Spring Wheat Output Rises 12%
WASHINGTON - Sep 30/14 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum is estimated at 601 million bushels in the U.S., up 12% from the revised 2013 total, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Harvested area totaled 12.8 million acres, up 13% from last year. The United States yield is estimated at 46.9 bushels per acre, down slightly from last year.
Of the total production, 561 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, up 14% from last year. Record high yields are estimated in the Dakotas.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2012-2014
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014
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: 1,000 acres
:
Colorado .....: 13 10 9 12 9 8
Idaho ........: 520 530 480 500 510 455
Minnesota ....: 1,350 1,200 1,220 1,310 1,160 1,180
Montana ......: 2,950 2,950 3,050 2,900 2,830 2,990
Nevada .......: 6 8 6 2 3 1
North Dakota .: 5,750 5,100 6,250 5,700 5,060 6,190
Oregon .......: 95 90 80 93 88 78
South Dakota .: 1,080 1,190 1,300 1,020 1,165 1,280
Utah .........: 15 18 10 13 14 8
Washington ...: 510 510 620 505 505 610
:
United States : 12,289 11,606 13,025 12,055 11,344 12,800
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: Yield : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014
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: ---------- bushels --------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Colorado .....: 89.0 82.0 64.0 1,068 738 512
Idaho ........: 76.0 77.0 76.0 38,000 39,270 34,580
Minnesota ....: 57.0 57.0 55.0 74,670 66,120 64,900
Montana ......: 33.0 37.0 36.0 95,700 104,710 107,640
Nevada .......: 70.0 75.0 60.0 140 225 60
North Dakota .: 45.0 46.5 47.5 256,500 235,290 294,025
Oregon .......: 62.0 63.0 48.0 5,766 5,544 3,744
South Dakota .: 41.0 44.0 56.0 41,820 51,260 71,680
Utah .........: 40.0 46.0 54.0 520 644 432
Washington ...: 55.0 60.0 38.0 27,775 30,300 23,180
:
United States : 45.0 47.1 46.9 541,959 534,101 600,753
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