Wheat producers in Idaho, expect to plant 1.24 million acres of wheat for harvest this year, up 6 percent from 2017. Winter wheat acres planted are estimated at 780,000 acres, up 8 percent from last year. Planted acres of Durum wheat in Idaho, are estimated at 20,000 for 2018, down 20 percent from the previous year. Spring wheat planted acres, excluding Durum, are expected to total 440,000 acres, up 5 percent from last year. Total acres planted to wheat in Oregon are estimated at 790,000 acres for 2018, up 2 percent from 2017. Winter wheat accounted for 720,000 acres, up 3 percent from 2017. Other spring wheat planted is estimated at 70,000 acres, down 7 percent from a year ago. Washington is estimated to have 2.23 million total acres planted to wheat in 2018, up 2 percent from last year. Winter wheat planted acres are expected to total 1.70 million acres for this year, unchanged from 2017. Spring wheat acres planted are estimated at 530,000 acres, up 7 percent from last year. Nationally, all planted wheat acres are expected to total 47.3 million acres, up 3 percent from 2017. Winter wheat acres are estimated at 32.7 million acres, up slightly from 2017. Durum wheat planted acres in the United States for 2018 are estimated at 2.00 million acres, down 13 percent from the previous year. All other spring wheat is estimated at 12.6 million planted acres, up 15 percent from 2017. Acres planted to barley in Idaho for 2018 are estimated at 560,000 acres, up 6 percent from 2017. Oregon barley growers are expected to seed 35,000 acres, down 26 percent from last year. In Washington, acres planted to barley are estimated at 105,000 acres, up 11 percent from the previous year. Total barley planted acres in the United States is estimated at 2.29 million acres for 2018, down 8 percent from 2017. Corn planted acres in Idaho are expected to total 330,000 acres for 2018, down 3 percent from last year. Oregon is estimated to plant 95,000 acres, up 12 percent from 2017. Washington corn growers are expected to plant 180,000 acres this year, up 6 percent from the previous year. Total acres of corn planted in the United States are expected to total 88.0 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. All hay acres expected to be harvested in Idaho are estimated at 1.41 million acres, down 1 percent from 2017. In Oregon, all acres to be harvested for hay are estimated at 1.01 million acres, down 8 percent from a year ago. All hay harvested acres in Washington is expected to be 730,000 acres down 1 percent from last year. Nationally, total acres harvested for hay are estimated at 53.7 million acres, down slightly from the previous year. All Wheat Stocks Stored in Northwest Region Down 23 Percent from March 1, 2017 All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2018 totaled 39.0 million bushels in Idaho, down from 55.4 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 41 percent, while on-farm stocks were unchanged compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 22.6 million bushels, down from 27.7 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 12 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 50 percent compared to the previous year. In Washington, wheat stored in all positions totaled 82.9 million bushels, down from 104 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 18 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 39 percent compared to the previous year. Nationally, wheat stored in all positions totaled 1.49 billion bushels, down from 1.66 billion bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 6 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 26 percent compared to the previous year. Barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2018 totaled 34.9 million bushels in Idaho, down from 36.6 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 9 percent, while on-farm stocks were up 4 percent compared to the previous year. In Oregon, barley stored in all positions totaled 640,000 bushels, up from 617,000 bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 9 percent, while on-farm stocks were up 30 percent compared to the previous year. In Washington, barley stored in all positions totaled 2.84 million bushels, down from 4.23 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 29 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 46 percent compared to the previous year. Nationally, barley stored in all positions totaled 129 million bushels, down from 145 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were down 8 percent, while on-farm stocks were down 14 percent compared to the previous year.
MONTANA Off-farm corn stocks in Montana on March 1, 2018 were 67,000 bushels, down 39 percent from March 1, 2017, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All oat stocks in Montana were estimated at 598,000 bushels, down 22 percent from last year. On-farm oat stocks were 540,000 bushels, down 18 percent from a year ago. Oats stored off-farm were down 46 percent from last year to 58,000 bushels. Montana barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2018 were 24.94 million bushels, down 14 percent from a year ago. Barley stored on farms was 13.50 million bushels, down 21 percent from last year. Off-farm barley storage was down 5 percent from a year ago to 11.44 million bushels. All wheat stocks in Montana on March 1, 2018 were 80.99 million bushels, down 25 percent from March 1, 2017. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 51.00 million bushels, down 29 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 29.99 million bushels, down 16 percent from a year ago. Durum wheat stocks on March 1, 2018 were 11.93 million bushels, down 11 percent from a year ago. Other Montana grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS – MARCH 1, 2018 MONTANA HIGHLIGHTS As of March 1, Montana growers intend to plant 115,000 acres of corn for all purposes in 2018, unchanged from last year's plantings, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The area expected to be seeded to oats, at 70,000 acres, is unchanged from a year ago. Growers intend to plant 720,000 acres of barley in 2018, down 50,000 acres from last year's actual plantings. All wheat acreage is expected to total 4.95 million acres for 2018. Winter wheat seeded last fall for harvest in 2018 is estimated at 1.60 million acres, down 150,000 acres from the 2017 crop, and the lowest plantings since 1997. Growers intend to seed 850,000 acres of Durum wheat this year, down 40,000 acres from last year. Growers intend to seed 2.50 million acres of spring wheat this year, unchanged from last year. Hay producers in the State intend to harvest 2.70 million acres this year. This is up 150,000 acres from the acreage cut for hay in 2017. Montana canola producers intend to plant 145,000 acres in 2018, down 10,000 acres from 2017. Flaxseed producers intend to plant 45,000 acres in 2018, down 7,000 acres from last year. The area planted to sugarbeets is expected to be up 200 acres from last year's actual plantings to 43,100 acres. Dry edible bean acreage is expected to total 315,000 acres, up 15 percent from the 275,000 acres planted in 2017. All garbanzo beans (chickpeas) area planted is expected to total 308,000 acres, up 39,000 acres from 2017. Lentil acres planted for 2018 are expected to total 530,000 acres, down 200,000 acres from last year. All dry edible pea area planted is expected to total 390,000 acres, down 135,000 acres from last year. Austrian winter pea area planted is expected to total 15,000 acres, down 5,000 acres from 2017.
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