Nebraska Winter Wheat Seeding Up from 2022

Winter wheat seeded area for 2023 is estimated at 1.11 million acres, up from last year's seeded area of 980,000 acres, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

U.S. winter wheat planted area for harvest in 2023 is estimated at 37.0 million acres, up 11 percent from 2022 and up 10 percent from 2021. Seeding of the 2023 acreage was underway in early-September and began the month equal to the 5-year average pace. Throughout much of the season, planting progressed on pace with the 5-year average and reached 96 percent complete by November 13. Emergence was 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average pace on November 27.