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Iowa Corn Acres Down 100,000; Soybeans Up
Iowa Ag Connection - 07/01/2020
Corn planted for all purposes in Iowa is estimated at 14.0 million acres, down 100,000 from the March intentions, but up 500,000 acres from 2019 according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Acreage report. Corn to be harvested for grain is forecast at 13.6 million acres. Producers reported planting biotechnology varieties on 90 percent of their 2020 corn acres. The percent of corn acreage planted to insect resistant (Bt) varieties is estimated at 3 percent, herbicide resistant only varieties were planted on 8 percent of the acres, and stacked gene varieties were planted on 79 percent of the acres.
Soybean acreage planted is estimated at 9.40 million acres, up 100,000 acres from the March intentions and up 200,000 acres from the 2019 planted acreage. Soybean acreage to be harvested is forecast at 9.32 million acres. Based on reports from producers, 93 percent of the soybean acres were planted with herbicide resistant varieties.
Total dry hay expected to be harvested for 2020 is forecast at 1.06 million acres, down 140,000 acres from the March forecast, but up 40,000 acres from 2019. Of the total, 730,000 acres of alfalfa and 330,000 acres of other hay are expected to be harvested for dry hay.
Acreage seeded to oats is estimated at 240,000 acres, unchanged from the March intentions, but up 25,000 acres from last year. Oat acreage expected to be harvested for grain is forecast at 80,000 acres, up 11,000 acres from 2019.
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