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U.S. Spring Wheat Production Summary - 1919-2015

Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1919-2015
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     :Price per bushel 1/:Value of production 2/
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres ------              bushels          1,000 bushels          dollars           1,000 dollars
         :
1919 ....:                          19,612                9.0               176,253
1920 ....:                          17,917               10.6               190,732
1921 ....:                          15,777               10.5               166,215
1922 ....:                          14,368               13.7               197,046
1923 ....:                          14,272               11.7               166,528
1924 ....:                          13,449               15.6               210,344
1925 ....:                          16,385               12.9               210,711
1926 ....:      15,240              14,456               10.9               158,257
1927 ....:      16,064              16,003               15.5               248,812
1928 ....:      15,866              15,598               15.4               240,041
1929 ....:      17,294              16,612               11.0               182,684              0.651
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1930 ....:      17,566              16,857               11.6               195,581              0.640
1931 ....:      16,589              11,273                8.4                95,170              0.467
1932 ....:      18,469              17,807               12.6               224,346              0.377
1933 ....:      21,137              16,814                9.4               157,529              0.672
1934 ....:      17,305               7,819               10.4                81,134              0.856
1935 ....:      19,747              15,475                8.7               135,389              0.855
1936 ....:      20,429               9,638               10.2                98,164              1.040
1937 ....:      19,755              14,309               11.0               157,383              0.914
1938 ....:      18,724              16,146               12.1               195,020              0.534
1939 ....:      13,520              12,023               11.9               143,052              0.690
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1940 ....:      14,913              14,149               13.4               189,543              0.666
1941 ....:      14,064              13,633               16.7               227,585              0.917
1942 ....:      11,990              11,644               19.4               225,986              1.070
1943 ....:      15,333              14,714               18.5               272,832              1.320
1944 ....:      17,270              16,567               16.8               278,544              1.380
1945 ....:      16,703              16,139               16.0               257,794              1.490
1946 ....:      16,858              16,281               15.2               246,690              1.950
1947 ....:      17,091              16,636               15.4               255,607              2.420
1948 ....:      16,735              16,235               16.0               259,628              1.960
1949 ....:      18,961              17,926               11.2               201,216              1.930               388,414
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1950 ....:      15,970              15,528               15.6               241,495              1.990               480,061
1951 ....:      19,793              19,262               15.7               302,577              2.070               624,839
1952 ....:      19,320              18,061               12.1               218,727              2.060               450,305
1953 ....:      19,741              19,042               14.4               275,072              2.040               561,444
1954 ....:      14,285              13,829               12.8               177,549              2.140               378,761
1955 ....:      12,564              12,235               17.3               211,878              2.010               425,243
1956 ....:      13,748              11,918               19.0               226,014              1.970               444,566
1957 ....:      10,053               9,798               20.8               204,007              1.970               400,324
1958 ....:      11,405              11,118               23.6               262,228              1.810               473,333
1959 ....:      11,874              11,013               16.3               179,791              1.810               326,152
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                         --continued
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1919-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     :Price per bushel 1/:Value of production 2/
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres ------              bushels          1,000 bushels          dollars           1,000 dollars
         :
1960 ....:      10,500              10,202               20.5               208,945              1.780                371,147
1961 ....:      10,430               9,193               14.8               136,213              1.990                270,877
1962 ....:       7,945               7,587               26.2               198,811              2.100                418,921
1963 ....:       9,021               8,700               20.8               181,304              1.930                350,603
1964 ....:       9,521               9,220               21.1               194,238              1.420                273,702
1965 ....:       9,858               9,678               23.6               228,662              1.440                324,846
1966 ....:       8,868               8,574               21.6               184,880              1.650                304,971
1967 ....:      10,789              10,560               23.4               247,036              1.440                355,521
1968 ....:       9,478               9,215               26.0               239,436              1.330                318,235
1969 ....:       7,646               7,423               27.3               202,837              1.390                281,743
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1970 ....:       8,949               8,757               23.6               207,043              1.480                305,370
1971 ....:      12,807              12,451               30.7               381,820              1.320                503,331
1972 ....:      10,138               9,894               29.0               286,799              1.890                542,830
1973 ....:      12,801              12,517               28.3               354,112              4.280              1,516,105
1974 ....:      14,847              14,491               22.4               325,147              4.410              1,432,751
1975 ....:      14,116              13,443               26.8               360,665              3.980              1,434,366
1976 ....:      17,825              16,765               26.8               449,748              2.680              1,204,738
1977 ....:      15,758              14,889               28.6               425,144              2.450              1,042,366
1978 ....:      14,330              13,980               30.0               419,750              2.890              1,212,851
1979 ....:      15,595              15,095               28.2               426,172              3.590              1,530,978
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1980 ....:      17,492              14,650               25.3               370,528              3.960              1,467,565
1981 ....:      16,928              16,511               30.6               505,260              3.660              1,847,451
1982 ....:      16,426              16,127               33.8               545,544              3.540              1,946,887
1983 ....:      11,749              11,314               31.7               358,541              3.720              1,337,029
1984 ....:      12,517              12,196               35.3               431,072              3.530              1,512,885
1985 ....:      14,616              13,687               35.4               484,980              3.380              1,582,574
1986 ....:      15,109              14,641               32.3               472,230              2.540              1,189,733
1987 ....:      13,682              13,334               33.7               449,687              2.620              1,222,989
1988 ....:      13,393              10,542               19.5               205,460              3.770                795,717
1989 ....:      17,733              17,007               28.8               489,747              3.610              1,775,450
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1990 ....:      16,723              15,875               36.7               583,124              2.580              1,471,415
1991 ....:      15,604              15,100               33.4               504,565              3.150              1,644,494
1992 ....:      18,750              18,119               41.8               757,608              3.290              2,477,024
1993 ....:      18,340              16,801               33.7               565,821              3.580              2,035,871
1994 ....:      18,329              17,700               31.8               562,291              3.420              1,940,845
1995 ....:      17,004              16,612               32.2               535,125              4.590              2,499,324
1996 ....:      20,030              19,689               35.1               691,680              4.200              2,844,028
1997 ....:      19,117              18,323               29.9               548,155              3.530              1,915,589
1998 ....:      15,567              15,148               34.9               528,469              3.000              1,587,402
1999 ....:      15,348              14,768               34.1               503,108              2.880              1,438,357
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                         --continued
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1919-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     :Price per bushel 1/:Value of production 2/
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres ------              bushels          1,000 bushels          dollars           1,000 dollars
         :
2000 ....:      15,299              14,489               38.4               556,632              2.850              1,586,790
2001 ....:      15,579              14,519               35.2               510,778              2.900              1,481,852
2002 ....:      15,639              13,373               29.1               388,917              3.820              1,497,245
2003 ....:      13,842              13,441               39.5               531,402              3.620              1,934,160
2004 ....:      13,763              13,174               43.2               568,918              3.510              1,987,478
2005 ....:      14,036              13,609               37.1               504,456              3.660              1,863,942
2006 ....:      14,899              13,878               33.2               460,480              4.460              2,082,936
2007 ....:      13,292              12,942               37.1               479,623              7.160              3,519,240
2008 ....:      14,115              13,462               40.5               545,854              7.310              3,942,651
2009 ....:      13,218              12,905               45.2               582,911              5.230              2,967,139
         :
2010 ....:      13,541              13,202               46.1               609,228              6.490              4,110,061
2011 ....:      12,344              12,029               37.7               452,938              8.240              3,669,782
2012 ....:      12,259              12,027               44.9               540,419              8.240              4,455,350
2013 ....:      11,606              11,344               47.1               534,101              6.730              3,580,760
2014 ....:      13,025              12,740               46.7               595,038              5.750              3,396,429
2015 ....:      13,247              12,941               46.3               599,080              4.850              2,869,000
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1/ Season average price, 1929-1939. United States prices weighted by sales. Season average price, 1940-1979. United State prices
   weighted by sales. Season average price, 1980-1984. Marketing year average beginning 1985. United States prices weighted by
   sales.
2/ The 1982-1984 values include allowances for loans outstanding and government purchases, valued at the average loan and purchase
   rate by States.

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