OLYMPIA, Wash. — Idaho growers seeded 760,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2022 crop, up 7 percent from 2021, and 6 percent above the 2020 crop. Oregon farmers planted 730,000 acres, up 1 percent from the 2021 crop but down 1 percent from 2020. Washington winter wheat growers seeded an estimated 1.80 million acres of winter wheat for harvest in 2022. This is up 3 percent from the area seeded in 2021 but the same as 2020.

Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat seeded area is expected to total 23.8 million acres, up 1 percent from 2021. Planted
acreage is up from last year across most of the growing region. The largest increases in planted acreage are estimated in Kansas and Texas, while the largest decreases are estimated in Colorado and New Mexico.

Soft Red Winter (SRW) wheat seeded area totals 7.07 million acres, up 6 percent from last year. Compared with last year, the largest acreage increases are expected in Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, while the largest acreage decreases are expected in Maryland and Michigan.

White Winter wheat seeded area totals 3.56 million acres, up 2 percent from 2021. Planting in Idaho and Washington was ahead of the 5-year average throughout most of the planting process. Seeding was virtually complete in the region by early November.

— USDA NASS