Smaller Winter Wheat Crop
WASHINGTON - May 9/14 - SNS -- Winter wheat production in the United States is forecast at 1.40 billion bushels, down 9% from 2013, according to the USDA.
As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 43.1 bushels per acre, down 4.3 bushels from last year. Expected grain area is forecast at 32.6 million acres, up slightly from last year.
Hard Red Winter (HRW) harvested acreage is up about 10% from the previous year. Soft Red Winter (SRW) harvested acreage is expected to be down 19% from last year. As of May 4, 31% of the winter wheat crop in the 18 major producing States was rated in good to excellent condition, slightly below the same week in 2013. Nationally, 29% of the winter wheat crop was headed by May 4, six percentage points behind the 5-year average pace.
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