Corn planted in 2024 for all purposes by Wisconsin producers is estimated at 3.70 million acres according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Acreage report.
This is down 300,000 acres from 2023 and 100,000 acres below the March intentions.
Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 2.90 million acres. Producers reported planting biotechnology varieties on 94% of their 2024 corn acres. The percent of corn acreage planted to insect resistant (Bt) varieties is estimated at 2%; herbicide resistant only varieties were planted on 10% of the acres, and stacked gene varieties were planted on 82% of the acres.
Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 2.15 million acres, up 40,000 acres from the acres planted in 2023 but down 50,000 acres from the March intentions. An expected 2.12 million acres of soybeans will be harvested.
Producers reported using herbicide-resistant varieties to plant 95% of their 2024 soybean acres.
Winter wheat planted in Wisconsin is estimated at 265,000 acres, down 15,000 acres last year but unchanged from the March intentions. Winter wheat harvested for grain is forecast at 190,000 acres.
Oats planted acreage is estimated at 130,000 acres, down 5,000 acres from last year and down 65,000 acres from the March intentions.
Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 68,000 acres. Rye planted acreage is estimated at 260,000 acres, up 20,000 acres from last year. Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 25,000 acres. Barley planted acreage is estimated at 20,000 acres, up 8,000 acres from last year and up 5,000 acres from the March intentions. Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 7,000 acres.
Potato acreage in Wisconsin is estimated at 67,000 acres, down 1,000 acres from the previous year. An expected 66,000 acres of potatoes will be harvested.
Total dry hay expected to be harvested for 2024 is estimated at 1.21 million acres, up 180,000 acres from last year and up 130,000 acres from the March intentions. Alfalfa harvested acreage is an estimated 800,000 acres and other hay harvested acreage is estimated at 410,000 acres.
Across the nation, corn planted area for all purposes in 2024 is estimated at 91.5 million acres, down 3% or 3.17 million acres from last year. This represents the eighth highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944.
Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 31 of the 48 estimating states. Area harvested for grain, at 83.4 million acres, is down 4% from last year.
Soybean planted area for 2024 is estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 24 of the 29 estimating states.
All wheat planted area for 2024 is estimated at 47.2 million acres, down 5% from 2023. The 2024 winter wheat planted area, at 33.8 million acres, is down 8% from last year and down 1% from the previous estimate.
Of this total, about 24.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.14 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.59 million acres are White Winter.
Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2024 is estimated at 11.3 million acres, up 1% from 2023 estimate. Of this total, about 10.6 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2024 is expected to total 2.17 million acres, up 29% from the previous year.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
