June 30 Acreage: Corn Planted

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Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2014 and 2015
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                 :   Area planted for all purposes   :     Area harvested for grain     
      State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :      2014       :      2015       :      2014       :     2015 1/    
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                 :                              1,000 acres                             
                 :                                                                      
Alabama .........:        300               280               285               260     
Arizona .........:         75                60                28                20     
Arkansas ........:        540               500               530               470     
California ......:        520               430                95                65     
Colorado ........:      1,150             1,100             1,010               960     
Connecticut 2/ ..:         26                24              (NA)              (NA)     
Delaware ........:        175               190               168               185     
Florida .........:         75                70                40                35     
Georgia .........:        350               315               310               265     
Idaho ...........:        320               300                80                85     
                 :                                                                      
Illinois ........:     11,900            11,800            11,750            11,650     
Indiana .........:      5,900             5,700             5,770             5,490     
Iowa ............:     13,700            13,700            13,300            13,300     
Kansas ..........:      4,050             4,050             3,800             3,750     
Kentucky ........:      1,520             1,400             1,430             1,300     
Louisiana .......:        400               400               390               390     
Maine 2/ ........:         31                31              (NA)              (NA)     
Maryland ........:        500               460               430               370     
Massachusetts 2/ :         16                15              (NA)              (NA)     
Michigan ........:      2,550             2,500             2,210             2,130     
                 :                                                                      
Minnesota .......:      8,200             8,200             7,550             7,750     
Mississippi .....:        510               550               485               520     
Missouri ........:      3,500             3,200             3,380             3,050     
Montana .........:        130               110                75                50     
Nebraska ........:      9,300             9,300             8,950             8,900     
Nevada 2/ .......:          4                 4              (NA)              (NA)     
New Hampshire 2/ :         15                14              (NA)              (NA)     
New Jersey ......:         85                80                79                72     
New Mexico ......:        125               120                48                40     
New York ........:      1,140             1,120               680               670     
                 :                                                                      
North Carolina ..:        840               830               780               770     
North Dakota ....:      2,800             2,800             2,530             2,550     
Ohio ............:      3,700             3,500             3,470             3,260     
Oklahoma ........:        320               300               290               260     
Oregon ..........:         80                80                39                40     
Pennsylvania ....:      1,460             1,480             1,030               990     
Rhode Island 2/ .:          2                 2              (NA)              (NA)     
South Carolina ..:        295               275               280               260     
South Dakota ....:      5,800             5,200             5,320             4,750     
Tennessee .......:        920               920               840               850     
                 :                                                                      
Texas ...........:      2,250             2,400             1,990             1,950     
Utah ............:         75                90                28                35     
Vermont 2/ ......:         92                92              (NA)              (NA)     
Virginia ........:        500               500               350               340     
Washington ......:        215               175               110                80     
West Virginia ...:         51                50                36                34     
Wisconsin .......:      4,000             4,100             3,110             3,100     
Wyoming .........:         90                80                60                55     
                 :                                                                      
United States ...:     90,597            88,897            83,136            81,101     
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(NA) Not available.                                                                     
1/   Forecasted.                                                                        
2/   Area harvested for grain not estimated.   

 

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