nd-crops NEWS RELEASE Winter Wheat Seedings January 12, 2005 Winter Wheat Seedings North Dakota Winter wheat seeded area in North Dakota for harvest in 2005 is estimated at 260,000 acres, up from the 2004 crop of 245,000 acres, according to the North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. At 260,000 acres, the 2005 crop acreage is the highest since the 1986 crop of 520,000 acres. The record high is 750,000 acres in 1985 while the record low is 25,000 acres in 1966. The first winter wheat estimates were recorded in 1964 for North Dakota. United States Planted area for harvest in 2005 is estimated at 41.6 million acres. This is down 4 percent from 2004. Seeding began last August and advanced ahead of the 5-year average pace until the middle of October, when wet weather slowed progress. Nearly all of the U.S. acreage was seeded by December 1. Most remaining intended area is in the Southeast and California. Winter Wheat Seedings 2005 Acres Planted Crop of Pct State 1/ 2003 2004 2005 of 2004 - - - 1,000 Acres - - - - Pct - North Dakota 130 245 260 106 Colorado 2,600 2,300 2,650 115 Kansas 10,500 10,000 10,100 101 Nebraska 1,900 1,850 1,850 100 Oklahoma 6,700 6,200 5,800 94 Texas 6,600 6,300 5,800 92 Washington 1,850 1,800 1,900 106 United States 45,384 43,350 41,567 96 1/ Published are a few selected states from the National release. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: David Knopf, Director North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448 P.O. Box 3166 Fargo, ND 58108-3166 Telephone: (701) 239-5306 E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/nd/