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U.S. winter wheat acreage up 11%

U.S. farmers planted more winter wheat.

The USDA says 36.95 million acres of winter wheat were planted, up 11% from the 2022 total, including a 10% jump in hard red winter to 25.3 million, a 20% increase for soft red winter at 7.9 million acres, and a 3% rise for white winter wheat to 3.73 million.

That’s likely in response to a tighter global supply and expectations for at least some improvement in export demand for U.S. wheat.

The U.S. winter wheat crop is currently in dormancy, emerging this spring.

Comparisons for Brownfield states:

Arkansas: 190,000 acres, compared to 220,000 a year ago

Illinois: 940,000 acres, compared to 6502,000 a year ago

Indiana: 450,000 acres, compared to 290,000 a year ago

Kansas: 7.5 million acres, compared to 7.3 million a year ago

Michigan: 670,000 acres, compared to 460,000 a year ago

Missouri: 860,000 acres, compared to 630,000 a year ago

Nebraska: 1.11 million acres, compared to 980,000 a year ago

Ohio: 650,000 acres, compared to 510,000 a year ago

South Dakota: 830,000 acres, unchanged from a year ago

Tennessee: 410,000 acres, unchanged from a year ago

Wisconsin: 260,000 acres, compared to 305,000 a year ago