Sharply Smaller Proso Millet Crop
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/12 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2011 totaled 9.15 million bushels, down 21% from 2010, according to the USDA's final production estimate for 2011 crops.
Planted area, at 370,000 acres, is down 5%, while harvested area, at 338,000 acres, is down 7% from last year. The average yield for 2011 is estimated at 27.1 bushels per acre, down 4.7 bushels from last year and the lowest average yield since 2006.
Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2009-2011
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .....: 170 220 250 150 215 230
Nebraska .....: 95 90 80 50 88 73
South Dakota .: 85 80 40 65 60 35
:
United States : 350 390 370 265 363 338
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011
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: ---------- bushels --------- ------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Colorado .....: 35.0 33.0 27.0 5,250 7,095 6,210
Nebraska .....: 27.0 30.0 23.0 1,350 2,640 1,679
South Dakota .: 35.0 30.0 36.0 2,275 1,800 1,260
:
United States : 33.5 31.8 27.1 8,875 11,535 9,149
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