Smaller U.S. Spring Wheat Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jul 11/13 - SNS --Production of spring wheat other than durum is forecast at 513 million bushels, down 5% from last year, according to the latest crop production estimates from the USDA.
Area harvested for grain is expected to total 12.0 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released June 28, 2013 but down 1% from last year. The United States yield is forecast at 42.9 bushels per acre, 2.1 bushels below 2012. Of the total production, 476 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 6% from last year.
Crop development has been behind normal this spring primarily due to excessive moisture. In the six major producing States, 18% of the crop was at or beyond the heading stage as of June 30, fifty-one percentage points behind last year and 14 percentage points less than the 5-year average.
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