U.S. Barley Crop Down 18%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Barley production in the United States is estimated at 177 million bushels, down 18% from the 2013 total, according to the USDA's final crop estimates for 2014.
Average yield per acre, at 72.4 bushels, is up 1.1 bushels from the previous year and represents the third highest yield on record for the United States.
Producers seeded 2.98 million acres in 2014, down 16% from last year. Harvested area, at 2.44 million acres, is down 20% from 2013.
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