Less Durum in California and Arizona
WASHINGTON - Jun 12/13 - SNS -- Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 15.2 million bushels, down 3% from the May forecast and down 37% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
In Southern California, crop harvest is well underway with no reports of any significant disease or pest.
Durum Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2012 and
Forecasted June 1, 2013
[Area harvested for the United States and remaining States will be published in "Acreage"
released June 2013. Yield and production will be published in "Crop Production" released
July 2013. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2013 : :
: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 :-------------------: 2012 : 2013
: : : : May 1 : June 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels
:
Arizona ........: 104 64 95.0 105.0 105.0 9,880 6,720
California .....: 135 85 105.0 105.0 100.0 14,175 8,500
Montana ........: 515 28.0 14,420
North Dakota ...: 1,330 32.0 42,560
:
Other States 1/ : 18 51.2 921
:
United States ..: 2,102 39.0 81,956
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1/ Other States include Idaho and South Dakota. Individual State level estimates will be
published in the "Small Grains 2013 Summary."
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