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Barley Crop Improves Despite HeatWASHINGTON - Aug 10/12 - SNS -- The 2012 barley crop is forecast at 221 million bushels, up 2% from the July forecast and 42% from 2011, according to the latest USDA crop estimate. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 67.6 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from July but down 2.0 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 3.27 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 46% from 2011. Sunny skies and adequate soil moisture levels promoted one of the quickest seeding paces on record for barley. By May 20, 98% of the Nation's barley crop was in the ground, 17 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. With the exception of Washington, emergence in the five major estimating States neared completion toward the end of May. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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