Prospective Plantings ISSN: 1949-159X Released March 29, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Up 4 Percent from 2018 Soybean Acreage Down 5 Percent All Wheat Acreage Down 4 Percent All Cotton Acreage Down 2 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 92.8 million acres, up 4 percent or 3.66 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 34 of the 48 estimating States. Soybean planted area for 2019 is estimated at 84.6 million acres, down 5 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 26 of the 29 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.8 million acres, down 4 percent from 2018. This represents the lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919. The 2019 winter wheat planted area, at 31.5 million acres, is down 3 percent from last year but up 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 22.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.55 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2019 is estimated at 12.8 million acres, down 3 percent from 2018. Of this total, about 12.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2019 is estimated at 1.42 million acres, down 31 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2019 is estimated at 13.8 million acres, 2 percent below last year. Upland area is estimated at 13.5 million acres, down 2 percent from 2018. American Pima area is estimated at 255,000 acres, up 2 percent from 2018. This report was approved on March 29, 2019. Secretary of Agriculture Designate Stephen L. Censky Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Joseph L. Parsons Contents Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019....................................... 5 Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019.................................................. 6 Corn and Soybean Planted Acreage - United States Chart................................................... 7 Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................... 7 Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019................................................... 8 Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019................................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019.......................................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019........................................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019.................................... 12 All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................. 13 Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2017-2019......................................... 14 Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019................................................ 14 Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................... 15 Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019................................................ 15 Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2017-2019..................................... 16 Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019.............................................. 16 Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2017-2019........................................ 17 Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017-2019............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2017-2019........................... 19 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019....................................... 20 Chickpea Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019.............................................. 21 Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019................................................ 22 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019........................................ 22 Alaska Area Planted by Crop - 2017-2019.................................................................. 23 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2018 and 2019.. 24 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2018 and 2019.... 26 Winter Weather Summary .................................................................................. 28 Crop Comments............................................................................................ 29 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 33 Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates........................................... 34 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 35 Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [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, chickpeas, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Values for 2019 were carried forward from 2018 for potatoes, proso millet, rye, and sugarcane. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,280 2,330 2,180 Alaska 2/ ....................: (X) 28 27 Arizona ......................: 700 647 588 Arkansas .....................: 7,299 7,292 7,254 California ...................: 3,096 2,940 2,795 Colorado .....................: 6,245 6,148 6,039 Connecticut ..................: 72 70 61 Delaware .....................: 462 453 435 Florida ......................: 1,146 1,119 1,074 Georgia ......................: 3,634 3,653 3,622 : Idaho ........................: 4,205 4,187 4,007 Illinois .....................: 22,851 22,936 22,853 Indiana ......................: 12,130 12,120 12,050 Iowa .........................: 24,491 24,291 24,185 Kansas .......................: 23,633 23,465 23,272 Kentucky .....................: 5,956 5,753 5,688 Louisiana ....................: 3,275 3,287 3,209 Maine ........................: 226 229 252 Maryland .....................: 1,633 1,572 1,627 Massachusetts ................: 93 93 99 : Michigan .....................: 6,349 6,410 6,379 Minnesota ....................: 19,691 19,534 19,322 Mississippi ..................: 4,159 4,144 4,075 Missouri .....................: 13,533 13,782 13,387 Montana ......................: 9,079 9,835 9,393 Nebraska .....................: 19,566 19,792 19,603 Nevada .......................: 426 401 351 New Hampshire ................: 59 52 62 New Jersey ...................: 310 311 306 New Mexico ...................: 906 870 768 : New York .....................: 2,800 2,854 2,994 North Carolina ...............: 4,428 4,593 4,381 North Dakota .................: 23,617 24,163 24,483 Ohio .........................: 10,010 10,015 9,905 Oklahoma .....................: 9,827 10,036 9,615 Oregon .......................: 2,080 2,003 1,981 Pennsylvania .................: 3,728 3,493 3,558 Rhode Island .................: 8 8 8 South Carolina ...............: 1,544 1,498 1,426 South Dakota .................: 17,422 17,300 17,163 : Tennessee ....................: 4,841 4,916 4,702 Texas ........................: 21,580 21,830 21,392 Utah .........................: 944 871 829 Vermont ......................: 267 255 273 Virginia .....................: 2,674 2,634 2,562 Washington ...................: 3,634 3,702 3,583 West Virginia ................: 652 616 551 Wisconsin ....................: 7,781 7,997 7,980 Wyoming ......................: 1,510 1,473 1,424 : United States 3/ .............: 318,340 319,578 315,352 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Alaska data included in United States total beginning in 2018. 3/ States do not add to United States due to canola, potato, and rye unallocated acreage. Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 250 260 280 108 Arizona ............: 65 70 75 107 Arkansas ...........: 620 660 830 126 California .........: 430 430 430 100 Colorado ...........: 1,460 1,470 1,430 97 Connecticut ........: 24 23 22 96 Delaware ...........: 180 170 170 100 Florida ............: 75 100 80 80 Georgia ............: 290 325 380 117 Idaho ..............: 340 360 310 86 : Illinois ...........: 11,200 11,000 11,200 102 Indiana ............: 5,350 5,350 5,500 103 Iowa ...............: 13,300 13,200 13,600 103 Kansas .............: 5,500 5,450 5,700 105 Kentucky ...........: 1,320 1,340 1,430 107 Louisiana ..........: 500 460 550 120 Maine ..............: 31 31 30 97 Maryland ...........: 480 450 500 111 Massachusetts ......: 15 14 14 100 Michigan ...........: 2,250 2,300 2,350 102 : Minnesota ..........: 8,050 7,900 8,000 101 Mississippi ........: 520 480 600 125 Missouri ...........: 3,400 3,500 3,500 100 Montana ............: 115 115 105 91 Nebraska ...........: 9,550 9,600 9,700 101 Nevada .............: 12 13 11 85 New Hampshire ......: 14 13 12 92 New Jersey .........: 77 72 72 100 New Mexico .........: 125 135 125 93 New York ...........: 1,000 1,100 1,120 102 : North Carolina .....: 890 910 970 107 North Dakota .......: 3,420 3,150 4,050 129 Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,500 3,500 100 Oklahoma ...........: 350 320 300 94 Oregon .............: 85 80 80 100 Pennsylvania .......: 1,350 1,350 1,370 101 Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100 South Carolina .....: 350 340 400 118 South Dakota .......: 5,700 5,300 6,000 113 Tennessee ..........: 750 740 850 115 : Texas ..............: 2,450 2,200 2,150 98 Utah ...............: 80 70 60 86 Vermont ............: 82 85 83 98 Virginia ...........: 500 485 490 101 Washington .........: 170 165 170 103 West Virginia ......: 50 46 51 111 Wisconsin ..........: 3,900 3,900 4,050 104 Wyoming ............: 95 95 90 95 : United States ......: 90,167 89,129 92,792 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arkansas 2/ ........: 9 12 (NA) (X) Colorado ...........: 410 355 375 106 Georgia 2/ .........: 21 25 (NA) (X) Illinois 2/ ........: 17 18 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 2,600 2,800 2,750 98 Louisiana 2/ .......: 15 8 (NA) (X) Mississippi 2/ .....: 5 4 (NA) (X) Missouri 2/ ........: 30 30 (NA) (X) Nebraska ...........: 180 230 210 91 New Mexico 2/ ......: 85 80 (NA) (X) : North Carolina 2/ ..: 22 18 (NA) (X) Oklahoma ...........: 315 300 250 83 South Dakota .......: 270 260 200 77 Texas ..............: 1,650 1,550 1,350 87 : United States ......: 5,629 5,690 5,135 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama 2/ .........: 40 40 (NA) (X) Arkansas ...........: 11 10 8 80 California .........: 110 110 85 77 Colorado 2/ ........: 50 95 (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 50 60 70 117 Idaho ..............: 50 40 55 138 Illinois ...........: 35 40 45 113 Iowa ...............: 115 135 135 100 Kansas .............: 100 120 135 113 Maine ..............: 22 21 20 95 : Michigan ...........: 55 75 60 80 Minnesota ..........: 170 180 170 94 Missouri ...........: 30 35 30 86 Montana ............: 70 70 65 93 Nebraska ...........: 110 125 115 92 New York ...........: 55 69 60 87 North Carolina .....: 35 30 22 73 North Dakota .......: 295 300 260 87 Ohio ...............: 60 55 45 82 Oklahoma ...........: 45 50 100 200 : Oregon .............: 25 20 25 125 Pennsylvania .......: 70 65 70 108 South Carolina 2/ ..: 20 19 (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 290 290 260 90 Texas ..............: 455 450 500 111 Washington 2/ ......: 16 17 (NA) (X) Wisconsin ..........: 180 200 220 110 Wyoming 2/ .........: 25 25 (NA) (X) : United States ......: 2,589 2,746 2,555 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alaska 2/ ..........: (X) 5 5 100 Arizona ............: 20 12 20 167 California .........: 75 65 70 108 Colorado ...........: 70 58 57 98 Delaware ...........: 32 25 22 88 Idaho ..............: 530 550 465 85 Kansas .............: (NA) 17 25 147 Maine ..............: (NA) 17 17 100 Maryland ...........: 50 45 40 89 Michigan ...........: (NA) 20 12 60 : Minnesota ..........: 80 80 80 100 Montana ............: 770 790 810 103 New York ...........: (NA) 10 9 90 North Carolina .....: (NA) 11 21 191 North Dakota .......: 520 470 530 113 Oregon .............: 47 43 40 93 Pennsylvania .......: 60 45 40 89 South Dakota .......: (NA) 48 55 115 Utah ...............: 25 21 19 90 Virginia ...........: 30 30 20 67 : Washington .........: 95 85 85 100 Wisconsin ..........: (NA) 25 23 92 Wyoming ............: 82 71 85 120 : United States ......: 2,486 2,543 2,550 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data refer to the Alaska table on page 23. All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 150 160 170 106 Arizona ............: 115 91 40 44 Arkansas ...........: 200 175 90 51 California .........: 420 420 375 89 Colorado ...........: 2,260 2,260 2,300 102 Delaware ...........: 75 75 60 80 Florida 2/ .........: 20 15 (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 160 200 210 105 Idaho ..............: 1,175 1,191 1,235 104 Illinois ...........: 500 600 600 100 : Indiana ............: 290 310 310 100 Iowa 2/ ............: 16 16 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 7,600 7,700 7,000 91 Kentucky ...........: 480 450 450 100 Louisiana 2/ .......: 20 15 (NA) (X) Maryland ...........: 410 360 355 99 Michigan ...........: 480 510 590 116 Minnesota ..........: 1,170 1,621 1,530 94 Mississippi ........: 45 55 35 64 Missouri ...........: 640 740 640 86 : Montana ............: 5,140 5,390 5,080 94 Nebraska ...........: 1,120 1,100 1,100 100 Nevada 2/ ..........: 29 23 (NA) (X) New Jersey .........: 23 18 19 106 New Mexico .........: 330 315 330 105 New York ...........: 140 110 110 100 North Carolina .....: 450 460 300 65 North Dakota .......: 6,680 7,735 7,540 97 Ohio ...............: 490 490 500 102 Oklahoma ...........: 4,500 4,400 4,300 98 : Oregon .............: 775 800 720 90 Pennsylvania .......: 210 195 200 103 South Carolina .....: 90 80 60 75 South Dakota .......: 1,887 1,883 1,870 99 Tennessee ..........: 370 380 300 79 Texas ..............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 100 Utah ...............: 134 130 130 100 Virginia ...........: 210 230 180 78 Washington .........: 2,195 2,220 2,180 98 West Virginia 2/ ...: 8 7 (NA) (X) Wisconsin ..........: 210 240 215 90 Wyoming ............: 135 130 130 100 : United States ......: 46,052 47,800 45,754 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings for 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 150 160 170 106 Arizona 1/ .........: 25 20 (NA) (X) Arkansas ...........: 200 175 90 51 California .........: 385 380 330 87 Colorado ...........: 2,250 2,250 2,300 102 Delaware ...........: 75 75 60 80 Florida 1/ .........: 20 15 (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 160 200 210 105 Idaho ..............: 720 720 730 101 Illinois ...........: 500 600 600 100 : Indiana ............: 290 310 310 100 Iowa 1/ ............: 16 16 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 7,600 7,700 7,000 91 Kentucky ...........: 480 450 450 100 Louisiana 1/ .......: 20 15 (NA) (X) Maryland ...........: 410 360 355 99 Michigan ...........: 480 510 590 116 Minnesota 1/ .......: 10 11 (NA) (X) Mississippi ........: 45 55 35 64 Missouri ...........: 640 740 640 86 : Montana ............: 1,750 1,650 1,900 115 Nebraska ...........: 1,120 1,100 1,100 100 Nevada 1/ ..........: 14 13 (NA) (X) New Jersey .........: 23 18 19 106 New Mexico .........: 330 315 330 105 New York ...........: 140 110 110 100 North Carolina .....: 450 460 300 65 North Dakota .......: 70 85 90 106 Ohio ...............: 490 490 500 102 Oklahoma ...........: 4,500 4,400 4,300 98 : Oregon .............: 700 720 720 100 Pennsylvania .......: 210 195 200 103 South Carolina .....: 90 80 60 75 South Dakota .......: 910 830 850 102 Tennessee ..........: 370 380 300 79 Texas ..............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 100 Utah ...............: 120 120 130 108 Virginia ...........: 210 230 180 78 Washington .........: 1,700 1,700 1,700 100 West Virginia 1/ ...: 8 7 (NA) (X) Wisconsin ..........: 210 240 215 90 Wyoming ............: 135 130 130 100 : United States ......: 32,726 32,535 31,504 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona ............: 90 71 40 56 California .........: 35 40 45 113 Idaho ..............: 25 11 5 45 Montana ............: 890 840 580 69 North Dakota .......: 1,260 1,100 750 68 South Dakota 2/ ....: 7 3 (NA) (X) : United States ......: 2,307 2,065 1,420 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimate discontinued in 2019. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Colorado 2/ ........: 10 10 (NA) (X) Idaho ..............: 430 460 500 109 Minnesota ..........: 1,160 1,610 1,530 95 Montana ............: 2,500 2,900 2,600 90 Nevada 2/ ..........: 15 10 (NA) (X) North Dakota .......: 5,350 6,550 6,700 102 Oregon 2/ ..........: 75 80 (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 970 1,050 1,020 97 Utah 2/ ............: 14 10 (NA) (X) Washington .........: 495 520 480 92 : United States ......: 11,019 13,200 12,830 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 860 850 770 91 Alaska 2/ ..........: (X) 22 21 95 Arizona ............: 325 300 290 97 Arkansas ...........: 1,293 1,203 1,220 101 California .........: 1,140 980 920 94 Colorado ...........: 1,440 1,420 1,400 99 Connecticut ........: 48 47 39 83 Delaware ...........: 15 13 13 100 Florida ............: 300 280 300 107 Georgia ............: 620 600 610 102 : Idaho ..............: 1,430 1,340 1,330 99 Illinois ...........: 490 470 500 106 Indiana ............: 540 510 540 106 Iowa ...............: 1,060 940 1,050 112 Kansas .............: 2,470 2,360 2,450 104 Kentucky ...........: 2,125 1,895 2,000 106 Louisiana ..........: 400 380 420 111 Maine ..............: 125 110 135 123 Maryland ...........: 190 195 220 113 Massachusetts ......: 78 79 85 108 : Michigan ...........: 870 810 770 95 Minnesota ..........: 1,360 1,220 1,500 123 Mississippi ........: 610 590 590 100 Missouri ...........: 3,000 3,070 3,100 101 Montana ............: 2,500 2,900 2,900 100 Nebraska ...........: 2,510 2,700 2,800 104 Nevada .............: 385 365 340 93 New Hampshire ......: 45 39 50 128 New Jersey .........: 108 114 116 102 New Mexico .........: 285 250 230 92 : New York ...........: 1,320 1,220 1,350 111 North Carolina .....: 657 816 810 99 North Dakota .......: 2,580 2,670 2,600 97 Ohio ...............: 960 970 910 94 Oklahoma ...........: 2,930 3,230 3,000 93 Oregon .............: 1,085 1,000 1,060 106 Pennsylvania .......: 1,420 1,190 1,220 103 Rhode Island .......: 6 6 6 100 South Carolina .....: 300 270 270 100 South Dakota .......: 2,950 3,250 2,950 91 : Tennessee ..........: 1,665 1,720 1,680 98 Texas ..............: 4,520 4,740 5,000 105 Utah ...............: 705 650 620 95 Vermont ............: 185 170 190 112 Virginia ...........: 1,195 1,140 1,135 100 Washington .........: 740 760 770 101 West Virginia ......: 567 535 500 93 Wisconsin ..........: 1,270 1,360 1,250 92 Wyoming ............: 1,100 1,090 1,060 97 : United States ......: 52,777 52,839 53,090 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended area harvested in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data refer to the Alaska table on page 23. Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Class and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Long grain : Arkansas ...........: 995 1,250 1,200 96 California .........: 7 11 11 100 Louisiana ..........: 370 395 370 94 Mississippi ........: 115 140 150 107 Missouri ...........: 160 215 220 102 Texas ..............: 164 187 200 107 : United States ......: 1,811 2,198 2,151 98 : Medium grain : Arkansas ...........: 165 190 200 105 California .........: 400 455 430 95 Louisiana ..........: 30 45 30 67 Missouri ...........: 9 9 9 100 Texas ..............: 9 8 5 63 : United States ......: 613 707 674 95 : Short grain : Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 100 California 2/ ......: 38 40 44 110 : United States ......: 39 41 45 110 : All : Arkansas ...........: 1,161 1,441 1,401 97 California .........: 445 506 485 96 Louisiana ..........: 400 440 400 91 Mississippi ........: 115 140 150 107 Missouri ...........: 169 224 229 102 Texas ..............: 173 195 205 105 : United States ......: 2,463 2,946 2,870 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Idaho 2/ ...........: 23.0 43.0 (NA) (X) Kansas .............: 50.0 47.0 29.0 62 Minnesota ..........: 36.0 46.0 55.0 120 Montana ............: 155.0 120.0 140.0 117 North Dakota .......: 1,590.0 1,590.0 1,570.0 99 Oklahoma ...........: 160.0 70.0 35.0 50 Oregon 2/ ..........: 8.0 4.7 (NA) (X) Washington .........: 55.0 70.0 75.0 107 : United States ......: 2,077.0 1,990.7 1,904.0 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 350 345 280 81 Arkansas ...........: 3,530 3,280 3,100 95 Delaware ...........: 160 170 170 100 Florida 2/ .........: 15 18 (NA) (X) Georgia ............: 155 145 130 90 Illinois ...........: 10,600 10,800 10,500 97 Indiana ............: 5,950 5,950 5,700 96 Iowa ...............: 10,000 10,000 9,400 94 Kansas .............: 5,150 4,750 4,950 104 Kentucky ...........: 1,950 2,000 1,750 88 : Louisiana ..........: 1,270 1,340 1,130 84 Maryland ...........: 500 520 510 98 Michigan ...........: 2,280 2,300 2,200 96 Minnesota ..........: 8,150 7,800 7,300 94 Mississippi ........: 2,190 2,230 2,000 90 Missouri ...........: 5,950 5,850 5,500 94 Nebraska ...........: 5,700 5,700 5,400 95 New Jersey .........: 100 105 97 92 New York ...........: 270 330 330 100 North Carolina .....: 1,700 1,650 1,550 94 : North Dakota .......: 7,100 6,900 6,500 94 Ohio ...............: 5,100 5,000 4,950 99 Oklahoma ...........: 655 630 650 103 Pennsylvania .......: 610 640 650 102 South Carolina .....: 400 390 330 85 South Dakota .......: 5,650 5,650 5,200 92 Tennessee ..........: 1,690 1,700 1,500 88 Texas ..............: 210 175 100 57 Virginia ...........: 600 600 590 98 West Virginia 2/ ...: 27 28 (NA) (X) Wisconsin ..........: 2,150 2,200 2,150 98 : United States ......: 90,162 89,196 84,617 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Alabama ............: 195.0 165.0 170.0 103 Arkansas ...........: 30.0 26.0 25.0 96 Florida ............: 195.0 155.0 170.0 110 Georgia ............: 835.0 665.0 670.0 101 Mississippi ........: 44.0 25.0 20.0 80 New Mexico .........: 7.6 5.5 5.0 91 North Carolina .....: 119.0 102.0 100.0 98 Oklahoma ...........: 22.0 16.0 20.0 125 South Carolina .....: 122.0 87.0 65.0 75 Texas ..............: 275.0 155.0 180.0 116 Virginia ...........: 27.0 24.0 24.0 100 : United States ......: 1,871.6 1,425.5 1,449.0 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Varietal type : Area planted and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Oil : California .........: 54.0 58.0 56.0 97 Colorado ...........: 80.0 58.0 50.0 86 Kansas .............: 52.0 43.0 38.0 88 Minnesota ..........: 34.0 45.0 45.0 100 Nebraska ...........: 30.0 25.0 15.0 60 North Dakota .......: 395.0 395.0 420.0 106 South Dakota .......: 540.0 520.0 540.0 104 Texas ..............: 31.0 20.0 35.0 175 : United States ......: 1,216.0 1,164.0 1,199.0 103 : Non-oil : California .........: 1.3 2.0 2.0 100 Colorado ...........: 12.0 8.0 5.0 63 Kansas .............: 13.5 10.0 22.0 220 Minnesota ..........: 4.7 7.5 6.0 80 Nebraska ...........: 15.5 12.0 10.0 83 North Dakota .......: 43.0 41.0 60.0 146 South Dakota .......: 82.0 51.0 40.0 78 Texas ..............: 15.0 5.5 5.0 91 : United States ......: 187.0 137.0 150.0 109 : All : California .........: 55.3 60.0 58.0 97 Colorado ...........: 92.0 66.0 55.0 83 Kansas .............: 65.5 53.0 60.0 113 Minnesota ..........: 38.7 52.5 51.0 97 Nebraska ...........: 45.5 37.0 25.0 68 North Dakota .......: 438.0 436.0 480.0 110 South Dakota .......: 622.0 571.0 580.0 102 Texas ..............: 46.0 25.5 40.0 157 : United States ......: 1,403.0 1,301.0 1,349.0 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent : Montana ............: 52 39 55 141 North Dakota .......: 245 165 290 176 South Dakota 2/ ....: 6 4 (NA) (X) : United States ......: 303 208 345 166 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Type and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Upland : Alabama ............: 435.0 510.0 510.0 100 Arizona ............: 160.0 160.0 155.0 97 Arkansas ...........: 445.0 485.0 580.0 120 California .........: 88.0 48.0 40.0 83 Florida ............: 99.0 117.0 90.0 77 Georgia ............: 1,280.0 1,430.0 1,350.0 94 Kansas .............: 93.0 165.0 170.0 103 Louisiana ..........: 220.0 195.0 260.0 133 Mississippi ........: 630.0 620.0 680.0 110 Missouri ...........: 305.0 325.0 380.0 117 : New Mexico .........: 66.0 77.0 70.0 91 North Carolina .....: 375.0 430.0 470.0 109 Oklahoma ...........: 590.0 780.0 720.0 92 South Carolina .....: 250.0 300.0 290.0 97 Tennessee ..........: 345.0 360.0 360.0 100 Texas ..............: 7,000.0 7,750.0 7,300.0 94 Virginia ...........: 84.0 98.0 100.0 102 : United States ......: 12,465.0 13,850.0 13,525.0 98 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 15.0 14.0 8.0 57 California .........: 216.0 210.0 225.0 107 New Mexico .........: 7.5 7.0 8.0 114 Texas ..............: 14.0 18.0 14.0 78 : United States ......: 252.5 249.0 255.0 102 : All : Alabama ............: 435.0 510.0 510.0 100 Arizona ............: 175.0 174.0 163.0 94 Arkansas ...........: 445.0 485.0 580.0 120 California .........: 304.0 258.0 265.0 103 Florida ............: 99.0 117.0 90.0 77 Georgia ............: 1,280.0 1,430.0 1,350.0 94 Kansas .............: 93.0 165.0 170.0 103 Louisiana ..........: 220.0 195.0 260.0 133 Mississippi ........: 630.0 620.0 680.0 110 Missouri ...........: 305.0 325.0 380.0 117 : New Mexico .........: 73.5 84.0 78.0 93 North Carolina .....: 375.0 430.0 470.0 109 Oklahoma ...........: 590.0 780.0 720.0 92 South Carolina .....: 250.0 300.0 290.0 97 Tennessee ..........: 345.0 360.0 360.0 100 Texas ..............: 7,014.0 7,768.0 7,314.0 94 Virginia ...........: 84.0 98.0 100.0 102 : United States ......: 12,717.5 14,099.0 13,780.0 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : California 2/ ......: 25.0 24.6 24.5 100 Colorado ...........: 29.4 26.3 26.5 101 Idaho ..............: 167.0 163.0 167.0 102 Michigan ...........: 144.0 150.0 147.0 98 Minnesota ..........: 420.0 415.0 417.0 100 Montana ............: 42.9 43.5 46.8 108 Nebraska ...........: 46.1 45.5 43.8 96 North Dakota .......: 214.0 202.0 203.0 100 Oregon .............: 9.1 9.3 9.7 104 Washington .........: 1.8 1.8 1.8 100 Wyoming ............: 32.1 32.1 33.1 103 : United States ......: 1,131.4 1,113.1 1,120.2 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from processors. 2/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------------- acres -------------------- percent : Georgia ............: 12,500 12,500 12,000 96 Kentucky ...........: 80,500 68,100 58,000 85 North Carolina .....: 163,900 152,750 125,400 82 Pennsylvania .......: 8,100 7,800 7,600 97 South Carolina .....: 12,000 12,300 11,000 89 Tennessee ..........: 21,100 15,700 12,100 77 Virginia ...........: 23,370 22,280 17,940 81 : United States ......: 321,470 291,430 244,040 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class, type, and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : :previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- acres --------------- percent : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : Georgia ................................: 12,500 12,500 12,000 96 North Carolina .........................: 163,000 152,000 125,000 82 South Carolina .........................: 12,000 12,300 11,000 89 Virginia ...............................: 22,000 21,000 17,000 81 : United States ..........................: 209,500 197,800 165,000 83 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ...............................: 11,500 11,000 8,000 73 Tennessee ..............................: 7,500 7,600 6,500 86 Virginia ...............................: 270 280 240 86 : United States ..........................: 19,270 18,880 14,740 78 : Class 3A, Light air-cured : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky .............................: 63,000 50,000 45,000 90 North Carolina .......................: 900 750 400 53 Pennsylvania .........................: 4,500 4,000 4,000 100 Tennessee ............................: 12,000 5,300 3,700 70 Virginia .............................: 1,100 1,000 700 70 : United States ........................: 81,500 61,050 53,800 88 : Type 32, Southern Maryland : Pennsylvania .........................: 1,800 1,400 1,400 100 : Total light air-cured (31-32) ....... : 83,300 62,450 55,200 88 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ...............................: 6,000 7,100 5,000 70 Tennessee ..............................: 1,600 2,800 1,900 68 : United States ..........................: 7,600 9,900 6,900 70 : Class 4, Cigar filler : Type 41, Pennsylvania Seedleaf : Pennsylvania .........................: 1,800 2,400 2,200 92 : United States ........................: 1,800 2,400 2,200 92 : All tobacco : United States ..........................: 321,470 291,430 244,040 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed. Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : California .........: 50.0 48.0 29.0 60 Colorado ...........: 58.0 42.0 40.0 95 Idaho ..............: 180.0 185.0 46.0 25 Michigan ...........: 220.0 195.0 200.0 103 Minnesota ..........: 170.0 175.0 175.0 100 Montana 2/ .........: 275.0 395.0 (NA) (X) Nebraska ...........: 180.0 140.0 95.0 68 North Dakota .......: 705.0 635.0 600.0 94 Texas 2/ ...........: 22.0 18.0 (NA) (X) Washington .........: 196.0 218.0 26.0 12 Wyoming ............: 41.0 30.0 26.0 87 : United States ......: 2,097.0 2,081.0 1,237.0 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Chickpea Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded from dry edible beans] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted Size and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Small chickpeas 2/ : California .............................: - - - (X) Colorado 3/ ............................: - - (NA) (X) Idaho ..................................: 46.0 62.0 40.0 65 Michigan 3/ ............................: - - (NA) (X) Minnesota 3/ ...........................: - - (NA) (X) Montana ................................: (D) (D) 45.0 (D) Nebraska 3/ ............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) North Dakota ...........................: 13.2 18.4 10.0 54 Texas 3/ ...............................: - - (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 52.0 70.0 42.0 60 Wyoming 3/ .............................: - - (NA) (X) : Other States 4/ ........................: 68.3 72.3 - (X) : United States ..........................: 179.5 222.7 137.0 62 : Large chickpeas 5/ : California .............................: 15.4 15.1 15.0 99 Colorado 3/ ............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) Idaho ..................................: 71.0 72.0 44.0 61 Michigan 3/ ............................: - - (NA) (X) Minnesota 3/ ...........................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) Montana ................................: (D) (D) 190.0 (D) Nebraska 3/ ............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) North Dakota ...........................: 30.6 96.0 65.0 68 Texas 3/ ...............................: - - (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 120.0 120.0 68.0 57 Wyoming 3/ .............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) : Other States 4/ ........................: 209.0 333.8 - (X) : United States ..........................: 446.0 636.9 382.0 60 : All chickpeas : California .............................: 15.4 15.1 15.0 99 Colorado 3/ ............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) Idaho ..................................: 117.0 134.0 84.0 63 Michigan 3/ ............................: - - (NA) (X) Minnesota 3/ ...........................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) Montana ................................: 269.0 390.0 235.0 60 Nebraska 3/ ............................: (D) 12.5 (NA) (X) North Dakota ...........................: 43.8 114.4 75.0 66 Texas 3/ ...............................: - - (NA) (X) Washington .............................: 172.0 190.0 110.0 58 Wyoming 3/ .............................: (D) (D) (NA) (X) : Other States 4/ ........................: 8.3 3.6 - (X) : United States ..........................: 625.5 859.6 519.0 60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Chickpeas smaller than 20/64 inches. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. 4/ Includes data withheld above. 5/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches. Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 36.0 35.0 35.0 100 Montana ............: 730.0 500.0 300.0 60 North Dakota .......: 270.0 185.0 160.0 86 Washington .........: 68.0 60.0 60.0 100 : United States ......: 1,104.0 780.0 555.0 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2017-2019 [Beginning in 2019, includes Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 14.0 8.0 26.0 325 Montana ............: 525.0 335.0 445.0 133 Nebraska ...........: 58.0 58.0 55.0 95 North Dakota .......: 425.0 375.0 265.0 71 Oregon 2/ ..........: 7.0 6.5 (NA) (X) South Dakota .......: 38.0 22.0 35.0 159 Washington .........: 61.0 52.0 55.0 106 : United States ......: 1,128.0 856.5 881.0 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2019 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Alaska Area Planted by Crop - 2017-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Crop :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 1/ : 2019 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Barley .............: 5,500 5,000 5,000 100 Hay, all 2/ ........: 21,000 22,000 21,000 95 Oats 3/ ............: 1,700 (NA) (NA) (X) Potatoes 4/ ........: 560 500 (NA) (X) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Beginning in 2018, estimates for Alaska barley, hay, and potatoes are included in the United States totals and therefore subject to the publication rules of the respective crop tables. 2/ Area harvested. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2018. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2019 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 2,543 2,550 1,978 Corn for grain 1/ ......................: 89,129 92,792 81,740 Corn for silage ........................: (NA) 6,113 Hay, all ...............................: (NA) (NA) 52,839 53,090 Alfalfa ..............................: (NA) 16,608 All other ............................: (NA) 36,231 Oats ...................................: 2,746 2,555 865 Proso millet ...........................: 443 403 Rice ...................................: 2,946 2,870 2,915 Rye ....................................: 2,011 273 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...................: 5,690 5,135 5,061 Sorghum for silage .....................: (NA) 264 Wheat, all .............................: 47,800 45,754 39,605 Winter ...............................: 32,535 31,504 24,742 Durum ................................: 2,065 1,420 1,967 Other spring .........................: 13,200 12,830 12,896 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 1,990.7 1,904.0 1,943.5 Cottonseed .............................: (X) (X) Flaxseed ...............................: 208 345 198 Mustard seed ...........................: 102.5 97.5 Peanuts ................................: 1,425.5 1,449.0 1,368.5 Rapeseed ...............................: 5.7 5.4 Safflower ..............................: 167.5 156.4 Soybeans for beans .....................: 89,196 84,617 88,110 Sunflower ..............................: 1,301.0 1,349.0 1,222.5 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all ............................: 14,099.0 13,780.0 10,530.5 Upland ...............................: 13,850.0 13,525.0 10,283.0 American Pima ........................: 249.0 255.0 247.5 Sugarbeets .............................: 1,113.1 1,120.2 1,095.4 Sugarcane ..............................: (NA) 899.7 Tobacco ................................: (NA) (NA) 291.4 244.0 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 2/ ................: 16.4 (NA) 10.9 (NA) Chickpeas 3/ ...........................: 859.6 519.0 842.8 Dry edible beans 3/ ....................: 2,081.0 1,237.0 2,016.0 Dry edible peas 2/ .....................: 856.5 881.0 807.9 Lentils ................................: 780.0 555.0 718.0 Wrinkled seed peas 2/ ..................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: (NA) 55.0 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .........................: (NA) 58.5 Potatoes ...............................: 1,033.2 1,023.3 Spearmint oil ..........................: (NA) 20.8 Taro (Hawaii) 4/ .......................: (NA) (NA) 0.3 (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2019 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production Crop :---------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------ : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 77.4 153,082 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 176.4 14,420,101 Corn for silage ....................tons: 19.9 121,361 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.34 123,600 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.17 52,634 All other ........................tons: 1.96 70,966 Oats ............................bushels: 64.9 56,130 Proso millet ....................bushels: 29.8 11,991 Rice 5/ .............................cwt: 7,692 224,211 Rye .............................bushels: 30.9 8,432 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 72.1 364,986 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 12.6 3,326 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 47.6 1,884,458 Winter ........................bushels: 47.9 1,183,939 Durum .........................bushels: 39.3 77,287 Other spring ..................bushels: 48.3 623,232 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 1,861 3,616,560 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) 5,794.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 22.6 4,466 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 750 73,078 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 3,991 5,461,600 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 1,524 8,230 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,511 236,380 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 51.6 4,543,883 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,731 2,116,410 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 5/ ....................bales: 838 18,390.0 Upland 5/ .......................bales: 821 17,596.0 American Pima 5/ ................bales: 1,540 794.0 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 30.3 33,145 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 38.4 34,542 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 1,830 533,241 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 2/ 5/ ..........cwt: 1,138 (NA) 124 (NA) Chickpeas 3/ 5/ .....................cwt: 1,512 12,742 Dry edible beans 3/ 5/ ..............cwt: 1,860 37,494 Dry edible peas 2/ 5/ ...............cwt: 1,972 15,929 Lentils 5/ ..........................cwt: 1,171 8,408 Wrinkled seed peas 2/ ...............cwt: (NA) (NA) 389 (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops .............................pounds: 1,943 106,906.7 Maple syrup .....................gallons: (NA) 4,159 Mushrooms ........................pounds: (NA) 917,235 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 92 5,377 Potatoes ............................cwt: 444 454,314 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 124 2,571 Taro (Hawaii) 4/ .................pounds: 9,630 (NA) 2,985 (NA) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Beginning in 2019, Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas are included in dry edible peas. 3/ Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded from dry edible beans. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. 5/ Yield in pounds. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2019 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 1,029,130 1,031,960 800,480 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:36,069,620 37,551,990 33,079,360 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,473,870 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 21,383,410 21,484,990 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) 6,721,090 All other ....................: (NA) 14,662,320 Oats ...........................: 1,111,280 1,033,980 350,060 Proso millet ...................: 179,280 163,090 Rice ...........................: 1,192,220 1,161,460 1,179,670 Rye ............................: 813,830 110,480 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,302,690 2,078,080 2,048,140 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 106,840 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:19,344,180 18,516,190 16,027,750 Winter .......................:13,166,590 12,749,350 10,012,840 Durum ........................: 835,680 574,660 796,030 Other spring .................: 5,341,910 5,192,170 5,218,880 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 805,620 770,530 786,520 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 84,180 139,620 80,130 Mustard seed ...................: 41,480 39,460 Peanuts ........................: 576,890 586,400 553,820 Rapeseed .......................: 2,310 2,190 Safflower ......................: 67,790 63,290 Soybeans for beans .............:36,096,730 34,243,650 35,657,240 Sunflower ......................: 526,500 545,930 494,730 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 5,705,720 5,576,630 4,261,590 Upland .......................: 5,604,960 5,473,430 4,161,430 American Pima ................: 100,770 103,200 100,160 Sugarbeets .....................: 450,460 453,330 443,300 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) 364,100 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 117,940 98,760 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 3/ ........: 6,640 (NA) 4,410 (NA) Chickpeas 4/ ...................: 347,870 210,030 341,070 Dry edible beans 4/ ............: 842,160 500,600 815,860 Dry edible peas 3/ .............: 346,620 356,530 326,950 Lentils ........................: 315,660 224,600 290,570 Wrinkled seed peas 3/ ..........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................: (NA) 22,270 Maple syrup ....................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ......................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 23,670 Potatoes .......................: 418,130 414,120 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 8,420 Taro (Hawaii) 5/ ...............: (NA) (NA) 130 (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2019 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 4.16 3,332,970 Corn for grain .........................: 11.07 366,287,440 Corn for silage ........................: 44.50 110,096,850 Hay, all 2/ ............................: 5.24 112,128,030 Alfalfa ..............................: 7.10 47,748,760 All other ............................: 4.39 64,379,270 Oats ...................................: 2.33 814,720 Proso millet ...........................: 1.67 271,950 Rice ...................................: 8.62 10,170,040 Rye ....................................: 1.94 214,180 Sorghum for grain ......................: 4.53 9,271,070 Sorghum for silage .....................: 28.24 3,017,300 Wheat, all 2/ ..........................: 3.20 51,286,540 Winter ...............................: 3.22 32,221,540 Durum ................................: 2.64 2,103,410 Other spring .........................: 3.25 16,961,600 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 2.09 1,640,440 Cottonseed .............................: (X) 5,256,230 Flaxseed ...............................: 1.42 113,440 Mustard seed ...........................: 0.84 33,150 Peanuts ................................: 4.47 2,477,340 Rapeseed ...............................: 1.71 3,730 Safflower ..............................: 1.69 107,220 Soybeans for beans .....................: 3.47 123,664,230 Sunflower ..............................: 1.94 959,990 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ .........................: 0.94 4,003,950 Upland ...............................: 0.92 3,831,080 American Pima ........................: 1.73 172,870 Sugarbeets .............................: 67.83 30,068,640 Sugarcane ..............................: 86.06 31,335,980 Tobacco ................................: 2.05 241,870 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 3/ ................: 1.28 (NA) 5,620 (NA) Chickpeas 4/ ...........................: 1.69 577,970 Dry edible beans 4/ ....................: 2.08 1,700,700 Dry edible peas 3/ .....................: 2.21 722,530 Lentils ................................: 1.31 381,380 Wrinkled seed peas 3/ ..................: (NA) (NA) 17,640 (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: 2.18 48,490 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) 20,800 Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) 416,050 Peppermint oil .........................: 0.10 2,440 Potatoes ...............................: 49.76 20,607,340 Spearmint oil ..........................: 0.14 1,170 Taro (Hawaii) 5/ .......................: 10.80 (NA) 1,350 (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. 3/ Beginning in 2019, Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas are included in dry edible peas. 4/ Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded from dry edible beans. 5/ Estimates discontinued in 2018. Winter Weather Summary Highlights: Amid a developing El Niño, the Nation experienced its wettest winter during the 124-year period of record, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. While the stormy regime extended into nearly every corner of the country, wetness was most acute in the central and eastern United States. For much of the winter, heavy precipitation was distributed well enough, spatially and temporally, to prevent major flooding. During February, however, severe flash flooding affected parts of California, while significant river flooding developed across portions of the mid-South and lower Midwest. Near- or above-normal winter temperatures belied the fact that a severe cold outbreak engulfed the northern Plains and Midwest, starting in late January. The cold weather, accompanied by frequently heavy snow, persisted through the remainder of winter, helping to set the stage for major, mid- to late-March flooding in the western Corn Belt. The snowy, cold weather extended into the Northwest, especially during the first half of February, leading to an increase in livestock stress and mortality. For the West as a whole, it was the second time in 3 years that widespread winter precipitation resulted in significant reductions in drought coverage. Across the eleven Western States, drought coverage, according to the United States Drought Monitor, decreased from 55 to 25 percent between mid-December and early March. National drought coverage fell from 23 to 12 percent during the same period. There was no drought at winter's end east of the Mississippi River. Historical Perspective: The National Centers for Environmental Information reported that the meteorological winter of 2018-19 was generally mild and extremely wet, with a national average temperature of 33.4°F (1.2°F above the 20th century mean) and precipitation averaging 9.01 inches (133 percent of normal). In fact, it was the wettest winter on record, going back to 1895-96. Previously, the wettest December-February period had been observed during the strong El Niño of 1997-98, when precipitation averaged 8.99 inches. Meanwhile, the Nation experienced its 38th-warmest winter during the 124-year period of record. State temperature rankings ranged from the 40th-coldest winter in South Dakota to the seventh-warmest winter in Florida. Top-ten rankings for winter warmth also occurred in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Meanwhile, State precipitation rankings ranged from the 47th-driest December-February period in Washington to the wettest winter on record in Tennessee. In addition, top-ten rankings for winter wetness were observed in 18 States in the central and eastern United States, stretching from the Plains States of Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota to the Atlantic Coast States of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. December: A parade of storms provided plenty of precipitation in most parts of the country. Precipitation surpluses were most apparent across the Plains and the Southeast; both areas contended with multiple major weather systems. In the latter region, a mid-month deluge followed an early-season snowfall. Additional Southeastern storms during the second half of December pushed annual precipitation totals into record-setting territory and led to several rounds of mostly minor to moderate flooding. Acute wetness-for December and most of 2018-extended as far north as the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, wintry conditions across the Nation's mid-section peaked amid the holiday season, particularly during a post-Christmas storm that delivered wind-driven snow from the southern High Plains into the upper Great Lakes region. Late-December precipitation eased short-term dryness on the southern Plains-one of the few regions east of the Rockies with drought-related concerns. The Great Lakes region and Deep South Texas were among a handful of areas east of the Rockies reporting pockets of below-normal monthly temperatures. Warmth dominated the central and eastern United States, with December temperatures averaging at least 5ºF above normal across large sections of the northern Plains and upper Midwest. In fact, warmth also extended across much of the West, excluding portions of the northern Intermountain region. December precipitation was highly variable across the West. Relative to normal, monthly precipitation was greatest in the Northwest, northern Great Basin, and the southern Rockies. By early January, some of the lowest snowpack values, compared to typical amounts, were noted in southern Idaho. January: Most of the country continued to receive ample precipitation, with occasional heavy snow occurring from the northern and central Plains into the Northeast and periods of heavy rain soaking the South. However, mild weather on the northern High Plains eroded winter wheat's protective snow cover, while a substantial snow cover developed across the upper Midwest and interior Northeast. Late in the month, brutally cold weather engulfed the Midwest, setting all-time low temperature records in some locations and severely stressing livestock. High winds and periods of snow accompanied the Arctic blast, further disrupting the normal cycle of agricultural and municipal life. Although snow covered much of the Midwest late in the month, some soft red winter wheat fields from central Missouri into northwestern Ohio were exposed to potential winterkill and soil heaving. Despite the late-month cold wave, significantly below-normal January temperatures were mostly limited to the upper Great Lake States. Meanwhile, monthly temperatures averaged at least 5°F above normal across parts of the West and the northern High Plains. Western precipitation was highly variable, but generally above normal from California to the central Rockies, and below normal in the southern Rockies and the Northwest. Heavy January precipitation in the Sierra Nevada added 10 inches (from 7 to 17 inches) to the average water equivalency of the high-elevation snowpack-a boost from approximately 70 to 100 percent of normal. In contrast, end-of-January snowpack ranged from 50 to 75 percent of average in many basins in the Cascades and southern Idaho. February: Stormy February weather dominated the country, bolstering Western snowpack; burying the northern Plains and upper Midwest under heavy snow; and triggering flooding in parts of California, as well as the mid-South and lower Midwest. Storms largely bypassed only a few areas, including the lower Southeast and southernmost sections of the Rockies and Plains. By the end of February, average to much-above-average snowpack dominated the Western mountains, except in a few areas near the Canadian and Mexican borders. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the Sierra Nevada snowpack gained an average of 20 inches of water equivalency during the month to reach 37 inches for the season-more than 150 percent of the February 28 average. In contrast, developing drought on the southern High Plains stressed some rangeland, pastures, and winter grains. By March 3, nearly one-quarter (24 percent) of Texas' winter wheat was rated in very poor to poor condition, while Statewide topsoil moisture was categorized as being 42 percent very short to short. Farther east, unseasonable Southeastern warmth accelerated crop development and spurred early-season planting activities. Monthly temperatures averaged more than 10°F above normal in parts of the lower Southeast, but generally ranged from 10 to 30°F below normal across the northern Plains. Frigid, snowy conditions also gripped the central Plains and the upper Midwest. Very cold air bled across the northern Rockies into the Northwest, combining with wind and snow to adversely affect some cattle and dairy operations. Winter agricultural regions in California and the Desert Southwest experienced chronically cool weather but avoided major freezes. Elsewhere, several rounds of heavy rain triggered widespread lowland flooding, starting in the Ohio Valley and later shifting into the Tennessee Valley and environs. At the same time, a barrage of winter storms struck the north-central United States, periodically resulting in blizzard conditions and hampering rural travel. By the end of February, floodwaters continued to drain from fields, creeks, and streams into larger rivers of the lower Mississippi Valley, while many February and all-time monthly snowfall records were broken across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Crop Comments Corn: Growers intend to plant 92.8 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2019, up 4 percent from last year. If realized, this will be the highest planted acreage since 2016. Planted acreage for 2019 is expected to be up or unchanged from 2018 in 34 of the 48 estimating States. Record high acreage is expected in North Dakota. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Acreage increases of 400,000 acres or more are expected in Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota compared with last year. Sorghum: Growers intend to plant 5.14 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2019, down 10 percent from last year. Area planted to sorghum in the United States will be the lowest planted acreage on record, if realized. As of March 24, Texas growers had planted 35 percent of their expected acreage, 4 percentage points ahead of last year and 12 percentage points ahead of the 5 year average. Beginning in 2019, sorghum estimates were discontinued in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, and North Carolina. Oats: Area seeded to oats for the 2019 crop year is estimated at 2.56 million acres, down 7 percent from 2018. If realized, the United States planted area will be the second lowest on record. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Arkansas, California, Maine, Minnesota, and North Carolina. Beginning in 2019, oat estimates were discontinued in Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming. Barley: Producers intend to seed 2.55 million acres of barley for the 2019 crop year, up slightly from the previous year. A record low planted acreage is estimated for New York and Utah, both down 10 percent from 2018. In Idaho, planted acreage is expected to decrease by 15 percent from last year. Winter wheat: The 2019 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 31.5 million acres, down 3 percent from last year but up 1 percent from the previous estimate. This represents the second lowest planted acreage on record for the United States. Of the total acreage, about 22.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.55 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Nebraska. Beginning in 2019, winter wheat estimates were discontinued in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, and West Virginia. Durum wheat: Area seeded to Durum wheat for 2019 is estimated at 1.42 million acres, down 31 percent from 2018. Acreage decreases are expected in all Durum-producing States, except California. Record low planted acreages are estimated in Arizona, Idaho, and North Dakota. Durum wheat seedings in Arizona were nearly complete (98 percent) by March 10 compared with 93 percent complete at the same time last year. Beginning in 2019, Durum wheat estimates were discontinued in South Dakota. Other spring wheat: Growers intend to plant 12.8 million acres of spring wheat, down 3 percent from 2018. Of this total, about 12.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Compared with last year, acreage decreases are expected in all spring wheat-producing States except Idaho and North Dakota. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 6.70 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. Beginning in 2019, spring wheat estimates were discontinued in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 53.1 million acres of all hay in 2019, up less than 1 percent from 2018. If realized, this will represent the third lowest total hay harvested area since 1908, behind 2017 and 2018. Producers appear to be content carrying relatively low hay stocks as this minimal increase in harvested area will maintain hay stocks at similar levels. Modest decreases in most of the Rocky Mountain States are balanced by modest increases in most Corn Belt States. Record lows for all hay harvested area are expected in California, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2019 is expected to total 2.87 million acres, down 3 percent from 2018. Arkansas, the largest long grain-producing State for the Nation, is expected to decrease in long grain acres by 4 percent from the previous year. Compared with the last year, medium grain acres are expected to decrease 5 percent but short grain acres are expected to increase 10 percent. California, the largest medium and short grain-producing State, is expected to decrease medium grain planted area by 5 percent in 2019. Canola: Producers intend to plant 1.90 million acres in 2019, down 4 percent from last year's planted area. Despite the decline, planted area for the Nation will be the third highest on record, if realized. Compared with last year, planted area is expected to decrease in 3 of the 6 major canola-producing States, with acreage in Kansas and Oklahoma expected to decline by 38 percent and 50 percent, respectively. Acreage in Oklahoma, at 35,000 acres, will be the lowest since data for Oklahoma began to be published in 2009. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is down 1 percent from last year. If realized, planted area in Washington will be a record high. Beginning in 2019, canola estimates were discontinued in Idaho and Oregon. Soybeans: Growers intend to plant 84.6 million acres in 2019, down 5 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage intentions are down or unchanged in 26 of the 29 estimating States. Decreases of 300,000 acres or more are anticipated in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. If realized, the planted area in New York and Pennsylvania will be the largest on record. Beginning in 2019, soybean estimates were discontinued in Florida and West Virginia. Peanuts: Growers intend to plant 1.45 million acres in 2019, up 2 percent from 2018. The States expecting an increase in planted area are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Georgia, the largest peanut- producing State, expected planted area is up 1 percent from 2018. Sunflower: Growers intend to plant 1.35 million acres in 2019, up 4 percent from 2018. Despite the increase from last year, this will be the second lowest planted area for the Nation since 1976, if realized. Compared with last year, growers in four of the eight major sunflower-producing States expect an increase in sunflower acreage this year. The State expecting the largest increase from last year is North Dakota, where planted area is expected to increase 44,000 acres compared with last year. Area intended for oil type varieties, at 1.20 million acres, is up 3 percent from 2018, but will be the third lowest on record since 1976, if realized. In Kansas and Nebraska, planted area of oil type varieties will be the lowest on record, if realized. Area intended for non-oil varieties, estimated at 150,000 acres, is up 9 percent from last year but will be the second lowest on record, if realized. Record low planted area for non-oil varieties is expected in Colorado. Flaxseed: Growers intend to plant 345,000 acres of flaxseed, up 137,000 acres or 66 percent more than was planted in 2018. Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is up 76 percent, or 125,000 acres, from 2018. Beginning in 2019, flaxseed estimates were discontinued in South Dakota. Cotton: Growers intend to plant 13.8 million acres in 2019, down 2 percent from last year. Upland area is expected to total 13.5 million acres, down 2 percent from 2018. American Pima area is expected to total 255,000 acres, up 2 percent from 2018. Compared with last year, 7 States are expecting an increase in planted area, with the largest increase in Arkansas. Upland cotton planted area in Kansas, at 170,000 acres, will be a record high if realized. Compared with the previous year, 8 States are expected to plant fewer Upland cotton acres in 2019, including California. If realized, Upland cotton planted area will be a record low in California. Sugarbeets: Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2019 crop year is estimated at 1.12 million acres, up 1 percent from 2018. Intended plantings are above the previous year in 7 of the 11 estimating States. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2019 is expected to total 244,040 acres, down 16 percent from 2018. If realized, this would be the lowest tobacco acres harvested on record. Flue-cured tobacco, at 165,000 acres, is 17 percent below 2018 and accounts for 68 percent of this year's total expected tobacco acreage. Total light air-cured tobacco type area, at 55,200 acres, is down 12 percent from 2018. The burley portion of light-air cured tobacco, at 53,800 acres, is down 12 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco, at 14,740 acres, is down 22 percent from 2018. Dark air- cured tobacco, at 6,900 acres, is down 30 percent from last year. Cigar filler tobacco, at 2,200 acres, is down 8 percent from the previous year. Dry beans: Intended plantings to dry beans in 2019 is expected to be 1.24 million acres, up 1 percent from the previous season's 1.22 million acres of dry beans, excluding chickpeas, for comparability. Beginning in 2019, dry bean estimates were discontinued in Montana and Texas. Also beginning in 2019, estimates no longer include chickpeas. Chickpeas: Expected area planted for all chickpeas is 519,000 acres, down 40 percent from last season. Small chickpea intentions, at 137,000 acres, are 38 percent below 2018, while large chickpeas, at 382,000 acres, are expected to decrease 40 percent from the previous year. If realized, small, large, and all chickpea acreage will be at their lowest level since 2016. Beginning in 2019, chickpea estimates were discontinued in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, and Wyoming. Lentils: Area planted for the 2019 crop year is expected to total 555,000 acres, down 29 percent from 2018. Planted area is expected to be lower in Montana and North Dakota. Planting intentions in Idaho and Washington are unchanged from a year ago. If realized, this will be the lowest planted area since 2015. Dry edible peas: Area planted for the 2019 crop year is expected to total 881,000 acres, up 3 percent from last year. Intended plantings are up from a year ago in Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and Washington. Growers in Nebraska and North Dakota are expecting a decrease in planted area from last season. Beginning in 2019, dry edible pea estimates were discontinued in Oregon. Also beginning in 2019, Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas are included in the dry edible pea estimates. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The acreage estimates in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The March Agricultural Survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 82,400 farm operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the United States have a chance to be selected. Data from operators was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on crop acreage intentions for the 2019 crop year. Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each Regional Field Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to the survey data. Revision Policy: Acreage estimates in the Prospective Plantings report will not be revised. These estimates are intended to reflect grower intentions as of the survey period. New acreage estimates will be made based on surveys conducted in June when crop acreages have been established or planting intentions are firm. These new estimates will be published in the Acreage report scheduled for June 28, 2019. Winter wheat is an exception. Since winter wheat was seeded prior to the March survey, any changes in estimates in this report are considered revisions. The estimate of the harvested acreage of winter wheat will be published on May 10, 2019, along with the first production forecast of the crop year. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling errors that are common to all surveys. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors for major crops are generally between 1.0 and 3.0 percent, but they cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals because the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviations between the acreage estimates in this report and the final estimates are expressed as a percentage of the final estimates. The average of squared percentage deviations for the latest 20 year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final end of season estimates, assuming that factors affecting this year's estimates are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 1.4 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage estimate will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.4 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.4 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20 year record for selected crops of the difference between the Prospective Plantings planted acreage estimates and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the intentions estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 965,000 acres, ranging from 32,000 acres to 3.07 million acres. The prospective plantings estimates have been below the final estimate 10 times and above 10 times. This does not imply that the planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 percent : Thousand acres : Years Crop : Root mean : confidence :---------------------------------------------------------------- : square error : interval : : : : Below : Above : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : final : final --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ------ --------- 1,000 acres --------- ---- number --- : Barley .......................: 7.3 12.6 209 31 401 6 14 Corn .........................: 1.4 2.4 965 32 3,073 10 10 Oats .........................: 6.2 10.7 143 21 490 5 15 Sorghum ......................: 8.3 14.4 505 31 1,114 11 9 Soybeans .....................: 2.0 3.5 1,249 203 3,296 10 10 Upland cotton ................: 6.5 11.2 633 6 2,115 14 6 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.7 2.9 547 21 1,242 7 13 Durum wheat .................: 21.0 36.3 260 45 1,028 13 7 Other spring ................: 5.5 9.6 537 12 2,083 10 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.................................................... (202) 720-2127 Travis Thorson, Head, Field Crops Section (202) 720-2127 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 Jannety Mosley - Crop Weather, Barley (202) 720-7621 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat (202) 720-8068 Chris Singh - 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......................... 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