Durum Output Sinks 26% in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Sep 30/13 - SNS -- Durum wheat production for 2013 is estimated at 61.5 million bushels, down 26% from 2012, according to the latest USDA small grains production estimates.
Grain area harvested totaled 1.42 million acres, down 33% from the previous year. The United States yield is estimated at 43.3 bushels per acre, up 4.5 bushels from 2012 and the second highest yield on record. Production in Idaho is down 15% from last year and represents a record low for the State.
Due to excessive moisture this season, crop development has progressed significantly behind normal in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. As a result, harvest progress in North Dakota and Montana as of September 1 was well behind last year and the 5-year average.
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2011-2013
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona ......: 80 105 80 79 104 79
California ...: 120 140 75 115 135 67
Idaho ........: 11 13 11 11 13 11
Montana ......: 400 550 505 385 545 490
North Dakota .: 750 1,340 795 715 1,330 770
South Dakota .: 8 5 4 7 5 4
:
United States : 1,369 2,153 1,470 1,312 2,132 1,421
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: Yield : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Arizona ......: 101.0 95.0 102.0 7,979 9,880 8,058
California ...: 109.0 105.0 100.0 12,535 14,175 6,700
Idaho ........: 69.0 62.0 62.0 759 806 682
Montana ......: 28.0 28.0 34.0 10,780 15,260 16,660
North Dakota .: 25.5 32.0 38.0 18,233 42,560 29,260
South Dakota .: 28.0 23.0 42.0 196 115 168
:
United States : 38.5 38.8 43.3 50,482 82,796 61,528
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