Acreage ISSN: 1949-1522 Released June 29, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Down 1 Percent from 2017 Soybean Acreage Down 1 Percent All Wheat Acreage Up 4 Percent All Cotton Acreage Up 7 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2018 is estimated at 89.1 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acres are down or unchanged in 31 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 81.8 million acres, is down 1 percent from last year. Soybean planted area for 2018 is estimated at 89.6 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 14 of the 31 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2018 is estimated at 47.8 million acres, up 4 percent from 2017. This represents the second lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919. The 2018 winter wheat planted area, at 32.7 million acres, is up less than 1 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.89 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.62 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2018 is estimated at 13.2 million acres, up 20 percent from 2017. Of this total, about 12.7 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2018 is estimated at 1.89 million acres, down 18 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2018 is estimated at 13.5 million acres, 7 percent above last year. Upland area is estimated at 13.3 million acres, up 7 percent from 2017. American Pima area is estimated at 243,000 acres, down 4 percent from 2017. This report was approved on June 29, 2018. Secretary of Agriculture Designate Robert Johansson Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Joseph L. Parsons Contents Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018......................................... 5 Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2017 and 2018....... 6 Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.... 7 Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................... 8 Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018............................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.......................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018........................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.................... 12 Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................... 12 Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2017 and 2018......................... 13 Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.......................... 13 Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018....................................... 14 Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018............................... 15 Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2014-2018................................................................................... 16 Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................ 16 Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018..................... 17 Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................ 18 Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.............................. 18 Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018............................. 19 Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2017 and 2018................................... 19 Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018........................ 20 Hops Area Harvested by Variety - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted June 1, 2018................ 21 Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018............................. 23 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018...................... 23 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018........................................... 23 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018......................... 24 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018....................... 25 Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018............................ 26 Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................................ 27 Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018................... 27 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018........................ 27 Alaska Area Planted and Harvested by Crop: 2017 and 2018................................................... 28 Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.......................... 28 Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.............. 29 Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total: 2017 and 2018........ 30 Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.... 31 Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.............................................................................................. 32 Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018.............................................................................................. 33 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2017 and 2018.... 34 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2017 and 2018...... 36 Spring Weather Summary..................................................................................... 38 Crop Comments.............................................................................................. 40 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 46 Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates................................................................. 47 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 48 Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2016-2018 [Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,360 2,280 2,335 Alaska 1/ ....................: (X) (X) 28 Arizona ......................: 673 690 653 Arkansas .....................: 7,297 7,169 7,556 California ...................: 3,230 3,046 3,054 Colorado .....................: 6,171 6,246 6,136 Connecticut ..................: 70 71 76 Delaware .....................: 457 465 406 Florida ......................: 1,136 1,146 1,104 Georgia ......................: 3,629 3,633 3,788 Hawaii .......................: 16 - - : Idaho ........................: 4,173 4,195 4,301 Illinois .....................: 22,770 22,850 23,038 Indiana ......................: 12,080 12,170 12,240 Iowa .........................: 24,455 24,511 24,550 Kansas .......................: 23,594 23,833 23,758 Kentucky .....................: 6,125 5,981 6,182 Louisiana ....................: 3,315 3,245 3,255 Maine ........................: 243 232 234 Maryland .....................: 1,605 1,648 1,582 Massachusetts ................: 108 111 104 : Michigan .....................: 6,423 6,375 6,549 Minnesota ....................: 19,890 19,711 19,629 Mississippi ..................: 4,177 4,159 4,075 Missouri .....................: 13,404 13,533 14,048 Montana ......................: 9,167 9,129 9,414 Nebraska .....................: 19,544 19,686 19,718 Nevada .......................: 356 401 379 New Hampshire ................: 68 61 58 New Jersey ...................: 319 317 357 New Mexico ...................: 913 901 935 : New York .....................: 3,015 2,800 3,026 North Carolina ...............: 4,438 4,422 4,511 North Dakota .................: 23,686 23,687 24,269 Ohio .........................: 10,000 10,080 10,150 Oklahoma .....................: 10,018 9,871 9,876 Oregon .......................: 2,149 2,088 2,032 Pennsylvania .................: 3,668 3,758 3,668 Rhode Island .................: 9 8 8 South Carolina ...............: 1,505 1,504 1,484 South Dakota .................: 17,341 17,572 17,229 : Tennessee ....................: 5,030 4,891 5,105 Texas ........................: 21,564 21,759 21,998 Utah .........................: 938 939 933 Vermont ......................: 280 262 249 Virginia .....................: 2,680 2,684 2,602 Washington ...................: 3,718 3,629 3,645 West Virginia ................: 670 673 667 Wisconsin ....................: 7,885 7,758 8,075 Wyoming ......................: 1,442 1,480 1,452 : United States 2/ .............: 319,238 319,148 322,053 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Data included in principal crop total beginning in 2018. 2/ States do not add to United States due to canola, potatoes, rye, and tobacco acreage not allocated to States. Alaska data included in United States total beginning in 2018. Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 250 250 235 235 Arizona .........: 65 75 32 31 Arkansas ........: 620 650 595 640 California ......: 430 450 80 75 Colorado ........: 1,460 1,460 1,300 1,340 Connecticut 2/ ..: 24 24 (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 180 150 171 140 Florida .........: 75 80 37 50 Georgia .........: 290 360 245 305 Idaho ...........: 340 350 115 125 : Illinois ........: 11,200 11,000 10,950 10,850 Indiana .........: 5,350 5,100 5,190 4,920 Iowa ............: 13,300 13,300 12,900 12,850 Kansas ..........: 5,500 5,400 5,200 5,100 Kentucky ........: 1,320 1,310 1,220 1,210 Louisiana .......: 500 430 490 420 Maine 2/ ........: 31 30 (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 480 470 420 410 Massachusetts 2/ : 15 16 (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,250 2,300 1,890 1,850 : Minnesota .......: 8,050 7,800 7,630 7,400 Mississippi .....: 520 490 500 470 Missouri ........: 3,400 3,400 3,250 3,250 Montana .........: 115 120 65 65 Nebraska ........: 9,550 9,700 9,300 9,350 Nevada 2/ .......: 12 10 (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 2/ : 14 14 (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 77 75 70 67 New Mexico ......: 125 120 43 45 New York ........: 1,000 1,120 485 630 : North Carolina ..: 890 930 840 870 North Dakota ....: 3,420 3,350 3,230 3,100 Ohio ............: 3,400 3,550 3,130 3,310 Oklahoma ........: 350 310 305 270 Oregon ..........: 85 95 44 50 Pennsylvania ....: 1,350 1,350 920 920 Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 2 (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 350 330 325 310 South Dakota ....: 5,700 5,200 5,080 4,850 Tennessee .......: 750 780 710 730 : Texas ...........: 2,450 2,300 2,240 2,000 Utah ............: 80 75 20 20 Vermont 2/ ......: 82 89 (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 500 490 340 330 Washington ......: 170 180 80 80 West Virginia ...: 50 48 33 32 Wisconsin .......: 3,900 3,900 2,930 3,000 Wyoming .........: 95 95 63 70 : United States ...: 90,167 89,128 82,703 81,770 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arkansas .........: 9 10 7 8 Colorado .........: 410 400 360 350 Georgia ..........: 20 25 10 15 Illinois .........: 17 20 15 18 Kansas ...........: 2,600 2,850 2,450 2,650 Louisiana ........: 15 10 13 9 Mississippi ......: 5 5 4 4 Missouri .........: 30 70 23 55 Nebraska .........: 180 220 135 155 New Mexico .......: 85 110 48 50 : North Carolina ...: 20 20 15 13 Oklahoma .........: 315 400 295 350 South Dakota .....: 270 300 170 215 Texas ............: 1,650 1,600 1,500 1,400 : United States ....: 5,626 6,040 5,045 5,292 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 40 65 10 25 Arkansas ......: 11 12 8 8 California ....: 110 90 10 5 Colorado ......: 50 80 9 10 Georgia .......: 50 70 15 25 Idaho .........: 50 45 10 10 Illinois ......: 35 50 20 30 Iowa ..........: 115 130 42 55 Kansas ........: 100 135 25 50 Maine .........: 21 23 20 22 : Michigan ......: 55 80 40 50 Minnesota .....: 170 250 95 120 Missouri ......: 30 35 13 18 Montana .......: 70 75 18 21 Nebraska ......: 110 135 35 45 New York ......: 55 58 35 33 North Carolina : 35 45 10 10 North Dakota ..: 295 265 80 120 Ohio ..........: 60 50 20 20 Oklahoma ......: 45 50 16 12 : Oregon ........: 25 25 10 10 Pennsylvania ..: 70 65 40 40 South Carolina : 20 22 8 8 South Dakota ..: 290 305 60 100 Texas .........: 455 470 60 50 Washington ....: 16 18 3 5 Wisconsin .....: 180 210 85 100 Wyoming .......: 25 31 4 7 : United States .: 2,588 2,889 801 1,009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alaska 2/ ........: (X) 5 (X) 4 Arizona ..........: 20 12 17 10 California .......: 70 75 28 46 Colorado .........: 70 55 68 50 Delaware .........: 32 27 16 18 Idaho ............: 530 530 510 500 Kansas 3/ ........: (NA) 18 (NA) 12 Maine 3/ .........: (NA) 13 (NA) 12 Maryland .........: 50 50 27 30 Michigan 3/ ......: (NA) 12 (NA) 8 : Minnesota ........: 80 80 68 67 Montana ..........: 770 730 565 560 New York 3/ ......: (NA) 8 (NA) 7 North Carolina 3/ : (NA) 13 (NA) 7 North Dakota .....: 520 520 395 440 Oregon ...........: 47 35 38 26 Pennsylvania .....: 60 55 45 40 South Dakota 3/ ..: (NA) 55 (NA) 32 Utah .............: 25 28 18 19 Virginia .........: 30 40 11 11 : Washington .......: 95 75 85 65 Wisconsin 3/ .....: (NA) 48 (NA) 33 Wyoming ..........: 82 65 63 49 : United States 4/ .: 2,481 2,549 1,954 2,046 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data, refer to the Alaska table on page 28. 3/ Estimates began in 2018. 4/ Beginning in 2018, United States total includes data for Alaska. All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 150 160 100 120 Arizona .......: 115 97 107 86 Arkansas ......: 200 180 125 100 California ....: 420 478 182 183 Colorado ......: 2,260 2,209 2,029 2,056 Delaware ......: 75 60 69 50 Florida .......: 20 15 14 10 Georgia .......: 160 180 70 90 Idaho .........: 1,165 1,210 1,104 1,155 Illinois ......: 500 590 470 550 : Indiana .......: 290 310 240 255 Iowa ..........: 16 20 8 13 Kansas ........: 7,600 7,800 6,950 7,300 Kentucky ......: 480 460 310 350 Louisiana .....: 20 15 13 10 Maryland ......: 410 340 185 200 Michigan ......: 480 550 425 500 Minnesota .....: 1,170 1,611 1,135 1,567 Mississippi ...: 45 50 25 35 Missouri ......: 640 660 540 530 : Montana .......: 5,140 5,290 4,665 5,030 Nebraska ......: 1,120 1,100 1,020 1,000 Nevada ........: 29 19 10 8 New Jersey ....: 23 26 17 23 New Mexico ....: 330 350 135 100 New York ......: 140 125 125 100 North Carolina : 450 480 375 390 North Dakota ..: 6,680 7,690 6,310 7,540 Ohio ..........: 460 490 435 450 Oklahoma ......: 4,500 4,400 2,900 2,200 : Oregon ........: 775 785 763 773 Pennsylvania ..: 210 190 150 140 South Carolina : 90 80 75 70 South Dakota ..: 1,887 1,889 1,196 1,759 Tennessee .....: 370 390 275 295 Texas .........: 4,700 4,600 2,350 1,800 Utah ..........: 134 130 120 114 Virginia ......: 210 220 145 150 Washington ....: 2,195 2,180 2,140 2,125 West Virginia .: 8 7 4 4 Wisconsin .....: 210 250 170 220 Wyoming .......: 135 135 105 120 : United States .: 46,012 47,821 37,586 39,571 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 150 160 100 120 Arizona .......: 25 17 18 7 Arkansas ......: 200 180 125 100 California ....: 385 440 155 150 Colorado ......: 2,250 2,200 2,020 2,050 Delaware ......: 75 60 69 50 Florida .......: 20 15 14 10 Georgia .......: 160 180 70 90 Idaho .........: 720 760 670 720 Illinois ......: 500 590 470 550 : Indiana .......: 290 310 240 255 Iowa ..........: 16 20 8 13 Kansas ........: 7,600 7,800 6,950 7,300 Kentucky ......: 480 460 310 350 Louisiana .....: 20 15 13 10 Maryland ......: 410 340 185 200 Michigan ......: 480 550 425 500 Minnesota .....: 10 11 5 7 Mississippi ...: 45 50 25 35 Missouri ......: 640 660 540 530 : Montana .......: 1,750 1,600 1,590 1,450 Nebraska ......: 1,120 1,100 1,020 1,000 Nevada ........: 14 11 5 5 New Jersey ....: 23 26 17 23 New Mexico ....: 330 350 135 100 New York ......: 140 125 125 100 North Carolina : 450 480 375 390 North Dakota ..: 70 90 35 70 Ohio ..........: 460 490 435 450 Oklahoma ......: 4,500 4,400 2,900 2,200 : Oregon ........: 700 720 690 710 Pennsylvania ..: 210 190 150 140 South Carolina : 90 80 75 70 South Dakota ..: 910 830 520 730 Tennessee .....: 370 390 275 295 Texas .........: 4,700 4,600 2,350 1,800 Utah ..........: 120 120 108 107 Virginia ......: 210 220 145 150 Washington ....: 1,700 1,700 1,650 1,650 West Virginia .: 8 7 4 4 Wisconsin .....: 210 250 170 220 Wyoming .......: 135 135 105 120 : United States .: 32,696 32,732 25,291 24,831 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona ........: 90 80 89 79 California .....: 35 38 27 33 Idaho ..........: 25 20 24 20 Montana ........: 890 740 785 730 North Dakota ...: 1,260 1,000 1,205 970 South Dakota ...: 7 9 6 9 : United States ..: 2,307 1,887 2,136 1,841 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 10 9 9 6 Idaho ..........: 420 430 410 415 Minnesota ......: 1,160 1,600 1,130 1,560 Montana ........: 2,500 2,950 2,290 2,850 Nevada .........: 15 8 5 3 North Dakota ...: 5,350 6,600 5,070 6,500 Oregon .........: 75 65 73 63 South Dakota ...: 970 1,050 670 1,020 Utah ...........: 14 10 12 7 Washington .....: 495 480 490 475 : United States ..: 11,009 13,202 10,159 12,899 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Georgia ........: 210 190 15 20 Oklahoma .......: 260 250 45 60 : Other States 2/ : 1,491 1,532 226 273 : United States ..: 1,961 1,972 286 353 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class and State: Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Long grain : Arkansas .......: 995 1,210 955 1,200 California .....: 7 7 7 7 Louisiana ......: 370 380 366 375 Mississippi ....: 115 150 114 149 Missouri .......: 160 190 151 185 Texas ..........: 164 195 155 190 : United States ..: 1,811 2,132 1,748 2,106 : Medium grain : Arkansas .......: 165 180 148 175 California .....: 400 440 398 436 Louisiana ......: 30 30 29 29 Missouri .......: 9 9 9 9 Texas ..........: 9 8 3 7 : United States ..: 613 667 587 656 : Short grain 2/ : Arkansas .......: 1 1 1 1 California .....: 38 40 38 40 : United States ..: 39 41 39 41 : All : Arkansas .......: 1,161 1,391 1,104 1,376 California .....: 445 487 443 483 Louisiana ......: 400 410 395 404 Mississippi ....: 115 150 114 149 Missouri .......: 169 199 160 194 Texas ..........: 173 203 158 197 : United States ..: 2,463 2,840 2,374 2,803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 320 300 290 Nebraska .......: 105 100 87 South Dakota ...: 53 90 27 : United States ..: 478 490 404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released January 2019 in the "Crop Production Summary." Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All hay : Alfalfa and : All other : : alfalfa mixtures : : State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ : 2017 : 2018 1/ : 2017 : 2018 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama 2/ .......: 860 850 (NA) (NA) 860 850 Alaska 2/ 3/ .....: (X) 23 (NA) (NA) (X) 23 Arizona ..........: 315 305 275 270 40 35 Arkansas .........: 1,163 1,203 3 3 1,160 1,200 California .......: 1,100 1,050 660 650 440 400 Colorado .........: 1,440 1,420 720 730 720 690 Connecticut ......: 47 52 7 8 40 44 Delaware .........: 18 14 6 6 12 8 Florida 2/ .......: 300 280 (NA) (NA) 300 280 Georgia 2/ .......: 620 600 (NA) (NA) 620 600 Idaho ............: 1,430 1,490 1,060 1,170 370 320 : Illinois .........: 490 470 220 210 270 260 Indiana ..........: 580 630 270 290 310 340 Iowa .............: 1,080 1,200 720 830 360 370 Kansas ...........: 2,670 2,490 570 490 2,100 2,000 Kentucky .........: 2,150 2,240 150 140 2,000 2,100 Louisiana 2/ .....: 370 380 (NA) (NA) 370 380 Maine ............: 131 116 6 6 125 110 Maryland .........: 205 220 35 40 170 180 Massachusetts ....: 96 88 6 8 90 80 Michigan .........: 900 920 610 620 290 300 : Minnesota ........: 1,380 1,400 870 890 510 510 Mississippi 2/ ...: 610 590 (NA) (NA) 610 590 Missouri .........: 3,000 3,530 300 330 2,700 3,200 Montana ..........: 2,550 2,700 1,600 1,800 950 900 Nebraska .........: 2,630 2,730 830 880 1,800 1,850 Nevada ...........: 360 350 200 200 160 150 New Hampshire ....: 47 44 2 2 45 42 New Jersey .......: 115 134 11 14 104 120 New Mexico .......: 280 260 190 180 90 80 New York .........: 1,320 1,430 400 370 920 1,060 : North Carolina ...: 653 705 3 5 650 700 North Dakota .....: 2,650 2,900 1,350 1,500 1,300 1,400 Ohio .............: 1,060 1,110 310 390 750 720 Oklahoma .........: 2,980 3,000 280 200 2,700 2,800 Oregon ...........: 1,100 1,040 420 400 680 640 Pennsylvania .....: 1,470 1,400 430 390 1,040 1,010 Rhode Island .....: 6 6 1 1 5 5 South Carolina 2/ : 260 260 (NA) (NA) 260 260 South Dakota .....: 3,100 3,000 1,500 1,700 1,600 1,300 Tennessee ........: 1,715 1,818 15 18 1,700 1,800 : Texas ............: 4,800 4,950 100 150 4,700 4,800 Utah .............: 700 700 530 530 170 170 Vermont ..........: 180 160 30 30 150 130 Virginia .........: 1,205 1,095 55 45 1,150 1,050 Washington .......: 740 770 390 370 350 400 West Virginia ....: 588 585 18 15 570 570 Wisconsin ........: 1,250 1,300 860 910 390 390 Wyoming ..........: 1,070 1,060 550 560 520 500 : United States 4/ .: 53,784 55,068 16,563 17,351 37,221 37,717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. 3/ Previously was included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data please refer to the Alaska table on page 28. 4/ Beginning in 2018, United States total includes data for Alaska. Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 350 360 345 355 Arkansas .......: 3,530 3,600 3,500 3,570 Delaware .......: 160 155 158 153 Florida ........: 15 15 14 14 Georgia ........: 155 200 150 190 Illinois .......: 10,600 10,900 10,550 10,850 Indiana ........: 5,950 6,200 5,940 6,180 Iowa ...........: 10,000 9,900 9,940 9,840 Kansas .........: 5,150 4,850 5,110 4,810 Kentucky .......: 1,950 2,100 1,940 2,090 : Louisiana ......: 1,270 1,400 1,250 1,370 Maryland .......: 500 500 495 495 Michigan .......: 2,280 2,300 2,270 2,290 Minnesota ......: 8,150 7,800 8,090 7,740 Mississippi ....: 2,190 2,200 2,170 2,180 Missouri .......: 5,950 5,800 5,910 5,730 Nebraska .......: 5,700 5,500 5,670 5,450 New Jersey .....: 100 120 99 118 New York .......: 270 270 265 266 North Carolina .: 1,700 1,600 1,690 1,590 : North Dakota ...: 7,100 6,600 7,050 6,550 Ohio ...........: 5,100 4,950 5,090 4,940 Oklahoma .......: 655 660 640 640 Pennsylvania ...: 590 600 585 595 South Carolina .: 400 420 390 410 South Dakota ...: 5,650 5,700 5,610 5,660 Tennessee ......: 1,690 1,750 1,660 1,720 Texas ..........: 210 160 185 140 Virginia .......: 600 620 590 610 West Virginia ..: 27 27 26 26 Wisconsin ......: 2,150 2,300 2,140 2,290 : United States ..: 90,142 89,557 89,522 88,862 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2014-2018 [Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : percent Alabama .......: 39 46 36 16 23 Arkansas ......: 11 9 4 3 3 Delaware ......: 58 45 50 42 34 Florida .......: (D) 54 (D) (D) (Z) Georgia .......: 51 40 44 40 38 Illinois ......: 4 4 3 4 3 Indiana .......: 2 3 3 2 2 Kansas ........: 12 9 9 8 6 Kentucky ......: 31 23 25 21 25 Louisiana .....: 7 4 (Z) (Z) 1 : Maryland ......: 58 42 33 30 27 Mississippi ...: 8 3 2 1 3 Missouri ......: 10 10 9 7 5 New Jersey ....: 15 20 8 4 27 North Carolina : 45 41 26 30 35 Ohio ..........: (Z) 1 1 1 2 Oklahoma ......: 62 48 28 28 39 Pennsylvania ..: 16 17 20 18 11 South Carolina : 60 41 21 21 36 Tennessee .....: 36 31 31 28 27 : Texas .........: (Z) 17 (Z) (Z) (Z) Virginia ......: 41 37 34 40 51 West Virginia .: 27 (Z) 27 10 2 : United States .: 7 6 5 4 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 195.0 160.0 193.0 157.0 Arkansas .......: 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 Florida ........: 195.0 160.0 186.0 151.0 Georgia ........: 835.0 700.0 825.0 690.0 Mississippi ....: 44.0 30.0 43.0 29.0 New Mexico .....: 7.6 8.0 7.6 8.0 North Carolina .: 119.0 105.0 117.0 103.0 Oklahoma .......: 21.0 16.0 20.0 15.0 South Carolina .: 122.0 100.0 118.0 96.0 Texas ..........: 275.0 170.0 210.0 160.0 Virginia .......: 27.0 23.0 27.0 23.0 : United States ..: 1,870.6 1,502.0 1,775.6 1,461.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Varietal type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Oil : California .......: 54.0 54.0 52.5 53.5 Colorado .........: 80.0 80.0 74.0 74.0 Kansas ...........: 52.0 35.0 50.0 33.0 Minnesota ........: 34.0 30.0 33.0 29.0 Nebraska .........: 30.0 33.0 28.5 31.0 North Dakota .....: 395.0 415.0 384.0 405.0 South Dakota .....: 540.0 640.0 520.0 620.0 Texas ............: 31.0 27.0 30.0 24.0 : United States ....: 1,216.0 1,314.0 1,172.0 1,269.5 : Non-oil : California .......: 1.3 2.0 1.3 2.0 Colorado .........: 12.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 Kansas ...........: 13.5 10.0 12.2 9.0 Minnesota ........: 4.7 4.0 4.2 3.7 Nebraska .........: 15.5 10.0 15.0 9.0 North Dakota .....: 43.0 45.0 42.0 43.0 South Dakota .....: 82.0 50.0 74.0 47.0 Texas ............: 15.0 16.0 13.0 14.0 : United States ....: 187.0 147.0 172.7 136.7 : All : California .......: 55.3 56.0 53.8 55.5 Colorado .........: 92.0 90.0 85.0 83.0 Kansas ...........: 65.5 45.0 62.2 42.0 Minnesota ........: 38.7 34.0 37.2 32.7 Nebraska .........: 45.5 43.0 43.5 40.0 North Dakota .....: 438.0 460.0 426.0 448.0 South Dakota .....: 622.0 690.0 594.0 667.0 Texas ............: 46.0 43.0 43.0 38.0 : United States ....: 1,403.0 1,461.0 1,344.7 1,406.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 23.0 48.0 22.3 46.5 Kansas .........: 50.0 46.0 47.0 39.0 Minnesota ......: 36.0 35.0 34.5 33.5 Montana ........: 155.0 145.0 137.0 140.0 North Dakota ...: 1,590.0 1,650.0 1,560.0 1,640.0 Oklahoma .......: 160.0 70.0 140.0 60.0 Oregon .........: 8.0 4.5 7.2 4.1 Washington .....: 55.0 55.0 54.0 53.0 : United States ..: 2,077.0 2,053.5 2,002.0 2,016.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Montana ........: 52 51 38 47 North Dakota ...: 245 110 229 107 South Dakota ...: 6 7 5 6 : United States ..: 303 168 272 160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California .....: 56.0 60.0 55.5 59.5 Idaho ..........: 22.5 18.0 21.5 17.5 Montana ........: 39.0 55.0 28.0 51.0 North Dakota ...: 7.1 13.0 5.2 12.5 South Dakota ...: 21.9 30.0 18.5 27.0 Utah ...........: 15.5 14.0 14.5 13.5 : United States ..: 162.0 190.0 143.2 181.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Rapeseed 2/ ....: 10.1 5.4 9.7 5.1 Mustard seed 3/ : 103.0 91.5 95.4 85.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Rapeseed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. 3/ Mustard seed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres Upland : Alabama .........: 435.0 490.0 430.0 Arizona .........: 160.0 150.0 159.0 Arkansas ........: 445.0 480.0 438.0 California ......: 88.0 50.0 87.0 Florida .........: 99.0 115.0 98.0 Georgia .........: 1,280.0 1,450.0 1,270.0 Kansas ..........: 93.0 120.0 90.0 Louisiana .......: 220.0 180.0 217.0 Mississippi .....: 630.0 560.0 625.0 Missouri ........: 305.0 345.0 297.0 : New Mexico ......: 66.0 80.0 46.0 North Carolina ..: 375.0 440.0 367.0 Oklahoma ........: 585.0 720.0 555.0 South Carolina ..: 250.0 260.0 248.0 Tennessee .......: 345.0 350.0 340.0 Texas ...........: 6,900.0 7,400.0 5,500.0 Virginia ........: 84.0 85.0 83.0 : United States ...: 12,360.0 13,275.0 10,850.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 15.0 14.0 15.0 California ......: 216.0 210.0 215.0 New Mexico ......: 7.5 7.0 7.4 Texas ...........: 14.0 12.0 13.0 : United States ...: 252.5 243.0 250.4 : All : Alabama .........: 435.0 490.0 430.0 Arizona .........: 175.0 164.0 174.0 Arkansas ........: 445.0 480.0 438.0 California ......: 304.0 260.0 302.0 Florida .........: 99.0 115.0 98.0 Georgia .........: 1,280.0 1,450.0 1,270.0 Kansas ..........: 93.0 120.0 90.0 Louisiana .......: 220.0 180.0 217.0 Mississippi .....: 630.0 560.0 625.0 Missouri ........: 305.0 345.0 297.0 : New Mexico ......: 73.5 87.0 53.4 North Carolina ..: 375.0 440.0 367.0 Oklahoma ........: 585.0 720.0 555.0 South Carolina ..: 250.0 260.0 248.0 Tennessee .......: 345.0 350.0 340.0 Texas ...........: 6,914.0 7,412.0 5,513.0 Virginia ........: 84.0 85.0 83.0 : United States ...: 12,612.5 13,518.0 11,100.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 2018 in the "Crop Production" report. Hops Area Harvested by Variety - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted June 1, 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and variety : Area harvested : Strung for harvest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Idaho : Amarillo R, VGXP01 : 983 836 Apollo TM ... : 228 232 Bravo TM .... : 149 91 Calypso TM .. : 81 84 Cascade ...............: 882 827 Centennial ............: 225 279 Chinook ...............: 669 963 Citra R, HBC 394 : 759 855 Cluster ...............: (D) 64 : Comet .................: (D) 109 Crystal ...............: 182 137 El Dorado R . : 219 123 Eureka TM ... : (D) 135 Galena ................: (D) 114 Mosaic R, HBC 369 : 500 505 Simcoe R, YCR 14 : 394 457 Super Galena TM : (D) 84 Willamette ............: 128 170 Zeus ..................: 1,011 1,485 Experimental ..........: 26 (D) : Other varieties 1/ ....: 557 667 : Total .................: 6,993 8,217 : Oregon : Cascade ...............: 1,167 1,058 Centennial ............: 739 688 Chinook ...............: 124 134 Citra R, HBC 394 : 716 843 Crystal ...............: 382 360 Fuggle ................: 86 63 Golding ...............: 215 132 Magnum ................: 47 105 Mosaic R, HBC 369 : 337 313 : Mt. Hood ..............: 318 328 Nugget ................: 1,367 1,338 Perle .................: 76 71 Simcoe R, YCR 14 : 461 361 Sterling ..............: 227 196 Super Galena TM : 67 95 Tettnanger ............: 72 72 Willamette ............: 832 861 Experimental ..........: (D) (D) : Other varieties 1/ ....: 618 831 : Total .................: 7,851 7,849 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hops Area Harvested by Variety - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted June 1, 2018 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and variety : Area harvested : Strung for harvest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Washington : Ahtanum TM, YCR 1 : 371 260 Amarillo R, VGXP01 : 1,984 1,898 Apollo TM ... : 684 793 Azacca TM, ADHA-483 : 578 546 Bravo TM .... : 486 280 Cascade ...............: 4,896 4,124 Cashmere ..............: (D) 197 Centennial ............: 4,305 3,897 Chinook ...............: 1,632 1,742 : Citra R, HBC 394 : 3,645 4,954 Cluster ...............: 621 610 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 1,659 2,138 Comet .................: 205 219 Crystal ...............: 122 114 Ekuanot TM, HBC 366 : 890 870 El Dorado R . : 463 432 Eureka TM ... : 362 409 Galena ................: 378 467 HBC 682 ...............: - 1,659 : Loral TM, HBC 291 : 186 131 Mosaic R, HBC 369 : 1,877 1,950 Mt. Hood ..............: 87 107 Mt. Rainier ...........: (D) 305 Nugget ................: 125 147 Palisade R, YCR 4 : 571 516 Pekko TM, ADHA-871 : (D) 92 Simcoe R, YCR 14 : 3,753 3,098 Sorachi Ace ...........: (D) 146 Summit TM ... : 1,617 1,610 : Super Galena TM : 435 499 Tahoma ................: 217 209 Tettnanger ............: 38 (D) Willamette ............: 571 371 Zeus ..................: 2,214 2,479 Experimental ..........: 421 363 : Other varieties 1/ ....: 3,045 1,641 : Total .................: 38,438 39,273 : United States 2/ ... : 53,282 55,339 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D)Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. R Registered TM Trademark 1/ Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties not listed. 2/ Includes 431 organic acres in 2018 and 315 organic acres in 2017. Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California 2/ : 24.8 24.5 24.7 24.1 Colorado .....: 29.4 26.8 29.0 26.3 Idaho ........: 167.0 163.0 166.0 162.0 Michigan .....: 144.0 149.0 143.0 148.0 Minnesota ....: 420.0 410.0 409.0 395.0 Montana ......: 42.9 43.3 42.7 42.9 Nebraska .....: 46.1 45.9 45.2 44.5 North Dakota .: 214.0 210.0 212.0 208.0 Oregon .......: 9.1 9.9 9.1 9.7 Washington ...: 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 Wyoming ......: 32.1 31.5 31.6 31.0 : United States : 1,131.2 1,115.8 1,114.1 1,093.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Florida ..................: 412.7 415.2 Louisiana ................: 449.6 430.0 Texas ....................: 41.8 40.1 : United States ............: 904.1 885.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Georgia ..................: 12,500 12,500 Kentucky .................: 80,500 72,000 North Carolina ...........: 163,900 158,800 Pennsylvania .............: 8,100 7,800 South Carolina ...........: 12,000 12,000 Tennessee ................: 21,100 17,300 Virginia .................: 23,370 23,280 : United States ............: 321,470 303,680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class and type :----------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : Georgia .................................: 12,500 12,500 North Carolina ..........................: 163,000 158,000 South Carolina ..........................: 12,000 12,000 Virginia ................................: 22,000 22,000 : United States ...........................: 209,500 204,500 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ................................: 11,500 11,000 Tennessee ...............................: 7,500 6,800 Virginia ................................: 270 280 : United States ...........................: 19,270 18,080 : Class 3A, Light air-cured (31-32) : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky ..............................: 63,000 55,000 North Carolina ........................: 900 800 Pennsylvania ..........................: 4,500 4,000 Tennessee .............................: 12,000 9,000 Virginia ..............................: 1,100 1,000 : United States .........................: 81,500 69,800 : Type 32, Southern Maryland Belt : Pennsylvania ..........................: 1,800 1,400 : United States .........................: 1,800 1,400 : Total light air-cured (31-32) ........ : 83,300 71,200 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ................................: 6,000 6,000 Tennessee ...............................: 1,600 1,500 : United States ...........................: 7,600 7,500 : Class 4, Cigar filler (41) : Type 41, Pennsylvania Seedleaf : Pennsylvania ..........................: 1,800 2,400 : United States .........................: 1,800 2,400 : All tobacco : United States ...........................: 321,470 303,680 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California .......: 50.0 50.0 49.7 49.5 Colorado .........: 58.0 40.0 54.5 38.0 Idaho ............: 180.0 150.0 178.0 149.0 Michigan .........: 220.0 190.0 218.5 188.0 Minnesota ........: 170.0 165.0 163.0 158.0 Montana ..........: 275.0 300.0 260.0 293.0 Nebraska .........: 180.0 125.0 155.0 114.0 North Dakota .....: 705.0 550.0 685.0 530.0 Texas ............: 22.0 30.0 20.0 27.0 Washington .......: 191.0 200.0 190.0 199.0 Wyoming ..........: 41.0 34.0 39.0 32.0 : United States ....: 2,092.0 1,834.0 2,012.7 1,777.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Area Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Chickpea acres included with dry bean acres] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Size and State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Small chickpeas 2/ : California ...................: - - - - Colorado .....................: - - - - Idaho ........................: 46.0 49.0 45.8 48.7 Michigan .....................: - - - - Minnesota ....................: - - - - Montana ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .................: 13.2 12.0 13.0 11.8 Texas ........................: - - - - Washington ...................: 52.0 80.0 51.8 79.7 Wyoming ......................: - - - - : Other States 3/ ..............: 68.3 64.0 64.2 61.9 : United States ................: 179.5 205.0 174.8 202.1 : Large chickpeas 4/ : California ...................: 13.7 15.0 13.6 14.7 Colorado .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ........................: 71.0 63.0 70.5 62.5 Michigan .....................: - - - - Minnesota ....................: (D) - (D) - Montana ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Nebraska .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .................: 30.6 35.0 28.7 33.5 Texas ........................: - - - - Washington ...................: 115.0 100.0 114.5 99.5 Wyoming ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 3/ ..............: 209.0 244.3 197.2 239.0 : United States ................: 439.3 457.3 424.5 449.2 : All chickpeas (Garbanzo) : California ...................: 13.7 15.0 13.6 14.7 Colorado .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ........................: 117.0 112.0 116.3 111.2 Michigan .....................: - - - - Minnesota ....................: (D) - (D) - Montana ......................: 269.0 301.0 254.0 294.0 Nebraska .....................: (D) 5.0 (D) 4.6 North Dakota .................: 43.8 47.0 41.7 45.3 Texas ........................: - - - - Washington ...................: 167.0 180.0 166.3 179.2 Wyoming ......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Other States 3/ ..............: 8.3 2.3 7.4 2.3 : United States ................: 618.8 662.3 599.3 651.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) smaller than 20/64 inches. 3/ Includes data withheld above. 4/ Chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans) larger than 20/64 inches. Lentil Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 36.0 32.0 35.0 31.0 Montana ........: 730.0 530.0 670.0 500.0 North Dakota ...: 270.0 170.0 250.0 165.0 Washington .....: 68.0 57.0 67.0 56.0 : United States ..: 1,104.0 789.0 1,022.0 752.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 4.0 2.0 3.4 1.7 Montana ........: 20.0 10.0 4.0 5.0 Oregon .........: 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 : United States ..: 26.5 14.5 9.4 8.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 [Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 14.0 11.0 13.0 10.0 Montana ........: 525.0 415.0 470.0 385.0 Nebraska .......: 58.0 65.0 56.0 62.0 North Dakota ...: 425.0 300.0 410.0 290.0 Oregon .........: 7.0 8.0 6.5 7.5 South Dakota ...: 38.0 30.0 35.0 28.0 Washington .....: 61.0 52.0 60.0 51.0 : United States ..: 1,128.0 881.0 1,050.5 833.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Alaska Area Planted and Harvested by Crop: 2017 and 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ : 2017 : 2018 1/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Barley ...................: 5,500 5,000 5,200 4,000 Hay, all .................: (NA) (NA) 21,000 23,000 Oats 3/ ..................: 1,700 (NA) 900 (NA) Potatoes .................: 450 400 430 400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning in 2018, estimates for Alaska barley and potatoes are included in the United States totals and therefore subject to the publication rules of the respective crop tables. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2018. Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arkansas .........: (D) 5.0 (D) 4.8 California .......: 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 Florida ..........: (D) 5.5 (D) 5.4 Louisiana ........: 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 Mississippi ......: 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 North Carolina ...: 90.0 88.0 89.5 87.5 : Other States .....: 10.6 - 10.3 - : United States ....: 161.6 159.5 159.3 157.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Spring 2/ : California ...................: 29.0 26.0 29.0 26.0 Florida ......................: 29.0 24.0 28.7 23.6 : United States ................: 58.0 50.0 57.7 49.6 : Summer : Illinois .....................: 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.7 Kansas .......................: 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.7 Maryland .....................: 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 Missouri .....................: 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.2 New Jersey ...................: 1.7 2.1 1.7 2.1 North Carolina ...............: 16.0 14.0 15.1 13.3 Texas ........................: 22.0 20.0 21.5 19.0 Virginia .....................: 5.0 5.5 4.5 5.2 : United States ................: 68.3 64.2 65.5 61.5 : Fall : Alaska 3/ ....................: (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 California ...................: 8.2 7.5 8.2 7.5 Colorado .....................: 56.7 55.3 56.4 55.0 San Luis Valley ............: 51.9 51.8 51.7 51.6 All other areas ............: 4.8 3.5 4.7 3.4 Idaho ........................: 310.0 315.0 309.0 314.0 Maine ........................: 49.0 52.0 48.5 51.5 Michigan .....................: 46.0 48.0 45.0 47.0 Minnesota ....................: 46.0 44.0 45.5 43.0 Montana ......................: 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 : Nebraska .....................: 19.0 19.5 18.9 19.3 New York .....................: 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 North Dakota .................: 75.0 74.0 74.0 72.0 Oregon .......................: 39.0 38.0 38.9 37.9 Washington ...................: 165.0 165.0 165.0 165.0 Wisconsin ....................: 68.0 67.0 67.0 66.0 : United States 4/ .............: 908.0 911.7 902.3 904.4 : All : United States 4/ .............: 1,034.3 1,025.9 1,025.5 1,015.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 3/ Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data, refer to the Alaska table on page 28. 4/ Beginning in 2018, United States total includes data for Alaska. Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total: 2017 and 2018 [Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red types] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Red : White : Yellow : Russet :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California .....: 6 8 58 54 4 4 32 34 Colorado .......: 7 6 3 5 10 6 80 83 Idaho ..........: 4 3 4 4 2 2 90 91 Maine ..........: 4 5 39 34 2 2 55 59 Michigan .......: 1 1 89 82 - 1 10 16 Minnesota ......: 20 19 10 10 1 2 69 69 Montana ........: 4 5 9 10 1 1 86 84 Nebraska .......: 1 2 52 45 - 3 47 50 New York .......: 2 3 95 93 3 4 - - North Dakota ...: 27 18 34 36 2 2 37 44 : Oregon .........: 4 1 18 19 6 1 72 79 Washington .....: 5 5 12 9 2 2 81 84 Wisconsin ......: 9 9 38 43 4 4 49 44 : Total ..........: 7 6 21 20 3 2 69 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or Upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties are excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The Bt varieties include those that contain more than one gene that can resist different types of insects. Stacked gene varieties include only those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The States published individually in the following tables represent 86 percent of all corn planted acres, 88 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 88 percent of all Upland cotton planted acres. Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 3 1 4 5 Indiana ........: 3 2 9 7 Iowa ...........: 5 3 8 7 Kansas .........: 3 2 15 10 Michigan .......: 1 2 15 11 Minnesota ......: 2 1 10 9 Missouri .......: 2 2 8 7 Nebraska .......: 3 3 12 9 North Dakota ...: 5 2 21 21 Ohio ...........: 2 2 14 14 : South Dakota ...: 3 2 17 15 Texas ..........: 5 6 13 12 Wisconsin ......: 2 3 14 13 : Other States 1/ : 4 4 17 15 : United States ..: 3 2 12 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 85 89 92 95 Indiana ........: 75 77 87 86 Iowa ...........: 80 83 93 93 Kansas .........: 77 84 95 96 Michigan .......: 71 72 87 85 Minnesota ......: 82 83 94 93 Missouri .......: 81 83 91 92 Nebraska .......: 81 84 96 96 North Dakota ...: 67 69 93 92 Ohio ...........: 66 70 82 86 : South Dakota ...: 77 79 97 96 Texas ..........: 77 75 95 93 Wisconsin ......: 71 72 87 88 : Other States 1/ : 70 71 91 90 : United States ..: 77 80 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the corn estimating program. 2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to rounding. Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 2 1 3 6 Arkansas .......: 7 9 13 14 California .....: 2 6 27 18 Georgia ........: 4 1 4 3 Louisiana ......: 4 3 5 4 Mississippi ....: 8 2 3 6 Missouri .......: 5 6 36 20 North Carolina .: 3 1 4 3 Tennessee ......: 2 1 3 4 Texas ..........: 5 3 13 10 : Other States 1/ : 3 2 12 10 : United States ..: 5 3 11 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 93 92 98 99 Arkansas .......: 79 76 99 99 California .....: 43 57 72 81 Georgia ........: 91 96 99 100 Louisiana ......: 90 92 99 99 Mississippi ....: 88 91 99 99 Missouri .......: 58 73 99 99 North Carolina .: 89 89 96 93 Tennessee ......: 94 91 99 96 Texas ..........: 76 77 94 90 : Other States 1/ : 82 86 97 98 : United States ..: 80 82 96 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland cotton estimating program. 2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to rounding. Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicide resistant : All biotech varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 97 97 97 97 Illinois .......: 93 93 93 93 Indiana ........: 92 91 92 91 Iowa ...........: 94 95 94 95 Kansas .........: 94 95 94 95 Michigan .......: 94 93 94 93 Minnesota ......: 96 95 96 95 Mississippi ....: 99 99 99 99 Missouri .......: 87 91 87 91 Nebraska .......: 94 96 94 96 : North Dakota ...: 95 95 95 95 Ohio ...........: 91 91 91 91 South Dakota ...: 96 97 96 97 Wisconsin ......: 92 92 92 92 : Other States 1/ : 94 94 94 94 : United States ..: 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the soybean estimating program. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2017 and 2018 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2018 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 2,481 2,549 1,954 2,046 Corn for grain 1/ ......................: 90,167 89,128 82,703 81,770 Corn for silage ........................: (NA) 6,434 Hay, all ...............................: (NA) (NA) 53,784 55,068 Alfalfa ..............................: (NA) (NA) 16,563 17,351 All other ............................: (NA) (NA) 37,221 37,717 Oats ...................................: 2,588 2,889 801 1,009 Proso millet ...........................: 478 490 404 Rice ...................................: 2,463 2,840 2,374 2,803 Rye ....................................: 1,961 1,972 286 353 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...................: 5,626 6,040 5,045 5,292 Sorghum for silage .....................: (NA) 284 Wheat, all .............................: 46,012 47,821 37,586 39,571 Winter ...............................: 32,696 32,732 25,291 24,831 Durum ................................: 2,307 1,887 2,136 1,841 Other spring .........................: 11,009 13,202 10,159 12,899 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 2,077.0 2,053.5 2,002.0 2,016.1 Cottonseed .............................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed ...............................: 303 168 272 160 Mustard seed ...........................: 103.0 91.5 95.4 85.7 Peanuts ................................: 1,870.6 1,502.0 1,775.6 1,461.0 Rapeseed ...............................: 10.1 5.4 9.7 5.1 Safflower ..............................: 162.0 190.0 143.2 181.0 Soybeans for beans .....................: 90,142 89,557 89,522 88,862 Sunflower ..............................: 1,403.0 1,461.0 1,344.7 1,406.2 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all ............................: 12,612.5 13,518.0 11,100.4 Upland ...............................: 12,360.0 13,275.0 10,850.0 American Pima ........................: 252.5 243.0 250.4 Sugarbeets .............................: 1,131.2 1,115.8 1,114.1 1,093.4 Sugarcane ..............................: (NA) (NA) 904.1 885.3 Tobacco ................................: (NA) (NA) 321.5 303.7 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...................: 26.5 14.5 9.4 8.7 Dry edible beans .......................: 2,092.0 1,834.0 2,012.7 1,777.5 Chickpeas, all .......................: 618.8 662.3 599.3 651.3 Large ...............................: 439.3 457.3 424.5 449.2 Small ...............................: 179.5 205.0 174.8 202.1 Dry edible peas ........................: 1,128.0 881.0 1,050.5 833.5 Lentils ................................: 1,104.0 789.0 1,022.0 752.0 Wrinkled seed peas .....................: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: (NA) (NA) 53.3 55.3 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .........................: (NA) 60.4 Potatoes, all ..........................: 1,034.3 1,025.9 1,025.5 1,015.5 Spring ...............................: 58.0 50.0 57.7 49.6 Summer ...............................: 68.3 64.2 65.5 61.5 Fall .................................: 908.0 911.7 902.3 904.4 Spearmint oil ..........................: (NA) 22.3 Sweet potatoes .........................: 161.6 159.5 159.3 157.2 Taro (Hawaii) ..........................: (NA) 0.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2018 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per acre : Production Crop :------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------- 1,000 ------- : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 72.6 141,923 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 176.6 14,604,067 Corn for silage ....................tons: 19.9 128,356 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.44 131,455 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.32 55,068 All other ........................tons: 2.05 76,387 Oats ............................bushels: 61.7 49,391 Proso millet ....................bushels: 36.1 14,567 Rice 2/ .............................cwt: 7,507 178,228 Rye .............................bushels: 33.9 9,696 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 72.1 363,832 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 13.3 3,772 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 46.3 1,740,582 Winter ........................bushels: 50.2 1,269,437 Durum .........................bushels: 25.7 54,909 Other spring ..................bushels: 41.0 416,236 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 1,558 3,118,680 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) 6,422.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 14.1 3,842 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 632 60,250 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 4,074 7,233,600 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 2,139 20,750 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,256 179,896 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 49.1 4,391,553 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,613 2,168,737 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ ....................bales: 905 20,922.5 Upland 2/ .......................bales: 895 20,223.0 American Pima 2/ ................bales: 1,341 699.5 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 31.7 35,325 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 36.8 33,238 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 2,209 710,161 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 2/ .............cwt: 1,330 125 Dry edible beans 2/ .................cwt: 1,781 35,845 Chickpeas, all 2/ .................cwt: 1,152 6,905 Large 2/ .........................cwt: 1,165 4,945 Small 2/ .........................cwt: 1,121 1,960 Dry edible peas 2/ ..................cwt: 1,350 14,177 Lentils 2/ ..........................cwt: 732 7,482 Wrinkled seed peas ..................cwt: (NA) 357 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops .............................pounds: 1,959 104,366.0 Maple syrup .....................gallons: (NA) (NA) 4,271 4,159 Mushrooms ........................pounds: (NA) 928,605 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 96 5,778 Potatoes, all .......................cwt: 430 441,307 Spring ............................cwt: 343 354 19,790 17,552 Summer ............................cwt: 331 21,679 Fall ..............................cwt: 443 399,838 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 125 2,796 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 224 35,646 Taro (Hawaii) ....................pounds: 10,530 3,686 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: 2017 and 2018 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2018 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 1,004,040 1,031,550 790,760 828,000 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:36,489,680 36,069,210 33,469,080 33,091,500 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,603,780 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 21,765,850 22,285,470 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 6,702,880 7,021,780 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 15,062,970 15,263,690 Oats ...........................: 1,047,340 1,169,150 324,160 408,330 Proso millet ...................: 193,440 198,300 163,490 Rice ...........................: 996,750 1,149,320 960,730 1,134,350 Rye ............................: 793,600 798,050 115,740 142,860 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,276,790 2,444,330 2,041,660 2,141,620 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 114,930 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:18,620,600 19,352,680 15,210,680 16,013,990 Winter .......................:13,231,740 13,246,310 10,235,010 10,048,860 Durum ........................: 933,620 763,650 864,420 745,030 Other spring .................: 4,455,230 5,342,720 4,111,250 5,220,100 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 840,540 831,030 810,190 815,900 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 122,620 67,990 110,080 64,750 Mustard seed ...................: 41,680 37,030 38,610 34,680 Peanuts ........................: 757,010 607,840 718,570 591,250 Rapeseed .......................: 4,090 2,190 3,930 2,060 Safflower ......................: 65,560 76,890 57,950 73,250 Soybeans for beans .............:36,479,570 36,242,820 36,228,660 35,961,560 Sunflower ......................: 567,780 591,250 544,190 569,080 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 5,104,150 5,470,600 4,492,220 Upland .......................: 5,001,970 5,372,260 4,390,890 American Pima ................: 102,180 98,340 101,330 Sugarbeets .....................: 457,790 451,550 450,870 442,490 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 365,880 358,270 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 130,100 122,900 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 10,720 5,870 3,800 3,520 Dry edible beans ...............: 846,610 742,200 814,520 719,340 Chickpeas ....................: 250,420 268,030 242,530 263,570 Large .......................: 177,780 185,060 171,790 181,790 Small .......................: 72,640 82,960 70,740 81,790 Dry edible peas ................: 456,490 356,530 425,130 337,310 Lentils ........................: 446,780 319,300 413,590 304,330 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 21,560 22,400 Maple syrup ....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ......................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 24,440 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 418,570 415,170 415,010 410,960 Spring .......................: 23,470 20,230 23,350 20,070 Summer .......................: 27,640 25,980 26,510 24,890 Fall .........................: 367,460 368,960 365,150 366,000 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 9,020 Sweet potatoes .................: 65,400 64,550 64,470 63,620 Taro (Hawaii) ..................: (NA) 140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2018 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 3.91 3,090,010 Corn for grain .........................: 11.08 370,960,390 Corn for silage ........................: 44.72 116,442,600 Hay, all 2/ ............................: 5.48 119,253,970 Alfalfa ..............................: 7.45 49,956,850 All other ............................: 4.60 69,297,120 Oats ...................................: 2.21 716,910 Proso millet ...........................: 2.02 330,370 Rice ...................................: 8.41 8,084,290 Rye ....................................: 2.13 246,290 Sorghum for grain ......................: 4.53 9,241,760 Sorghum for silage .....................: 29.77 3,421,900 Wheat, all 2/ ..........................: 3.11 47,370,880 Winter ...............................: 3.38 34,548,410 Durum ................................: 1.73 1,494,380 Other spring .........................: 2.76 11,328,090 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 1.75 1,414,610 Cottonseed .............................: (X) 5,825,940 Flaxseed ...............................: 0.89 97,590 Mustard seed ...........................: 0.71 27,330 Peanuts ................................: 4.57 3,281,110 Rapeseed ...............................: 2.40 9,410 Safflower ..............................: 1.41 81,600 Soybeans for beans .....................: 3.30 119,518,490 Sunflower ..............................: 1.81 983,720 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ .........................: 1.01 4,555,340 Upland ...............................: 1.00 4,403,040 American Pima ........................: 1.50 152,300 Sugarbeets .............................: 71.08 32,046,300 Sugarcane ..............................: 82.41 30,153,010 Tobacco ................................: 2.48 322,120 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...................: 1.49 5,670 Dry edible beans .......................: 2.00 1,625,900 Chickpeas, all .......................: 1.29 313,210 Large ...............................: 1.31 224,300 Small ...............................: 1.26 88,900 Dry edible peas ........................: 1.51 643,060 Lentils ................................: 0.82 339,380 Wrinkled seed peas .....................: (NA) 16,190 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: 2.20 47,340 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) 21,360 20,800 Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) 421,210 Peppermint oil .........................: 0.11 2,620 Potatoes, all 2/ .......................: 48.23 20,017,350 Spring ...............................: 38.44 39.66 897,660 796,150 Summer ...............................: 37.10 983,340 Fall .................................: 49.67 18,136,350 Spearmint oil ..........................: 0.14 1,270 Sweet potatoes .........................: 25.08 1,616,880 Taro (Hawaii) ..........................: 11.80 1,670 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. Spring Weather Summary Highlights: Spring 2018 featured a remarkable transition in the central and eastern United States from a cold April to a warm May. Nationally, the change in average temperature between April and May was 16.36°F, considerably above the 1901-2000 mean value of 9.15°F, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. In fact, a record was set (during the 124-year period of record) for the greatest United States discrepancy in average temperature between April and May; the previous record of 13.50°F had been set in 1975. Given the sudden transition from winter-like to summer-like conditions, the planting season was generally compressed, with fieldwork starting late in many areas but mostly ending on schedule. Subsequently, summer crops such as corn and soybeans exhibited rapid germination and growth due to the late-spring warmth. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the intended United States corn acreage was planted during the 3-week period ending May 20, while 62 percent of the soybeans were planted in the 3 weeks ending May 27. Soybean emergence reached 68 percent by June 3, significantly ahead of the 5-year average of 52 percent. Other spring weather developments included a March barrage of storms in California and environs that significantly improved water-supply prospects; persisting or intensifying drought in the southwestern and south-central United States that contributed to an active spring wildfire season-and reduced yield prospects and increased abandonment rates for winter wheat; and late-spring downpours in the middle and southern Atlantic States that curtailed fieldwork and caused local flooding. Subtropical Storm Alberto, which formed several days before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall on Memorial Day, May 28, near Panama City, Florida, with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph. In general, however, Alberto-which later moved almost due northward through the Great Lakes region-was far less impressive than a parade of March nor'easters that delivered wind, rain, and snow to the Northeast. Drought coverage fell to 26.42 percent of the contiguous United States by May 29, down from a February 2018 peak of 39.64 percent. The reduction in drought coverage was largely due to abundant spring precipitation in several regions, including the Southeast, Far West, and portions of the Plains. However, a core drought area persisted across the southern High Plains and the Southwest. At the end of spring, some exceptional drought (D4) was noted in parts of the Four Corners States, along with Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Historical Perspective: According to preliminary data provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the contiguous United States experienced its 22nd-warmest spring during the 124-year period of record. March-May temperatures averaged 52.4°F, 1.5°F above the 1901-2000 mean. State temperature rankings ranged from the 46th-coldest spring in Georgia to the second-warmest spring in New Mexico. Arizona, Colorado, and Texas joined New Mexico in experiencing one of their ten warmest springs. Arizona's fourth-warmest spring followed its second-warmest winter. Meanwhile, March-May precipitation across the Lower 48 States averaged 7.91 inches, almost exactly equal to the 20th century mean of 7.94 inches. It was the 61st-driest spring during the 124-year period of record. State precipitation rankings ranged from the tenth-driest spring in Arizona and New Mexico to the sixth-wettest spring in North Carolina. March: A late-season barrage of storms nearly quadrupled the average water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack between mid-February and the end of March, and generally improved runoff and water-supply prospects in California and other areas of the West, including the Great Basin and the Intermountain region. Cold, stormy weather also prevailed across the northern High Plains, further easing long-term drought and keeping much of the winter wheat crop insulated beneath a protective blanket of snow. Monthly temperatures averaged at least 5 to 10°F below normal in many locations across Montana and western North Dakota. In contrast, drought further intensified across the southern High Plains, fueling a rash of wildfires and maintaining significant stress on rangeland, pastures, and winter grains. By April 1, Texas led the Nation among major winter wheat production States with 59 percent of its crop rated in very poor to poor condition, followed by Kansas (47 percent) and Oklahoma (46 percent). In addition, March warmth broadly covered the south-central United States, with temperatures averaging at least 5°F above normal in much of Texas and parts of neighboring States. Several other areas, including the upper Midwest and the southern Atlantic region, also experienced a very dry March. Florida led the Southeastern States with topsoil moisture rated 58 percent very short to short on April 1. On the same date, topsoil moisture was at least one-half very short to short in New Mexico (93 percent), Kansas (68 percent), Colorado (62 percent), Oklahoma (60 percent), and Texas (54 percent). Elsewhere, several March storms delivered rain, snow, and high winds to the Northeast, while late-month rain halted fieldwork in much of the western Gulf Coast region and brought the return of lowland flooding to portions of the mid-South and lower Midwest. April: Cold April weather slowed spring fieldwork east of the Rockies, particularly across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Despite a late-month surge in planting progress, only 17 percent of the intended United States corn acreage had been planted by April 29, compared to the 5-year average of 27 percent. Corn planting had not yet begun by April 29 in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Monthly temperatures averaged more than 10°F below normal in portions of the upper Midwest, and were at least 5°F below normal across large sections of the Plains and Corn Belt. Periods of snow accompanied the cold conditions, contributing to varying degrees of livestock stress. Meanwhile, warm, mostly dry weather in the Southwest led to further drought intensification. Unfavorable dryness extended as far east as parts of Texas, although late-month rain provided some limited drought relief in western Oklahoma and portions of neighboring States. However, the southern Plains' rain arrived in the wake of a significant wildfire outbreak, which began on April 12 and also included blowing dust. By April 29, more than one-third (37 percent) of the United States winter wheat crop was rated in very poor to poor condition, primarily due to drought in Oklahoma (66 percent very poor to poor), Texas (61 percent), and Kansas (50 percent). In contrast, wet April weather affected large sections of the East and Northwest. In the latter region, occasional precipitation reached as far south as northern California and the northern Great Basin. Northwestern water-supply forecasts remained favorable, starkly in contrast with abysmal Southwestern summer runoff prospects. Elsewhere, Eastern rainfall generally benefited pastures and spring-sown crops but caused occasional fieldwork delays. In Ohio, only 1 percent of the intended corn and soybean acreage had been planted by April 29. By month's end, Eastern drought was largely limited to scattered locations in the southern Atlantic States. May: Consistent warmth and erratic rainfall highlighted an unusual May. In fact, 2018 featured the Nation's warmest May on record. Unlike previous years, however, such as 1934, 1936, and 2012, when near-record to record-setting May warmth was accompanied by rapidly developing drought, sufficient rain fell in many areas during May 2018 to forestall major drought concerns. Notable exceptions included the southern High Plains and the Southwest, where ongoing drought and hot conditions hastened winter wheat maturation and increased stress on rangeland, pastures, and rain-fed summer crops. By June 3, Arizona led the Nation with 94 percent of its rangeland and pastures rated in very poor to poor condition, followed by New Mexico (68 percent), Colorado (40 percent), and Texas (37 percent). May dryness was also noted in much of New England, the western Gulf Coast region, portions of the mid-South, and a few Midwestern pockets. In contrast, exceptionally wet weather prevailed in the middle and southern Atlantic States, hampering fieldwork and potentially reducing the quality of crops such as hay, fruits, and winter wheat. Subtropical Storm Alberto, which arrived in western Florida on May 28, contributed to the wet pattern. By June 3, topsoil moisture was rated at least one-half surplus in Delaware (68 percent), Maryland (60 percent), Virginia (56 percent), and North Carolina (51 percent). Elsewhere, above-normal May rainfall was also observed across the northern and central High Plains and the northern Intermountain West, generally benefiting winter grains and spring-sown crops. The pervasive May warmth promoted a rapid pace of summer crop emergence and development, especially across the Plains and Midwest. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of the Nation's soybean acreage had emerged by June 3. In drier areas, such as Texas, the warmth also favored fieldwork. More than one-third (35 percent) of the Texas winter wheat crop had been harvested by June 3. Crop Comments Corn: The 2018 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 89.1 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 81.8 million acres for grain, down 1 percent from last year. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 98 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview, slightly higher than the 10-year average. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, while record high planted acreage is estimated in Oregon. By April 15, producers had planted 3 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. By April 22, producers had planted 5 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 10 percentage points behind last year and 9 percentage points behind the 5-year average. All States were at or behind their 5-year average except Texas, which had planted 65 percent, 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By April 29, producers had planted 17 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 15 percentage points behind last year and 10 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Iowa, the largest corn-producing State, had planted 17 percent of their corn acreage by April 29, eight percentage points behind last year and 10 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Three percent of the Nation's corn acreage had emerged by April 29, five percentage points behind last year and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. By May 6, producers had planted 39 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 6 percentage points behind last year and 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Eight percent of the Nation's corn acreage had emerged by May 6, six percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. By May 13, producers had planted 62 percent of the Nation's corn, 6 percentage points behind last year and 1 percentage point behind the 5 year average. Twenty-eight percent of the Nation's corn acreage had emerged by May 13, one percentage point behind last year but 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. By May 20, producers had planted 81 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 1 percentage point behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Fifty percent of the Nation's corn acreage had emerged by May 20, one percentage point behind last year but 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By May 27, producers had planted 92 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 2 percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Ninety-six percent of Iowa's corn acreage was planted by May 27, equal to last year but 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. Seventy-two percent of the Nation's corn acreage had emerged by May 27, two percentage points ahead of last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of May 27, seventy-nine percent of the Nation's corn acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 65 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. By June 3, producers had planted 97 percent of the Nation's corn acreage, 2 percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Eighty-six percent of the Nation's corn had emerged by June 3, two percentage points ahead of last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of June 24, seventy-seven percent of the Nation's corn acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 67 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Ninety-two percent of this year's corn acreage was planted with biotechnology seed varieties, unchanged from last year. Biotechnology seed includes traits for insect resistance (Bt), herbicide resistance, or stacked gene which contains traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum in 2018 is estimated at 6.04 million acres up 7 percent from last year. Kansas and Texas, the leading sorghum-producing States, account for 74 percent of the United States acreage. Acres planted to sorghum in the Delta region continue to decrease. Arkansas planted area is estimated to be the second lowest on record, a record low is estimated in Mississippi, and Louisiana planted area is the lowest since 1962. Growers expect to harvest 5.29 million acres for grain, up 5 percent from last year. As of June 24, ninety-five percent of the acreage had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Twenty percent of the acreage was headed, equal to last year but 1 percentage point behind the five-year average. Fifty-six percent of the acreage was rated in good to excellent condition on June 24, compared with 65 percent at the same time last year. Oats: Area seeded to oats for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 2.89 million acres, up 12 percent from 2017. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 23 of the 28 major producing States. Increases of 20,000 acres or more are estimated in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Area for harvest, forecast at 1.01 million acres, is up 26 percent from 2017. Nationally, oat producers had seeded 26 percent of this year's acreage by April 1, two percentage points ahead of last year but 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Producers had seeded 56 percent of this year's acreage by May 6, twenty-one percentage points behind last year and 18 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Eighty-two percent of the oat acreage was emerged by May 27, eight percentage points behind last year and 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. As of June 24, seventy-two percent of the oat acreage was reported in good to excellent condition, compared with 54 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Barley: Producers seeded 2.55 million acres of barley for the 2018 crop year, up 3 percent from the previous year. Harvested area, forecast at 2.05 million acres, is up 5 percent from 2017. In Montana, producers seeded 730,000 acres of barley, down 5 percent from the previous year. Twenty-eight percent of the Nation's barley acreage had reached the heading stage by June 24, three percentage points ahead of the previous year but 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. On June 24, eighty-three percent of the Nation's barley acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, 23 percentage points above the same time the previous year. Estimates began in June 2018 for Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Winter wheat: The 2018 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.7 million acres, up less than 1 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous estimate. This represents the third lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, about 23.2 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.89 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.62 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreages are estimated in Louisiana, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 24.8 million acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 2 percent from last year. If realized, this will represent a record low for the United States. Harvested acres are down from last year across much of the Great Plains, the primary wheat-producing area, due to the reduction in planted acreage. Record low harvested acreage is expected in California, Louisiana, and West Virginia. In the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) harvested area is forecast at 11.3 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. As of June 24, harvest was 41 percent complete, 8 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat-producing State, was 52 percent complete at that time, 20 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Durum wheat: Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2018 is estimated at 1.89 million acres, down 18 percent from 2017 and down 6 percent from the previous estimate. Acreage decreases are expected in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 1.84 million acres, 14 percent below 2017. As of June 24, the acreage was 13 percent headed in North Dakota, 7 percentage points behind last year. Other spring wheat: Area seeded to other spring wheat is estimated at 13.2 million acres, up 20 percent from 2017 and up 5 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 12.7 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 6.60 million acres, up 23 percent from last year. As of June 24, thirty-four percent of the spring wheat acreage was headed, 1 percentage point ahead of last year. Harvested area is expected to total 12.9 million acres, 27 percent above 2017. Record low harvested acreage is expected in Colorado and Utah. As of June 24, seventy-seven percent of the acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, 37 percentage points higher than at the same time last year. Rye: The 2018 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.97 million acres, up less than 1 percent from 2017. Harvested area is expected to total 353,000 acres, up 23 percent from last year. As of June 24, Georgia producers had harvested 89 percent of the rye crop, 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average pace. In Oklahoma, 95 percent of the rye crop was harvested by June 24, seventeen percentage points ahead of the previous year. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2018 is estimated at 2.84 million acres, up 15 percent from 2017. Area for harvest is forecast at 2.80 million acres, up 18 percent from last year. Acreage increased from last year in all rice-producing States mainly due to lower prices for competing commodities. Long grain rice planted area increased 18 percent from last year, with increases estimated in all States, except California. Arkansas, the largest long grain rice-producing State, estimates a 22 percent increase in planted acreage compared with last year. Medium grain acres increased by 9 percent and short grain acres increased by 5 percent from 2017. California, the largest medium grain-producing State, increased medium grain acres by 10 percent in 2018. As of June 24, seventy percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 73 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Proso millet: Area planted to proso millet in 2018 is estimated at 490,000 acres, up 12,000 acres from 2017. South Dakota planted acreage is up 70 percent from last year, while acreage in Colorado and Nebraska is down. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 55.1 million acres of all hay in 2018, up 2 percent from 2017. If realized, this will represent the highest total hay harvested area since 2014. The increase in acreage is primarily due to a 5 percent increase in alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures acreage compared to 2017; however, all other hay (excluding alfalfa) is also up 1 percent. Producers in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains are optimistic about harvesting more acres than last year to replenish hay stocks. Record lows, for all hay harvested area, are expected in California, Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island in 2018. Meanwhile, Alaska is expecting a record high acreage. Soybeans: The 2018 soybean planted area is estimated at 89.6 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 14 of the 31 major producing States. Area for harvest, forecast at 88.9 million acres, is down 1 percent from 2017. Nationwide, 2 percent of the soybean acreage was planted by April 22, three percentage points behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in the Delta at that time, with Mississippi at 30 percent, Louisiana at 26 percent, and Arkansas at 21 percent planted, respectively. On May 6, fifteen percent of the soybeans were planted, 2 percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. By May 13, ten percent of the Nation's soybean acreage had emerged, 3 percentage points ahead of last year and 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Nationally, 47 percent of the soybean acreage was emerged by May 27, thirteen percentage points ahead of last year and 15 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By June 17, ninety-seven percent of the soybean acreage was planted with 90 percent emerged. Producers planted 94 percent of the 2018 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, unchanged from 2017. Peanuts: Planted area is estimated at 1.50 million acres in 2018, down 20 percent from 2017 and the lowest planted area since 2014. Area for harvest is forecast at 1.46 million acres, down 18 percent from last year. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is down 16 percent from 2017. As of June 24, sixty-five percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 75 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Sunflower: Area planted to sunflower in 2018 totals 1.46 million acres, up 4 percent from 2017. Despite the increase from last year, this is the second lowest planted area for the Nation since 1976. Compared with last year, acreage declined in five of the eight major sunflower-producing States. The Dakotas both showed increases compared with last year, with acreage increases of 22,000 and 68,000 acres in North Dakota and South Dakota, respectively. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.31 million acres, is up 8 percent from 2017. In Kansas, planted area of oil type varieties, at 35,000 acres, is the lowest on record. Area intended for non-oil varieties, estimated at 147,000 acres, is down 21 percent from last year and is the lowest on record for the Nation. Record low planted area for non-oil varieties is expected in Colorado, Kansas, and Minnesota. Planting began in mid-May and progressed behind both last year's pace and the 5-year average throughout the month. As of June 3, forty-nine percent of the acreage had been planted, 9 percentage points behind last year's pace but 8 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. At that time, planting progress was ahead of normal in the four major sunflower-producing States of Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Progress in these four States remained ahead of normal during the month and by June 24, ninety-one percent of the acres were planted, 5 percentage points behind last year's pace but 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of June 24, eighty-five percent of the acreage in North Dakota was rated as being in good to excellent condition. Canola: Producers planted 2.05 million acres in 2018, just 1 percent below last year's record high planted area for the Nation. Compared with last year, planted area is expected to decline in 5 of the 8 major canola-producing States, with the largest decline occurring in Oklahoma, where planted area is down 56 percent from 2017. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is up 4 percent from last year, and acreage in Idaho more than doubled from 2017. The harvested area for the Nation is forecast at a record high 2.02 million acres, an increase of 1 percent from last year. Planted area in Idaho, North Dakota, and Washington are record highs and the area forecast for harvest in Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota will be record highs, if realized. Planting was underway by late April in North Dakota but was behind last year's pace throughout the month of May. As of May 27, eighty percent of the acreage in North Dakota was planted, 6 percentage points behind last year's pace but 7 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By June 3, planting progress reached 95 percent in North Dakota. At that time, 64 percent had emerged, 14 percentage points behind last year but 2 percentage points ahead of normal. Flaxseed: Area planted to flaxseed in 2018 is estimated at 168,000 acres, down 135,000 acres, or 45 percent from 2017. The harvested area is forecast at 160,000 acres, down 112,000 acres, or 41 percent from last year. Planted acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is down 55 percent from 2017. Cold and wet soil conditions in May slowed planting progress across most of the growing region. Improved weather conditions during the first part of June allowed producers in North Dakota to plant 97 percent of the flaxseed acreage by June 10, five percentage points ahead of last year and 15 percentage points higher ahead of the 5-year average. Safflower: Area planted to safflower increased 17 percent from 2017, to 190,000 acres in 2018. This is the highest planted area for the Nation since 2008. Area for harvest is forecast at 181,000 acres, up 26 percent from last year. Growers in California, the largest State in terms of planted area in 2017, planted 60,000 acres this year, an increase of 7 percent from last year. Compared with last year, the largest increase in planted area occurred in Montana where growers planted a record high 55,000 acres, an increase of 16,000 acres from 2017. Other oilseeds: Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 91,500 acres, down 11 percent from 2017 but still represents the third highest area since 2003. Mustard seed area for harvest is forecast at 85,700 acres, down 10 percent from the previous year. Acreage planted to rapeseed is estimated at 5,400 acres, down 4,700 acres from 2017 but still represents the third highest area since 2004. Harvested rapeseed area is forecast at 5,100 acres. Cotton: Area planted to cotton in 2018 is estimated at 13.5 million acres, up 7 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 13.3 million acres, up 7 percent from 2017. American Pima is estimated at 243,000 acres, down 4 percent from 2017. The upland planted area in Kansas is estimated at a record high and Oklahoma upland planted area is the highest since 1956. Cotton planted area is up from 2017 in most States across the cotton growing region except for Arizona, California, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In California, lower than expected water allocations had an impact on planted acres. In the Southern region, excessive rainfall in early May saturated fields leading many producers to delay planting. By the end of the month, dry conditions allowed producers to catch up quickly and get the cotton crop planted within the normal planting window. In Texas, the High Plains experienced high temperatures and lack of rain during the early part of May. However, by the end of the month, some areas received beneficial precipitation. By May 27, sixty-two percent of the Nation's acreage had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of the same time last year. By June 24, thirty-two percent of the acreage was squaring, equal to last year but 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. As of June 24, forty-two percent of the acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 57 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Producers planted 94 percent of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, down 2 percentage points from last year. Varieties containing insect resistance (Bt) were planted on 3 percent of the acreage, down 2 percentage points from last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on 9 percent of the acreage down 2 percentage points from 2017. Stacked gene varieties, those contacting both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 82 percent of the acreage, up 2 percentage points from a year ago. Hops: Hop acreage strung for harvest in 2018 for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at a record high 55,339 acres, 4 percent more than last year's previous record of 53,282 acres. Washington, with 39,273 acres for harvest, accounts for 71 percent of the total United States acreage. Idaho area strung for harvest was 8,217 acres, or 15 percent of the United States total, with Oregon hop growers accounting for the remaining 14 percent, or 7,849 acres. Acreage increased from last year in Idaho and Washington, with Idaho showing the largest increase at 18 percent. The top five hop varieties strung for harvest in the United States this year are Cascade, Centennial, CitraR, SimcoeR, and Zeus. Sugarbeets: Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 1.12 million acres, down 1 percent from 2017. Harvested area is forecast at 1.09 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. The majority of Michigan's sugarbeets were reported to be planted at the end of April and early May. Emergence was excellent, and with timely rains, very few acres needed to be replanted. Precipitation was below normal in the growing regions of Minnesota and North Dakota where some acres had to be replanted. Wyoming sugarbeets were reported to be on track and growing well except for a small portion of the crop which was planted late. Sugarcane: Harvested area of sugarcane for sugar and seed in the United States is forecast at 885,300 acres for the 2018 crop year, down 2 percent from last year. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2018 is expected to be 303,680 acres, down 6 percent from 2017. Flue-cured tobacco, at 204,500 acres, is 2 percent below 2017 and accounts for 67 percent of this year's total expected tobacco acreage. Total light air-cured tobacco type area, at 71,200 acres, is down 15 percent from 2017. The burley portion of light-air cured tobacco, at 69,800 acres, is down 14 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco, at 18,080 acres, is down 6 percent from 2017. Dark air- cured tobacco, at 7,500 acres, is down 1 percent from last year. Cigar filler tobacco, at 2,400 acres, is up 33 percent from the previous year. Dry beans: Area planted to dry beans in 2018 is estimated at 1.83 million acres, down 12 percent from the previous season. Area harvested is forecast to total 1.78 million acres, also down 12 percent from 2017. Seven of the 11 estimating States show a decrease in total dry bean planted acres from last year. Area planted for all chickpeas is 662,300 acres, up 7 percent from last season. Harvested area is forecast to be 651,300 acres, up 9 percent from the previous season. Small chickpea planted area, at 205,000 acres, is 14 percent above 2017, while large chickpea planted area, at 457,300 acres, increased 4 percent from the previous year. Acreage planted to small, large, and all chickpeas represent record highs. Lentils: Area planted for the 2018 crop year is estimated at 789,000 acres, down 29 percent from 2017. Area forecasted to be harvested, at 752,000 acres, is down 26 percent from the 2017 season. All estimating States (Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington) planted acreage is down from the previous year. In Montana, as of June 24, blooming reached 22 percent which was 17 percentage points below the 5-year average. Austrian winter peas: Planted area for 2018 is estimated at 14,500 acres, down 45 percent from 2017. This is the lowest planted acreage since 2000. Growers in Idaho and Montana decreased plantings from a year ago. Dry edible peas: Area planted for the 2018 crop year is estimated to total 881,000 acres, down 22 percent from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 833,500 acres, down 21 percent from the previous year. Planted acreage is down in all States except Oregon and Nebraska. In North Dakota, as of June 24, blooming reached 44 percent, ahead of the 5-year average of 35 percent. In Montana, as of June 24, dry peas blooming was 23 percent, 35 percentage points below the 5-year average. Sweet potatoes: Area planted to sweet potatoes is estimated at 159,500 acres, down 1 percent from the previous year. Harvested area is forecast at 157,200 acres, 1 percent below 2017. As of June 24, eighty-six percent of North Carolina's sweet potato acres were planted, ahead of the 5-year average of 82 percent. Seventy-four percent of Mississippi's sweet potato acres were reported to be planted, behind the 5- year average of 80 percent. As of June 24, Louisiana's growers had planted 94 percent of their sweet potato acreage and the crop condition was 39 percent fair and 61 percent good. California's planting progress was behind due to late season rains, but the crop was reported in mostly good condition with no significant disease impacts. Summer potatoes: Growers planted an estimated 64,200 acres of summer potatoes in 2018, down 6 percent from 2017. Harvested area is forecast at 61,500 acres, 6 percent below 2017. Fall potatoes: Growers planted an estimated 911,700 acres of fall potatoes, up slightly from 2017. Harvested area is forecast at 904,400 acres, slightly above 2017. Idaho's winter weather varied across the State and planting was slow to start. As of June 24, ninety-six percent of the potato crop had emerged, slightly behind the 5-year average of 97 percent. Winter and spring precipitation in Washington was good. As of June 24, the crop had emerged, and reported condition was 1 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 9 percent fair, 84 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. North Dakota's planting began in early May, behind the 2017 pace and the 5-year average, but advanced ahead of the average half-way through planting season. Ninety-eight percent of the crop had emerged as of June 24, one percentage point behind the previous year. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with a sample of approximately 8,600 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability list frame survey with a sample of approximately 70,500 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the probability area frame survey contact all farmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data, estimates can be calculated. For the probability list frame survey, data from operators was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on these operations. Responses from the probability list frame survey sample plus data from the probability area frame survey sample of operations that were not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages. Estimating procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each Regional Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey data. Revision policy: Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in the September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Annual report at the end of September; and all other spring planted crops in the October Crop Production report. Revisions to planted acres will only be made when either special survey data, administrative data, such as Farm Service Agency program "sign up" data, or remote sensing data are available. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last forecast. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The relative standard errors from the 2018 area frame survey for United States planted acres were: barley 11.0 percent, corn 1.2 percent, Upland cotton 3.2 percent, sorghum 8.0 percent, soybeans 1.2 percent, other spring wheat 4.3 percent, and winter wheat 2.4 percent. The biotechnology estimates are also subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard error at the United States level, is approximately 0.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 6.6 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 3.7 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 0.7 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus 0.8 percent for all biotech varieties, 13.2 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 7.4 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 1.4 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is approximately 0.3 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 Upland cotton States is approximately 0.5 percent for all biotech varieties, 15.1 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 9.0 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 0.9 percent for stacked gene varieties. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1998-2017 twenty-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different from those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.9 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.9 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 1.5 percent. Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year planted acres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-year estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 603,000 acres, ranging from 28,000 acres to 2.01 million acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 4 times and above 16 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 percent : Thousand acres : Years Crop : Root mean : confidence :---------------------------------------------------------------- : square error : interval : : : : Below : Above : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : final : final --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ------ --------- 1,000 acres -------- ---- number --- : Barley .......................: 3.5 6.1 106 18 254 6 14 Corn .........................: 0.9 1.5 603 28 2,014 4 16 Oats .........................: 4.4 7.6 105 1 274 5 15 Sorghum ......................: 6.7 11.5 420 49 1,133 10 10 Soybeans .....................: 1.3 2.3 834 32 2,489 7 13 Upland cotton ................: 3.1 5.3 316 3 992 11 9 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.5 2.6 475 36 1,147 5 15 Durum wheat .................: 8.7 15.0 138 3 388 7 13 Other spring ................: 3.4 5.8 315 49 1,283 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 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports............................ (202) 401-0034 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports............................. (202) 720-3338 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.................................. (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay......................................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans.................................................. (202) 690-3234 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice..................................................... (202) 720-7688 Joshua O'Rear - Crop Weather, Barley........................................... (202) 720-7621 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 - Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Garlic, Lettuce, Mint, Papaya, Pears, Strawberries, Tomatoes....................................................... (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Avocados, Cauliflower, Celery, Citrus, Coffee, Dates, Figs, Kiwifruit, Nectarines, Olives, Green Peas, Taro, Watermelons.................. (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes........................................................... (202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Artichokes, Austrian Winter Peas, Cantaloupes, Dry Beans, Dry Edible Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Mushrooms, Peaches, Snap Beans ...... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chile Peppers, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Tree Nuts, Spinach......................... (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Asparagus, Carrots, Lima Beans, Onions, Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco.................................................. (202) 720-4288 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. 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