Cr Pr 2-3 (1-02)

Washington, D.C.

Winter Wheat

Seedings

Released January 11, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of

Agriculture. For information on "Winter Wheat Seedings" call Lance Honig at (202) 720-8068, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ET.

Planted Acres Lowest Since 1971

Winter wheat seeded area for 2002 is expected to total 41.0 million acres, down fractionally from

2001. This is the smallest area since 1971. Approximate class acreage breakdowns are: Hard Red

Winter, 29.3 million; Soft Red Winter, 8.3 million; and White Winter, 3.4 million.

Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, United States, 2000-2002

(Domestic Units)

Item

Crop Year 2002

as Pct. of

2000 2001 2002 2001

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Percent

Winter

 Wheat 43,393 41,078 41,031 100

Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, United States, 2000-2002

(Metric Units)

Item

Crop Year 2002

as Pct. of

2000 2001 2002 2001

Hectares Hectares Hectares Percent

Winter

 Wheat 17,560,710 16,623,860 16,604,840 100
Winter Wheat Seedings Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2002 2 NASS, USDA

Winter Wheat: Planted area for harvest in 2002 is estimated at 41.0 million acres. This is down

fractionally from 2001 and is the lowest level since 1971. Seeding began last August and advanced

well ahead of the previous year’s slow pace throughout the fall. Seeding should finish sometime

next month in California. Nearly all of the U.S. acreage was seeded by December 1. Most

remaining intended area is in the Southeast and California. 

Hard Red Winter wheat seeded area is about 29.3 million acres, up 1 percent from 2001. 

Significant acreage increases in Texas, Oklahoma, and Montana more than offset a large acreage

decline in Kansas. Texas and Oklahoma are rebounding from lower acreages last year when dry

conditions reduced seedings. This is the first time since 1990 that wheat acreage has increased in

Oklahoma. Acreage continues to decline in Kansas, where seedings have not increased since 1996,

and is currently at the lowest level since 1957. Planting was complete in Kansas by the second

week of November. Seeding conditions in Colorado were generally favorable; however, conditions

turned dry in late fall leaving little soil moisture before dormancy. Soil moisture supplies were

mostly adequate to short during planting in Nebraska. 

Soft Red Winter area, at about 8.3 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year, and is 13 percent

below two years ago. Acreage declined significantly across the Corn Belt, in Arkansas, and

throughout much of the Southeast. Seeded acres increased sharply in Georgia where growers are

planting additional wheat in place of rye as a cover crop.

White Winter wheat seeded area totals about 3.4 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001. Growers

in Idaho planted the smallest acreage since 1962. Weather conditions were dry in Oregon when

seeding began; however, much needed moisture was received toward the end of planting. Planting

got off to an average start in Washington, then fell behind normal as producers waited for adequate

moisture.

Durum Wheat: Seedings in Arizona and California for 2002 harvest are estimated at

179,000 acres. This total is up 3 percent from their final 2001 acreage. Seedings in California’s

San Joaquin Valley progressed rapidly during October and November. Planting began in the

Imperial Valley in late November and will continue into March as the winter vegetable harvest is

completed.

This report was approved on January 11, 2002.

Acting Secretary of

Agriculture

J. B. Penn

Agricultural Statistics Board

Chairperson

Frederic A. Vogel
Winter Wheat Seedings Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2002 3 NASS, USDA

Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, by State and United States, 2000-2002

State

Crop Year 2002

as Pct. of

2000 2001 2002 2001

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Percent

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

140

7

1,180

535

2,500

65

13

300

780

950

550

20

9,800

670

200

220

530

20

250

1,050

1,500

1,750

10

40

470

150

720

120

1,120

6,100

750

200

200

1,350

550

6,000

150

240

1,850

13

140

190

43,393

170

6

1,100

530

2,350

60

10

300

760

750

400

25

9,800

550

175

190

570

15

250

900

1,300

1,750

9

31

500

125

680

150

950

5,600

750

170

220

1,300

500

5,600

140

200

1,850

12

170

160

41,078

150

5

1,000

535

2,350

60

9

350

730

680

350

20

9,400

550

190

195

500

25

250

880

1,400

1,700

8

41

490

140

600

80

870

5,800

800

180

200

1,150

430

6,400

140

230

1,800

13

180

150

41,031

88

83

91

101

100

100

90

117

96

91

88

80

96

100

109

103

88

167

100

98

108

97

89

132

98

112

88

53

92

104

107

106

91

88

86

114

100

115

97

108

106

94

100
Winter Wheat Seedings Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2002 4 NASS, USDA

Durum Wheat: Area Seeded, by State and United States, 2000-2002

State

Crop Year 2002

as Pct. of

2000 2001 2002 2001 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Percent

AZ

CA

MN

MT

ND

SD

US

85

100

2

480

3,250

20

3,937

88

85

2

510

2,200

25

2,910

79

100

90

118

 1 Indicated 2002 area seeded for all six states will be published in "Prospective Plantings" released March 30, 2002.
The next "Winter Wheat Seedings" report will be released in January 2003.

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