EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ohio farmers intend to plant less corn and more soybean acreage in 2024 than they did last year, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.
Ohio corn producers intend to plant 3.30 million acres this spring, down 8 percent from last year. Ohio soybean acreage is forecast at 5.00 million acres for 2024, up 5 percent from last year. Hay acreage for 2024 is estimated at 815 thousand acres, up 1 percent from 2023. This includes alfalfa, grain, and all other types of hay intended to be harvested for dry hay.
Winter wheat acreage for 2024 harvest is estimated at 530,000 acres, down 18 percent from the previous year.
Nationally, corn planted area for all purposes in 2024 is estimated at 90.0 million acres, down 5 percent or 4.61 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating States.
U.S. soybean planted area for 2024 is estimated at 86.5 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 24 of the 29 estimating States.
Nationally, all wheat planted area for 2024 is estimated at 47.5 million acres, down 4 percent from 2023 for comparable States. The 2024 winter wheat planted area, at 34.1 million acres, is down 7 percent from last year and down 1 percent from the previous estimate for comparable States. Of this total, about 24.3 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.26 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.59 million acres are White Winter. Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2024 is estimated at 11.3 million acres, up 1 percent from 2023. Of this total, about 10.7 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2024 is expected to total 2.03 million acres, up 22 percent from the previous year for comparable States.