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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  JUNE 30, 2010
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JAMES E. RAMEY
REYNOLDSBURG, OH 


Ohio farmers planted an estimated 3.6 million acres of corn this past
spring based on a June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by USDA's
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ohio Field Office. This is up
250,000 acres from the previous year. Growers intend to harvest 3.38
million acres for grain, up 240,000 acres from 2009. 

Soybean planted acreage for the Buckeye State is estimated at 4.7
million acres for 2010, up 150,000 acres from last year. Harvested
acreage is forecast at 4.68 million acres. 

Winter wheat planted acreage is estimated at 800,000 acres, down 210,000
acres from the previous year. Harvested grain acreage is forecast at
760,000 acres, compared to the 980,000 acres harvested in 2009. Planted
oat acreage is estimated at 70,000 for 2010, up 5,000 acres from the
previous year. Growers intend to harvest 50,000 acres for grain. 

Total dry hay acreage is forecast at 1.03 million acres, down 10,000
acres from the previous year. This includes alfalfa, grain, and all
other types of hay. Burley tobacco acreage is forecast at 2,900 acres in
2010, down 500 acres from 2009. 

U.S. corn planted area for all purposes in 2010 is estimated at 87.9
million acres, up 2 percent from last year. The largest increases in
planted acreage compared to last year are reported in Illinois and
Kansas, both up 600,000 acres from 2009. Other notable increases were
shown in Indiana, up 400,000 acres; Missouri, up 300,000 acres; and
Ohio, up 250,000 acres. The largest decrease in planted acreage is
reported in Iowa, down 400,000 acres, while both Nebraska and South
Dakota are down 350,000 acres from the previous year. 

U.S. soybean planted area for 2010 is estimated at a record high 78.9
million acres, up 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest, at 78.0
million acres, is also up 2 percent from 2009, and will be the largest
harvested area on record, if realized. Compared with last year, planted
acreage increased by 300,000 acres or more in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
and Nebraska. The States with the largest declines compared with last
year are Arkansas, down 270,000 acres, and North Carolina, down 250,000
acres. Record high planted acreage is estimated in Kansas, Nebraska, New
York, and Pennsylvania, and planted area will tie the previous record
high in Minnesota and Oklahoma. 

U.S. all wheat planted area is estimated at 54.3 million acres, down 8
percent from 2009. This is the lowest United States total since 1971.
The 2010 winter wheat planted area, at 37.7 million acres, is 13 percent
below last year. Of this total, about 28.5 million acres are Hard Red
Winter, 5.8 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.4 million acres are
White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2010 is estimated
at 13.9 million acres, up 5 percent from 2009. Of this total, about 13.3
million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2010 is
estimated at 2.68 million acres, up 5 percent from the previous year.
Growers in North Dakota planted more wheat than Kansas for only the
fourth time on record. 

U.S. all cotton plantings for 2010 are estimated at 10.9 million acres,
19 percent above last year. Upland planted area is estimated at 10.7
million acres, up 19 percent from 2009. Increased planted acres are
expected in all States except Louisiana, where acres are unchanged from
last year's record low. In Alabama, California, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, planted acreage increased over
30 percent with California experiencing the largest percentage gain with
a 76 percent increase. American-Pima cotton growers planted 209,000
acres, up 48 percent from 2009.