Washington — In its latest acreage report, released on June 29, USDA said corn planted area for all purposes in 2012 is estimated at 96.4 million acres, up 5 percent from last year and the highest planted acreage in the U.S. since 1937, when an estimated 97.2 million acres were planted. Growers expect to harvest 88.9 million acres for grain, up 6 percent from last year. Soybean planted area for 2012 is estimated at 76.1 million acres, up 1 percent from last year and the third highest on record. Area for harvest, at 75.3 million acres, is up 2 percent from 2011. Record high planted soybean acreage is estimated in New York, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania, and the planted area in South Dakota ties the previous record high. All wheat planted area is estimated at 56.0 million acres, up 3 percent from 2011. The 2012 winter wheat planted area, at 41.8 million acres, is up 3 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous estimate. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2012 is estimated at 12.0 million acres, down 3 percent from 2011. Durum planted area for 2012 is estimated at 2.20 million acres, up 61 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2012 is estimated at 12.6 million acres, 14 percent below last year.
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