Soybeans planted in Tennessee were estimated at 1.60 million acres, down 50,000 acres from 2022. Acres harvested for grain, at 1.57 million acres, was 50,000 acres below acres a year ago. U.S. soybean planted area for 2023 was estimated at 83.5 million acres, down 5% from last year. Area for harvest, at 82.7 million acres, is down 4% from 2022.
Acreage planted to corn in Tennessee was estimated at 1,000,000 acres, up 160,000 acres from 2022. Acres harvested for grain was estimated at 945,000 acres, up 150,000 acres from last year. The U.S. corn planted for all purposes in 2023 was estimated at 94.1 million acres, up 6% from last year. Growers expect to harvest 86.3 million acres for grain, up 9% from last year.
Upland cotton acreage in Tennessee was estimated at 310,000, down 25,000 acres from 2022. The U.S. total upland cotton acreage is estimated at 11.0 million acres, down 19% from the previous year.
Farmers in Tennessee intend to set an estimated 3,000 acres of burley tobacco for harvest. This was 300 acres above the 2022 level. Dark fire-cured tobacco acreage set was estimated at 5,800 acres, down 500 acres from the previous year. Dark air-cured tobacco acreage was estimated at 3,400 acres, down 300 from a year ago. Burley producing states acreage for harvest was estimated at 33,420 acres, 3% above last year.
Winter wheat seeded acreage in Tennessee was estimated at 470,000 acres, 60,000 acres above the previous year. Acreage harvested for grain was estimated at 390,000 acres, 55,000 acres above 2022. The U.S. winter wheat planted area was estimated at 37.0 million acres, up 11% from 2022. Area harvested for grain was forecast at 25.7 million acres, up 10% from last year.
Alfalfa hay acreage in Tennessee was estimated at 13,000 acres, up 1,000 from the 2022 crop. All other hay was estimated at 1.78 million acres, up 80,000 from a year ago. The U.S. all hay acreage was estimated at 52.0 million acres, up 5% from 2022.
