SOUTH DAKOTA:
South Dakota corn growers intend to plant 6.00 million acres this year, up 13 percent from 2018, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Soybean planted acreage is expected to be 5.20 million acres, down 8 percent from last year.
All hay acreage to be harvested is expected to total 2.95 million acres, down 9 percent from last year’s acreage.
Winter wheat acres seeded in the fall of 2018 are estimated at 850,000, up 2 percent from last year. Other spring wheat planting intentions are 1.02 million acres, down 3 percent from last year.
Sunflower producers expect to plant 580,000 acres, up 2 percent from 2018. Oil varieties account for 540,000 acres, up 4 percent from a year ago. Non-oil varieties made up the balance at 40,000 acres, down 22 percent from a year ago.
Oat intentions are estimated at 260,000 acres, down 10 percent from last year.
Barley producers intend to plant 55,000 acres, up 15 percent from last year.
Sorghum growers intend to plant 200,000 acres, down 23 percent from a year ago.
Dry edible pea planting intentions are estimated at 35,000 acres up 59 percent from a year ago.
Estimates in this report are based on a survey conducted during the first two weeks of March.
NORTH DAKOTA:
North Dakota other spring wheat producers intend to plant 6.70 million acres, up 2 percent from 2018, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area planted to durum wheat is expected to total a record low 750,000 acres, down 32 percent from last year. Winter wheat acres seeded last fall totaled 90,000 acres, up 6 percent from last year.
Soybean planted acreage is expected to be 6.50 million acres, down 6 percent from last year.
Corn planted acreage is expected to be a record high 4.05 million acres, up 29 percent from 2018.
All hay acreage to be harvested is expected to total 2.60 million acres, down 3 percent from last year’s acreage.
Canola planted acreage is expected to be 1.57 million acres, down 1 percent from last year.
Sunflower producers expect to plant 480,000 acres, up 10 percent from 2018. Oil varieties account for 420,000 acres, up 6 percent from a year ago. Non-oil varieties made up the balance at 60,000 acres, up 46 percent from a year ago.
Barley producers intend to plant 530,000 acres, up 13 percent from last year.
Dry edible bean acreage intentions are estimated at 600,000 acres, down 6 percent from 2018.
Beginning in 2019, chickpeas are excluded from the dry edible bean estimates.
All chickpea planted acreage intentions are estimated at 75,000 acres, down 34 percent from last year. Large chickpea account for 65,000 acres, down 32 percent from last year. Small chickpea made up the balance at 10,000 acres, down 46 percent from last year.
Dry edible pea planting intentions are estimated at 265,000 acres, down 29 percent from last year.
Lentil intentions are estimated at 160,000 acres, down 14 percent from last year.
Flaxseed planted acreage is expected to total 290,000 acres, up 76 percent from last year.
Sugarbeet growers expect to plant 203,000 acres, up slightly from last year.
Oat intentions are estimated at 260,000 acres, down 13 percent from last year.
Estimates in this report are based on a survey conducted during the first two weeks of March.
