New York releases first 'Prospective Plantings' report of 2024

Submitted by the USDA

The “Prospective Plantings” report provides the first official, survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ 2024 planting intentions, according to Charles Walker, New York state statistician of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. NASS acreage estimates are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March from a sample of approximately 72,900 farm operators across the U.S.

For the 2024 crop season, New York growers are likely to plant 350,000 acres of soybeans in 2024, unchanged from the previous year, according to the “Prospective Plantings” report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn planted area for all purposes in 2024 is estimated at 1.03 million acres, down 1% from last year.

Other New York’s 2024 key findings in the report are:

√ Barley planted area is estimated at 8,000 acres, down 11% from last year.

√ Oats planted area is estimated at 58,000 acres, down 5% from last year.

√ Winter wheat area planted is estimated at 150,000 acres, unchanged from last year.

√ Hay area harvested is estimated at 1.11 million acres, down 1% from last year.

For the complete “Prospective Planting” report, go to: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/x633f100h.

The “Prospective Planting” report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.