Winter wheat seedings in the northwest down slightly from last year

Idaho growers seeded 740,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2024 crop, down 1 percent from 2023, and 4 percent below the 2022 crop. Oregon farmers planted 740,000 acres, unchanged from the 2023 crop but up 1 percent from 2022. Washington winter wheat growers seeded an estimated 1.80 million acres of winter wheat for harvest in 2024. This is unchanged from the area seeded in 2023 but 3 percent below 2022.

Nationally, Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat seeded area is expected to total 24.0 million acres, down 5 percent from 2023. Planted acreage is down from last year across most of the growing region. The largest decreases in planted acreage are estimated in Kansas and Texas, while Montana is estimated to have a modest increase.

Soft Red Winter (SRW) wheat seeded area totals 6.86 million acres, down 13 percent from last year. Compared with last year, the largest acreage decrease is expected in Michigan, while the largest acreage increase is expected in Pennsylvania.

White Winter wheat seeded area totals 3.54 million acres, down 5 percent from 2023. Seeding was virtually complete in the region by the start of November.