0 17.0 100 : United States ......: 158.5 194.5 232.0 119 : All : Alabama ............: 315.0 345.0 430.0 125 Arizona ............: 106.5 134.5 166.0 123 Arkansas ...........: 210.0 380.0 500.0 132 California .........: 164.0 221.0 275.0 124 Florida ............: 85.0 102.0 85.0 83 Georgia ............: 1,130.0 1,180.0 1,300.0 110 Kansas .............: 16.0 32.0 56.0 175 Louisiana ..........: 115.0 140.0 190.0 136 Mississippi ........: 320.0 435.0 550.0 126 Missouri ...........: 185.0 280.0 285.0 102 : New Mexico .........: 42.0 55.0 59.0 107 North Carolina .....: 385.0 280.0 340.0 121 Oklahoma ...........: 215.0 305.0 470.0 154 South Carolina .....: 235.0 190.0 230.0 121 Tennessee ..........: 155.0 255.0 300.0 118 Texas ..............: 4,817.0 5,667.0 6,917.0 122 Virginia ...........: 85.0 73.0 80.0 110 : United States ......: 8,580.5 10,074.5 12,233.0 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : California 2/ ......: 24.7 25.3 25.3 100 Colorado ...........: 27.5 28.1 28.0 100 Idaho ..............: 174.0 172.0 167.0 97 Michigan ...........: 152.0 151.0 143.0 95 Minnesota ..........: 443.0 437.0 430.0 98 Montana ............: 44.0 45.6 45.0 99 Nebraska ...........: 47.5 48.0 48.0 100 North Dakota .......: 208.0 213.0 206.0 97 Oregon .............: 7.8 10.7 10.0 93 Washington 3/ ......: (NA) 2.0 2.0 100 Wyoming ............: 31.3 30.7 30.5 99 : United States ......: 1,159.8 1,163.4 1,134.8 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from processors. 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. 3/ Estimates began in 2016. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------------- acres -------------------- percent : Connecticut 2/ .....: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 13,500 13,500 12,000 89 Kentucky ...........: 72,900 75,300 80,300 107 Massachusetts 2/ ...: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) North Carolina .....: 173,000 166,000 161,000 97 Ohio 2/ ............: 1,900 (NA) (NA) (X) Pennsylvania .......: 7,900 8,200 8,100 99 South Carolina .....: 13,000 13,000 12,000 92 Tennessee ..........: 20,900 20,200 22,250 110 Virginia ...........: 23,050 23,460 22,350 95 : Other States 3/ ....: 2,500 - - (X) : United States ......: 328,650 319,660 318,000 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended area harvested in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 3/ For 2015, Other States include Connecticut and Massachusetts. Beginning in 2016, Other States is discontinued. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class, type, and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : :previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- acres --------------- percent : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : Georgia ................................: 13,500 13,500 12,000 89 North Carolina .........................: 172,000 165,000 160,000 97 South Carolina .........................: 13,000 13,000 12,000 92 Virginia ...............................: 21,500 22,000 21,000 95 : United States ..........................: 220,000 213,500 205,000 96 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ...............................: 9,900 9,500 10,000 105 Tennessee ..............................: 7,700 7,000 7,500 107 Virginia ...............................: 250 260 250 96 : United States ..........................: 17,850 16,760 17,750 106 : Class 3A, Light air-cured : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky .............................: 58,000 61,000 65,000 107 North Carolina .......................: 1,000 1,000 1,000 100 Ohio 2/ ..............................: 1,900 (NA) (NA) (X) Pennsylvania .........................: 4,700 4,800 4,700 98 Tennessee ............................: 12,000 12,000 13,500 113 Virginia .............................: 1,300 1,200 1,100 92 : United States ........................: 78,900 80,000 85,300 107 : Type 32, Southern Maryland : Pennsylvania .........................: 1,600 1,800 1,800 100 : Total light air-cured (31-32) ....... : 80,500 81,800 87,100 106 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ...............................: 5,000 4,800 5,300 110 Tennessee ..............................: 1,200 1,200 1,250 104 : United States ..........................: 6,200 6,000 6,550 109 : Class 4, Cigar filler : Pennsylvania .........................: 1,600 1,600 1,600 100 : Class 5, Cigar binder : Type 51, Connecticut Valley Broadleaf : Connecticut 2/ .......................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) Massachusetts 2/ .....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) : United States 2/ .....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) : Class 6, Cigar wrapper : Type 61, Connecticut Valley Shade-grown : Connecticut 2/ .......................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) Massachusetts 2/ .....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) : United States 2/ .....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) : Other cigar types (51-61) ........... : 2,500 (NA) (NA) (X) : Total cigar types (41-61) 3/ ........ : 4,100 1,600 1,600 100 : All tobacco : United States ..........................: 328,650 319,660 318,000 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended area harvested in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 3/ Beginning in 2016, estimates only include Class 4 Cigar filler. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Arizona 2/ .........: 9.4 (NA) (NA) (X) California .........: 45.0 50.0 53.0 106 Colorado ...........: 50.0 46.0 59.0 128 Idaho ..............: 120.0 140.0 170.0 121 Kansas 2/ ..........: 8.0 (NA) (NA) (X) Michigan ...........: 275.0 210.0 195.0 93 Minnesota ..........: 190.0 155.0 175.0 113 Montana ............: 49.0 103.0 210.0 204 Nebraska ...........: 140.0 138.0 150.0 109 New Mexico 2/ ......: 12.9 (NA) (NA) (X) : New York 2/ ........: 8.0 (NA) (NA) (X) North Dakota .......: 655.0 625.0 620.0 99 Oregon 2/ ..........: 9.0 (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota 2/ ...: 12.5 (NA) (NA) (X) Texas ..............: 31.0 27.0 25.0 93 Washington .........: 110.0 135.0 170.0 126 Wisconsin 2/ ......: 7.9 (NA) (NA) (X) Wyoming ............: 32.0 33.0 39.0 118 : United States ......: 1,764.7 1,662.0 1,866.0 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 [Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted Size and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Small chickpeas 2/ : Idaho ..................................: 32.0 39.0 50.0 128 Montana ................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ...............................: - (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ...........................: 5.0 3.8 4.0 105 Oregon 3/ ..............................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota 3/ ........................: - (NA) (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 20.0 29.0 45.0 155 : Other States 4/ ........................: 15.2 42.0 56.0 133 : United States ..........................: 72.2 113.8 155.0 136 : Large chickpeas 5/ : California .............................: 7.7 10.2 13.0 127 Idaho ..................................: 38.0 53.0 65.0 123 Montana ................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska ...............................: 0.2 (D) (D) (D) North Dakota ...........................: 2.4 9.4 15.0 160 Oregon 3/ ..............................: (D) (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota 3/ ........................: 3.2 (NA) (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 55.0 79.0 105.0 133 : Other States 4/ ........................: 28.8 59.9 145.0 242 : United States ..........................: 135.3 211.5 343.0 162 : All chickpeas (Garbanzo) : California .............................: 7.7 10.2 13.0 127 Idaho ..................................: 70.0 92.0 115.0 125 Montana ................................: 43.0 99.0 198.0 200 Nebraska ...............................: 0.2 2.9 3.0 103 North Dakota ...........................: 7.4 13.2 19.0 144 Oregon 3/ ..............................: 1.0 (NA) (NA) (X) South Dakota 3/ ........................: 3.2 (NA) (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 75.0 108.0 150.0 139 : United States ..........................: 207.5 325.3 498.0 153 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 4/ Includes data withheld above. 5/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches. Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 33.0 38.0 35.0 92 Montana ............: 235.0 520.0 640.0 123 North Dakota .......: 165.0 305.0 300.0 98 Washington .........: 60.0 70.0 80.0 114 : United States ......: 493.0 933.0 1,055.0 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 51.0 29.0 30.0 103 Montana ............: 595.0 610.0 460.0 75 Nebraska 2/ ........: (NA) 55.0 45.0 82 North Dakota .......: 385.0 560.0 500.0 89 Oregon .............: 7.0 6.0 6.0 100 South Dakota 2/ ....: (NA) 32.0 35.0 109 Washington .........: 105.0 90.0 65.0 72 : United States ......: 1,143.0 1,382.0 1,141.0 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates began in 2016. Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 13.0 18.0 6.0 33 Montana ............: 15.0 15.0 15.0 100 Oregon .............: 6.0 5.0 5.0 100 : United States ......: 34.0 38.0 26.0 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. Spring Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona 2/ .........: 3.6 (NA) (NA) (X) California .........: 27.0 26.0 27.0 104 Florida ............: 30.0 25.0 25.0 100 North Carolina 3/ ..: 13.5 (NA) (NA) (X) : United States ......: 74.1 51.0 52.0 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 3/ Beginning in 2016, North Carolina included in summer season estimates. Sweet Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama 2/ .........: 2.6 (NA) (NA) (X) Arkansas ...........: 4.0 (D) 4.0 (D) California .........: 18.5 20.0 21.0 105 Florida ............: 5.6 (D) 5.4 (D) Louisiana ..........: 10.0 10.0 10.0 100 Mississippi ........: 27.0 30.0 28.0 93 New Jersey 2/ ......: 1.2 (NA) (NA) (X) North Carolina .....: 87.0 98.0 90.0 92 Texas 2/ ...........: 1.0 (NA) (NA) (X) : Other States 3/ ....: - 10.1 - (X) : United States ......: 156.9 168.1 158.4 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2017 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016. 3/ Includes data withheld above. 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 2,548 2,558 Corn for grain 1/ ......................: 94,004 89,996 86,748 Corn for silage ........................: (NA) 6,186 Hay, all ...............................: (NA) (NA) 53,461 52,811 Alfalfa ..............................: (NA) 16,885 All other ............................: (NA) 36,576 Oats ...................................: 2,828 2,699 981 Proso millet ...........................: 443 413 Rice ...................................: 3,150 2,626 3,097 Rye ....................................: 1,891 414 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...................: 6,690 5,757 6,163 Sorghum for silage .....................: (NA) 298 Wheat, all .............................: 50,154 46,059 43,890 Winter ...............................: 36,137 32,747 30,222 Durum ................................: 2,412 2,004 2,365 Other spring .........................: 11,605 11,308 11,303 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 1,714.0 1,927.0 1,685.7 Cottonseed .............................: (X) (X) Flaxseed ...............................: 374 313 367 Mustard seed ...........................: 103.1 98.2 Peanuts ................................: 1,671.0 1,751.0 1,547.0 Rapeseed ...............................: 11.0 10.5 Safflower ..............................: 161.1 154.4 Soybeans for beans .....................: 83,433 89,482 82,736 Sunflower ..............................: 1,596.6 1,454.0 1,534.0 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all ............................: 10,074.5 12,233.0 9,521.7 Upland ...............................: 9,880.0 12,001.0 9,332.0 American Pima ........................: 194.5 232.0 189.7 Sugarbeets .............................: 1,163.4 1,134.8 1,126.2 Sugarcane ..............................: (NA) 903.1 Tobacco ................................: (NA) (NA) 319.7 318.0 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...................: 38.0 26.0 28.0 Dry edible beans .......................: 1,662.0 1,866.0 1,558.6 Chickpeas, all .......................: 325.3 498.0 320.0 Large ...............................: 211.5 343.0 209.2 Small ...............................: 113.8 155.0 110.8 Dry edible peas ........................: 1,382.0 1,141.0 1,329.8 Lentils ................................: 933.0 1,055.0 908.0 Wrinkled seed peas .....................: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: (NA) 50.9 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .........................: (NA) 65.3 Potatoes, all ..........................: 1,034.0 1,007.7 Spring ...............................: 51.0 52.0 48.0 Summer ...............................: 62.2 60.7 Fall .................................: 920.8 899.0 Spearmint oil ..........................: (NA) 24.5 Sweet potatoes .........................: 168.1 158.4 163.3 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) 5,418.0 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: 855 16,958.5 Upland 2/ .......................bales: 844 16,401.0 American Pima 2/ ................bales: 1,411 557.5 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) 4,207 Mushrooms ........................pounds: (NA) 945,639 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 89 5,800 Potatoes, all .......................cwt: 437 440,725 Spring ............................cwt: 316 15,171 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 1,031,150 1,035,200 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:38,042,480 36,420,480 35,106,050 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,503,410 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 21,635,130 21,372,080 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) 6,833,190 All other ....................: (NA) 14,801,940 Oats ...........................: 1,144,460 1,092,260 397,000 Proso millet ...................: 179,280 167,140 Rice ...........................: 1,274,770 1,062,720 1,253,320 Rye ............................: 765,270 167,540 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,707,380 2,329,800 2,494,100 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 120,600 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:20,296,820 18,639,620 17,761,840 Winter .......................:14,624,280 13,252,380 12,230,540 Durum ........................: 976,110 811,000 957,090 Other spring .................: 4,696,430 4,576,230 4,574,210 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 693,640 779,840 682,190 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 151,350 126,670 148,520 Mustard seed ...................: 41,720 39,740 Peanuts ........................: 676,240 708,610 626,060 Rapeseed .......................: 4,450 4,250 Safflower ......................: 65,200 62,480 Soybeans for beans .............:33,764,500 36,212,470 33,482,430 Sunflower ......................: 646,130 588,420 620,790 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 4,077,050 4,950,570 3,853,340 Upland .......................: 3,998,340 4,856,680 3,776,570 American Pima ................: 78,710 93,890 76,770 Sugarbeets .....................: 470,820 459,240 455,760 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) 365,480 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 129,360 128,690 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 15,380 10,520 11,330 Dry edible beans ...............: 672,590 755,150 630,750 Chickpeas ....................: 131,650 201,540 129,500 Large .......................: 85,590 138,810 84,660 Small .......................: 46,050 62,730 44,840 Dry edible peas ................: 559,280 461,750 538,160 Lentils ........................: 377,580 426,950 367,460 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................: (NA) 20,580 Maple syrup ....................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ......................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 26,430 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 418,450 407,810 Spring .......................: 20,640 21,040 19,430 Summer .......................: 25,170 24,560 Fall .........................: 372,640 363,820 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 9,910 Sweet potatoes .................: 68,030 64,100 66,090 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) 4,915,130 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/ .........................: 0.96 3,692,280 Upland ...............................: 0.95 3,570,900 American Pima ........................: 1.58 121,380 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) 21,040 Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) 428,930 Peppermint oil .........................: 0.10 2,630 Potatoes, all 2/ .......................: 49.02 19,990,950 Spring ...............................: 35.43 688,150 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. Winter Weather Summary Highlights: La Niña quickly faded, disappearing altogether by winter's end. However, a pool of cool water persisted over the northeastern Pacific Ocean, possibly contributing to an active Pacific jet stream that led to the Nation's wettest December-February period since 1997-98. And, despite a few sharp, short-lived cold snaps, general winter warmth dominated all but the Nation's northwestern corner. The warmth intensified as winter progressed, culminating in the Nation's warmest February since 1954. Aside from fleeting Arctic outbreaks in mid-December and early January, cold weather was largely confined to the Northwest. (The persistent Northwestern chill, accompanied by periods of precipitation, resulted in winter hardship for livestock, as well as damage to some storage facilities due to heavy snow loads.) Across the Plains and Midwest, enough snow preceded the two cold snaps in most areas to limit concerns about adverse impacts on winter wheat. In fact, across the central and southern Plains, drought rather than cold was a greater concern with respect to wheat. Between the end of November and the end of February, the portion of the winter wheat crop rated very poor to poor increased from 15 to 27 percent in Colorado; 13 to 21 percent in Kansas; 16 to 20 percent in Texas; and 12 to 15 percent in Oklahoma. Wetness across the northern and western United States highlighted an overall stormy winter, although many storms bypassed the mid-South and the mid-Atlantic. Winter precipitation was particularly impressive from northern and central California to the northern Intermountain West. In fact, flooding developed on both sides of the Sierra Nevada crest in early January, followed by extensive flooding and flood-control efforts during February in parts of California. According to the Drought Monitor, drought covered just 14.08 percent of the country by the end of February, down from 31.46 percent on November 29, 2016. Most of the drought eradication occurred in the West, including California, which experienced a winter decline in drought coverage from 73 to 9 percent. In contrast, winter precipitation was insufficient to erase drought from the southern Appalachians to southern New England, while pockets of drought developed, persisted or intensified from the central and southern Plains into the middle Mississippi Valley. Historical Perspective: According to preliminary information provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the contiguous United States experienced its sixth-warmest, eighth-wettest winter during the 122-year period of record. The general warmth of the winter of 2016-17 followed the Nation's warmest winter on record (in 2015-16), while widespread storminess resulted in the wettest winter since 1997-98. The Nation's winter average temperature of 35.9°F was 3.7°F above the 20th century mean, while precipitation averaged 8.22 inches-121 percent of normal. Statewide temperature rankings ranged from the 15th-coldest winter in Washington to the warmest winter on record in Louisiana and Texas. It was among the ten warmest winters in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, as well as every State bordering the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, precipitation rankings ranged from the tenth-driest winter in Missouri to the wettest winter on record in Nevada and Wyoming. Top-ten rankings for winter wetness occurred in five Western and three Northern States. For California, it was the second-wettest winter behind only 1968-69. December: Stormy weather dominated the Nation, easing or eradicating drought in the East and West. In particular, multiple storms in California chiseled away at long-term drought, while soaking rains in the Southeast dented summer and autumn precipitation deficits. The Northeast also experienced drought relief in the form of rain and snow. However, pockets of dryness persisted across the central and southern Plains, leading to agricultural impacts such as low pond levels and poor pasture, rangeland, and winter wheat conditions. A coating of snow preceded a sharp, mid-month cold snap across portions of the central and southern Plains, providing wheat with some beneficial moisture and insulation. Farther north, cold, stormy weather dominated the northern Plains and the Northwest, leading to periodic travel disruptions and increased livestock stress. One of the most significant storms struck the Dakotas on Christmas Day, resulting in blizzard conditions. The same system produced a wintry mix, including rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow, across the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, much-above-normal temperatures covered the Deep South, including the Southwest and the Gulf Coast States. Florida was especially warm, with the peninsula missing out on most of the rain that fell in other parts of the Southeast. As a result of the warm, dry weather, irrigation demands increased for Florida's citrus, vegetables, and strawberries. January: Aside from persistently cold weather across the northern Plains and the Northwest, the Nation experienced spring-like temperatures. Conditions were especially mild across the eastern half of the United States, where cold outbreaks were fleeting and mostly limited to a few days in early January. In fact, monthly temperatures averaged more than 8°F above normal in parts of the Southeast, promoting some early-season growth of pastures and winter grains, but raising concerns about potential impacts on blooming fruit crops if spring freezes materialize. Widespread storminess accompanied the general warmth, especially in the western and central United States. In fact, phenomenally wet January storms added an average of 2 feet of liquid to the Sierra Nevada snowpack-more than 80 percent of the normal seasonal total. Periods of wintry precipitation plagued the northern Plains and the Northwest, leading to ample moisture and insulation for winter wheat but resulting in hardship for livestock and rural travel difficulties. Monthly temperatures averaged more than 10°F below normal in parts of the interior Northwest. Farther east, a mid-January storm produced the bulk of the month's precipitation (mainly rain and freezing rain) in drought-affected areas of the central and southern Plains, benefiting winter wheat. Still, at least one-fifth of the wheat crop was rated in very poor to poor condition at month's end in Texas (27 percent), Colorado (21 percent), and Kansas (20 percent). In contrast, less than one-tenth of the wheat was rated very poor to poor in Nebraska (9 percent), Montana (4 percent), and South Dakota (1 percent). Meanwhile, pockets of dryness lingered across the middle Mississippi Valley, but most of the remainder of the Midwest received plenty of rain and snow. In fact, muddy conditions were a concern at times in the central and eastern Corn Belt, especially during a mid- to late-month spell of warm, showery weather. Nevertheless, less than 5 percent of the winter wheat was rated very poor to poor at month's end in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Elsewhere, pockets of long-term drought lingered across the interior Southeast and the northern Atlantic States, while short-term dryness affected Deep South Texas and Florida's peninsula. In winter agricultural areas of Texas and Florida, the warm, dry weather maintained irrigation demands for crops such as citrus and vegetables. The remainder of the South reported warm, showery weather. February: Historic February warmth brought winter wheat out of dormancy as far north as the central Plains and the lower Midwest, and left many fruits in bloom by month's end across the South. Monthly temperatures averaged at least 10°F above normal at many locations across the eastern half of the United States, shattering February average temperature records that had been set as far back as 1882, 1890, 1925, 1930, and 1932. Only the northwestern corner of the country, including Washington, was cooler than average, but even there February was far less harsh than December and January. The warmth was in part supported by the continuation of an active Pacific jet stream that often took aim on northern and central California. As a result, California's 5-year drought all but disappeared, replaced by waves of heavy precipitation that threatened the auxiliary spillway of the Nation's tallest dam (Oroville); pressured and sometimes overtopped levees in the Central Valley; and sparked some of the worst flooding on record in San Jose. By the end of February, the average water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack stood at 45 inches, 185 percent of normal. The bounty extended beyond California to most other areas of the West, maintaining favorable spring and summer water-supply prospects in many river basins. While parts of the central and eastern United States also experienced periods of stormy weather, erratic showers (and early-season warmth) contributed to some drought development or intensification from the central and southern Plains to the middle and southern Atlantic States. By February 26, at least one-fifth of the winter wheat was rated very poor to poor in Colorado (27 percent), Kansas (21 percent), and Texas (20 percent), accompanied by a general increase in late-winter wildfires across the central and southern Plains. Farther east, drought worsened anew in the southern Appalachians and neighboring areas, where winter rainfall failed to vanquish long-term precipitation deficits. And, a warm, mostly dry winter across Florida's peninsula maintained heavy agricultural irrigation demands. Most of the Midwest continued to experience a relatively benign winter, with periods of record warmth interspersed with brief episodes of rain or snow. Although the Midwest remained largely free of drought, topsoil moisture shortages were becoming more apparent in the southern Corn Belt. Elsewhere, New England endured a period of wintry weather, culminating in major snow accumulations on February 9 and 12-13. However, only a few days later, sudden warmth melted much of New England's snow. Crop Comments Corn: Growers intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2017, down 4 percent from last year, but 2 percent higher than in 2015. Planted acreage for 2017 is expected to be down across most of the major corn producing States with the exception being Kansas, which is expecting an increase in acreage from last year. Acreage in Indiana and Ohio is expected to be unchanged from 2016. Record high acreage is expected in Nevada and Oregon. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States. Acreage decreases of 400,000 acres or more are expected in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Texas compared with last year. The reduction in planted acres is mainly due to the expectation of lower returns compared with other crops in 2017. Sorghum: Growers intend to plant 5.76 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2017, down 14 percent from last year. Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum-producing States, account for 75 percent of the expected United States acreage. If realized, acres planted to sorghum in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri will be the lowest on record. As of March 19, Texas growers had planted 26 percent of their expected acreage, 5 percentage points ahead of last year and 8 percentage points ahead of the 5 year average. Oats: Area seeded to oats for the 2017 crop year is estimated at 2.70 million acres, down 5 percent from 2016. If realized, United States planted area will be the second lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Barley: Producers intend to seed 2.55 million acres of barley for the 2017 crop year, down 17 percent from the previous year. If realized, seeded area for barley will be the lowest on record. In Montana, acreage is expected to be down 30 percent from 2016. In North Dakota, planted acreage is expected to decrease by 36 percent from last year. Winter wheat: The 2017 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.7 million acres, down 9 percent from 2016 but up 1 percent from the previous estimate. This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record. States with notable acreage decreases from the previous year are Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. Record low acreage is estimated for Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Ohio. Of the total acreage, about 23.8 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.53 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.38 million acres are White Winter. Durum wheat: Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2017 is estimated at 2.00 million acres, down 17 percent from 2016. Acreage decreases are expected in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. Planted acres in South Dakota will represent a record low, if realized. Durum wheat seedings were nearly complete by the end of February in Arizona. Other spring wheat: Growers intend to plant 11.3 million acres in 2017, down 3 percent from 2016. If realized, this will represent the lowest United States acreage since 1972. Of the total, about 10.6 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Compared with last year, acreage increases are expected in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Acreage decreases are expected in Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota. If realized, planted acres will be a record low in Colorado and South Dakota. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2017 is expected to total 2.63 million acres, down 17 percent from 2016. The expectation of higher prices for competing commodities is contributing to the expected decrease in rice acres compared with last year. The expected decline in acres planted to long grain rice in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas accounts for the decrease in both long grain and all rice planted acres. Arkansas, the largest long grain producing State, is expected to decrease long grain acres by 26 percent. Medium grain acres are expected to increase less than 1 percent and short grain acres are expected to increase by 19 percent from 2016. California, the largest medium and short grain producing State, is expected to decrease medium grain acres by 2 percent in 2017. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 52.8 million acres of all hay in 2017, down 1 percent from 2016. If realized, this will represent the lowest total hay harvested area since 1908. Harvested area of all hay is expected to hold steady or decline in all Western and Southern States except Arkansas, Idaho, and Washington. Increases in harvested acreage are expected in several Upper Midwestern States, as well as several Mid-Atlantic States. A record low for all hay harvested area is expected in California, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2017. Soybeans: Growers intend to plant a record 89.5 million acres in 2017, up 7 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are up or unchanged in 27 of the 31 estimating States. Increases of 500,000 acres or more are anticipated in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska. If realized, the planted area in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin will be the largest on record. Peanuts: Growers intend to plant 1.75 million acres in 2017, up 5 percent from the previous year. The expected increase in planted area is largely driven by expectations of higher peanut prices. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, expected planted area is up 9 percent from 2016. If realized, planted acres in South Carolina will be a record high. Sunflower: Growers intend to plant 1.45 million acres in 2017, down 9 percent from 2016. If realized, this will be 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, is expected to decline 158,000 acres from 2016. Producers in South Dakota intend to plant 585,000 acres in 2017, an increase of 27,000 acres from last year. Area intended for oil type varieties, at 1.16 million acres, is down 18 percent from 2016, and will be the lowest since 1976, if realized. In North Dakota, planted area of oil type varieties will be the lowest since 1975, if realized. Area intended for non-oil varieties, estimated at 295,000, is up 65 percent from last year. Canola: Producers intend to plant a record high 1.93 million acres in 2017, up 12 percent from 2016. Compared with last year, planted area is expected to increase in all major States, with Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, and Oregon all increasing by more than 70 percent from last year. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is estimated at 1.50 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. If realized, planted area in Kansas, Montana, and North Dakota will be record highs. Flaxseed: Producers intend to plant 313,000 acres of flaxseed in 2017, down 61,000 acres, or 16 percent less than was planted in 2016. Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is down 50,000 acres, or 15 percent, from the previous year. Record low flaxseed planted acres are expected in South Dakota. Cotton: Growers intend to plant 12.2 million acres in 2017, up 21 percent from last year. If realized, this will be the highest planted acreage since 2012. Upland area is expected to total 12.0 million acres, up 21 percent from 2016. American Pima area is expected to total 232,000 acres, up 19 percent from 2016. Expectations of higher cotton prices in 2017 are driving the acreage increase throughout the Cotton Belt. Growers in all States, except Florida, are expected to increase planted acreage from last year. Oklahoma Upland planted area is expected to be the highest since 1982. Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas Upland planted area is expected to be the highest since 2011. Sugarbeets: Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2017 crop year is estimated at 1.13 million acres, down 2 percent from 2016. Intended plantings are below the previous year in eight of the 11 estimating States. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2017 is expected to be 318,000 acres, down 1 percent from 2016. Flue-cured tobacco, at 205,000 acres, is 4 percent below 2016 and accounts for 64 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Total light air-cured tobacco type area, at 87,100 acres, is up 6 percent from 2016. The burley portion of light-air cured tobacco, at 85,300 acres, is up 7 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco, at 17,750 acres, is up 6 percent from 2016. Dark air- cured tobacco, at 6,550 acres, is up 9 percent from last year. Cigar filler tobacco, at 1,600 acres, is unchanged from the previous year. Spring potatoes: Area planted to spring potatoes is expected to be 52,000 acres for the 2017 season, up 2 percent from 2016. Precipitation in Florida's potato growing region has been below normal so far this season. Sweet potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes in 2017 is expected to be 158,400 acres, down 6 percent from the previous year. North Carolina's producers were just starting to bed their sweet potatoes. Temperatures in Arkansas were in the 60's and 70's during January and February. Thunderstorms and heavy rains brought some much needed precipitation, but impeded field preparation. Dry beans: Area planted to dry beans in 2017 is expected to be 1.87 million acres, up 12 percent from the previous season. Expected area planted for all chickpeas is 498,000 acres, up 53 percent from last season. Small chickpeas, at 155,000 acres, is 36 percent above 2016, while large chickpeas, at 343,000 acres, increased 62 percent from the previous year. If realized, small, large, and all chickpea acreage will be a record high. Strong prices and demand have encouraged farmers to increase chickpea area. Eight of the 11 estimating States expect an increase in total dry bean planted acres from last year. If realized, this will be the highest planted area since 2010. Lentils: Area planted for the 2017 crop year is expected to total 1.06 million acres, up 13 percent from 2016. If realized, planted area will be a record high. Prospective plantings are up in Montana and Washington, but down in Idaho and North Dakota. Montana's anticipated planted area is up 23 percent from 2016, and, if realized, will be a record high. Dry edible peas: Area planted for the 2017 crop year is expected to total 1.14 million acres, down 17 percent from last year's record high planted area. Prospective plantings are down in Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Washington, but up in Idaho and South Dakota. Oregon's acreage is unchanged from a year ago. Austrian winter peas: Intended planted area for 2017 is estimated at 26,000 acres, down 32 percent from 2016. Growers in Idaho indicated an acreage decrease, while Montana and Oregon farmers do not anticipate changes in plantings from a year ago. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The acreage estimates in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The March Agricultural Survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 83,300 farm operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the United States have a chance to be selected. Data from operators was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on crop acreage intentions for the 2017 crop year. Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each Regional Field 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 the survey data. Revision Policy: Acreage estimates in the Prospective Plantings report will not be revised. These estimates are intended to reflect grower intentions as of the survey period. New acreage estimates will be made based on surveys conducted in June when crop acreages have been established or planting intentions are firm. These new estimates will be published in the Acreage report scheduled for June 30, 2017. Winter wheat is an exception. Since winter wheat was seeded prior to the March survey, any changes in estimates in this report are considered revisions. The estimate of the harvested acreage of winter wheat will be published on May 10, 2017, along with the first production forecast of the crop year. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling errors that are common to all surveys. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors for major crops are generally between 1.0 and 3.0 percent, but they cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals because the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. 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. To assist users in evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviations between the acreage estimates in this report and the final estimates are expressed as a percentage of the final estimates. The average of squared percentage deviations for the latest 20 year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final end of season estimates, assuming that factors affecting this year's estimates are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 1.5 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage estimate will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.6 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20 year record for selected crops of the difference between the Prospective Plantings planted acreage estimates and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the intentions estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 1.03 million acres, ranging from 32,000 acres to 3.07 million acres. The prospective plantings estimates have been below the final estimate 8 times and above 12 times. This does not imply that the planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of Prospective Plantings 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 .......................: 7.3 12.5 235 31 455 5 15 Corn .........................: 1.5 2.6 1,027 32 3,073 8 12 Oats .........................: 6.3 10.9 160 21 490 4 16 Sorghum ......................: 8.6 14.8 558 31 1,114 12 8 Soybeans .....................: 2.0 3.5 1,264 25 3,296 10 10 Upland cotton ................: 6.4 11.1 617 6 2,115 12 8 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.7 2.9 559 52 1,242 7 13 Durum wheat .................: 20.9 36.1 262 45 1,028 12 8 Other spring ................: 5.8 9.9 601 12 2,083 10 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tony Dahlman - Oats, Soybeans................................................... (202) 690-3234 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet................................... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay.......................................... (202) 690-8533 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 - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Cherries...................................................... (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Tropical Fruits................................ (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes .................. (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................. (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .. (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ......................... 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