Nebraska Acreage report

Nebraska producers planted 10.1 million acres of corn for all purposes, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is up 2% from
last year. Of the total acres, 96% were planted with biotechnology varieties, up 2 percentage points from 2023. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 9.70 million acres, up 2% from a year ago.

Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 5.30 million acres, up 1% from last year. Of these, 95% were planted with genetically modified, herbicide resistant seed, up 2 percentage points from 2023. Producers expect to harvest 5.25 million acres, up 1% from a year ago.

Winter wheat planted in the fall of 2023 is estimated at 1.00 million acres, down 12% from last year. Harvested area is expected to total 900,000 acres, up 2% from a year ago. 

Alfalfa acreage to be harvested for dry hay is estimated at 930,000 acres, up 9% from last year. Other hay acreage to be cut for dry hay is estimated at 1.64 million acres, up 14% from a year ago.

Sorghum planted for all purposes is estimated at 340,000 acres, unchanged from the previous year. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 270,000 acres, up 20% from last year. 

Oats planted for all purposes is estimated at 150,000 acres, down 3% from last year. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 32,000 acres up 33% from last year.

Dry edible bean planted acreage is estimated at 105,000 acres, up 5% from last year. Harvested acres are estimated at 98,000 acres, up 7% from the previous year.

Proso millet planted, at 145,000 acres is down 6% from a year ago.

Sugarbeet planted acres, at 47,000 acres, are up 1% from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 46,000 acres, down 1% from a year ago.

Oil sunflower planted area is estimated at 30,000 acres, down 3% from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 28,000 acres, down 7% from a year ago. Non-oil sunflower planted area is estimated at 5,000 acres, down 41% from the previous year. Harvested area is estimated at 5,000 acres, down 33% from the previous year.

Dry edible pea planted acres are estimated at 27,000 acres, up 29% from last year. Harvested acres are estimated at 24,000 acres, up 26% from the previous year.

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Potato planted acreage is estimated at 21,000 acres, down 5% from last year. Harvested acreage
is forecasted at 20,900 acres, down 5% from a year ago.
The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this news release are based primarily on
surveys conducted during the first two weeks of June.