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U.S. Winter Wheat Production Summary - 1909-2015

Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015
[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
         :
1909 ....:      29,196              27,018               15.5                417,796
1910 ....:      32,878              28,152               15.3                429,875
1911 ....:      33,653              29,780               14.4                428,740
1912 ....:      35,709              28,406               14.2                402,703
1913 ....:      33,608              31,962               15.7                501,239
1914 ....:      37,429              36,203               18.5                670,945
1915 ....:      41,524              39,597               16.2                640,565
1916 ....:      39,023              34,078               13.4                456,118
1917 ....:      40,918              26,825               14.5                389,956
1918 ....:      43,399              37,171               15.0                556,506
1919 ....:      51,391              50,404               14.8                748,460             2.100
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1920 ....:      45,505              40,409               15.2                613,227             1.480
1921 ....:      45,479              43,160               14.0                602,793             0.945
1922 ....:      47,415              41,649               13.7                571,459             1.040
1923 ....:      45,488              38,712               14.3                555,299             0.945
1924 ....:      38,638              35,418               16.2                573,563             1.320
1925 ....:      40,922              31,964               12.5                400,619             1.480
1926 ....:      40,604              37,597               16.8                631,607             1.210
1927 ....:      44,134              38,195               14.4                548,188             1.160
1928 ....:      48,431              36,853               15.7                579,066             1.030
1929 ....:      44,145              41,241               14.2                587,057             1.040
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1930 ....:      45,248              41,111               15.4                633,809             0.694
1931 ....:      45,915              43,488               19.0                825,315             0.382
1932 ....:      43,628              36,101               13.6                491,511             0.391
1933 ....:      44,802              30,348               12.5                378,283             0.777
1934 ....:      44,836              34,683               12.6                438,683             0.844
1935 ....:      47,436              33,602               14.0                469,412             0.827
1936 ....:      49,986              37,944               13.8                523,603             1.020
1937 ....:      57,845              47,075               14.6                688,574             0.977
1938 ....:      56,464              49,567               13.8                685,178             0.574
1939 ....:      46,154              37,681               15.0                565,672             0.694
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1940 ....:      43,536              36,095               16.4                592,809             0.690
1941 ....:      46,045              39,778               16.9                673,727             0.957
1942 ....:      38,855              36,020               19.5                702,159             1.110
1943 ....:      38,515              34,563               15.6                537,476             1.390
1944 ....:      46,821              41,125               18.3                751,901             1.430
1945 ....:      50,463              47,024               17.4                816,989             1.500
1946 ....:      52,227              48,371               18.0                869,592             1.890
1947 ....:      58,248              54,935               19.3              1,058,976             2.240
1948 ....:      58,332              52,963               18.7                990,141             2.000
1949 ....:      61,177              54,414               15.8                858,127             1.860              1,597,238
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                         --continued
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015 (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
         :
1950 ....:      52,399              43,250               17.1                740,637             2.010              1,485,124
1951 ....:      56,145              40,093               16.2                650,822             2.140              1,390,463
1952 ....:      56,997              50,895               20.9              1,065,220             2.090              2,224,228
1953 ....:      57,087              46,933               18.9                885,032             2.030              1,792,628
1954 ....:      46,617              39,218               20.4                801,369             2.110              1,688,328
1955 ....:      44,297              33,707               20.9                705,636             1.960              1,385,609
1956 ....:      44,418              35,532               20.8                740,592             1.960              1,449,455
1957 ....:      37,420              31,670               22.5                711,798             1.920              1,369,233
1958 ....:      43,674              41,023               28.6              1,173,538             1.730              2,027,412
1959 ....:      43,615              39,562               23.2                917,752             1.740              1,601,369
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1960 ....:      42,725              40,027               27.8              1,111,403             1.740              1,924,588
1961 ....:      43,489              40,754               26.4              1,074,807             1.790              1,921,128
1962 ....:      38,895              33,734               24.4                822,887             2.000              1,646,539
1963 ....:      42,289              34,807               26.3                914,090             1.830              1,673,693
1964 ....:      43,632              38,075               26.8              1,020,987             1.350              1,389,380
1965 ....:      45,142              37,586               27.1              1,017,075             1.330              1,359,702
1966 ....:      42,746              38,616               27.4              1,057,371             1.630              1,719,595
1967 ....:      53,649              45,039               26.5              1,194,119             1.360              1,622,485
1968 ....:      48,667              41,929               29.0              1,217,555             1.200              1,462,504
1969 ....:      42,338              36,303               31.2              1,131,439             1.210              1,371,711
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1970 ....:      37,623              32,702               33.4              1,091,744             1.300              1,424,927
1971 ....:      38,072              32,370               35.4              1,145,011             1.350              1,544,116
1972 ....:      42,183              34,859               34.0              1,186,498             1.710              2,022,251
1973 ....:      43,501              38,747               33.0              1,278,220             3.720              4,745,524
1974 ....:      52,023              46,778               29.4              1,375,526             3.900              5,370,469
1975 ....:      55,954              51,376               32.0              1,642,900             3.370              5,540,438
1976 ....:      57,822              49,578               31.5              1,564,118             2.730              4,264,862
1977 ....:      56,469              48,772               31.6              1,540,419             2.280              3,506,778
1978 ....:      47,549              38,491               31.8              1,222,446             3.010              3,677,175
1979 ....:      51,787              43,427               36.9              1,601,234             3.790              6,075,553
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1980 ....:      57,771              51,635               36.8              1,902,011             3.830              7,286,005
1981 ....:      65,547              58,476               35.9              2,097,057             3.650              7,643,158
1982 ....:      65,516              57,633               36.0              2,073,560             3.420              7,036,361
1983 ....:      62,105              47,584               41.8              1,988,304             3.420              6,805,574
1984 ....:      63,419              51,513               40.0              2,060,266             3.320              6,864,487
1985 ....:      57,712              47,923               38.1              1,826,625             2.980              5,426,601
1986 ....:      53,895              43,170               35.2              1,520,433             2.330              3,580,879
1987 ....:      48,806              39,332               39.8              1,565,381             2.490              3,962,170
1988 ....:      48,800              39,800               39.2              1,561,910             3.650              5,684,359
1989 ....:      55,091              41,509               35.0              1,454,642             3.780              5,450,176
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                         --continued
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1909-2015 (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
         :
1990 ....:      56,748              49,721               40.7              2,024,224             2.620               5,376,551
1991 ....:      51,024              39,506               34.7              1,371,617             2.920               4,009,797
1992 ....:      50,922              42,123               38.2              1,609,284             3.240               5,226,189
1993 ....:      51,587              43,811               40.2              1,760,143             3.030               5,287,607
1994 ....:      49,197              41,355               40.2              1,661,943             3.370               5,578,351
1995 ....:      48,591              40,987               37.7              1,545,303             4.410               6,720,901
1996 ....:      51,445              39,574               37.1              1,469,618             4.330               6,396,217
1997 ....:      47,985              41,340               44.6              1,845,528             3.230               5,948,655
1998 ....:      46,449              40,126               46.9              1,880,733             2.520               4,740,361
1999 ....:      43,281              35,436               47.8              1,693,130             2.290               3,863,641
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2000 ....:      43,313              35,002               44.6              1,561,723             2.510               3,883,640
2001 ....:      40,943              31,165               43.4              1,353,119             2.720               3,661,591
2002 ....:      41,766              29,742               38.2              1,137,001             3.410               3,810,235
2003 ....:      45,384              36,753               46.7              1,716,376             3.270               5,596,916
2004 ....:      43,320              34,432               43.5              1,497,979             3.320               4,943,118
2005 ....:      40,418              33,779               44.3              1,497,764             3.320               4,950,001
2006 ....:      40,565              31,107               41.6              1,294,461             4.170               5,367,806
2007 ....:      45,012              35,938               41.7              1,499,241             6.130               9,077,574
2008 ....:      46,781              40,000               47.1              1,885,575             6.570              12,054,269
2009 ....:      43,287              34,550               44.0              1,521,077             4.710               7,070,719
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2010 ....:      36,576              31,219               46.5              1,452,313             5.370               7,835,595
2011 ....:      40,596              32,378               46.1              1,493,130             6.810              10,154,257
2012 ....:      40,897              34,609               47.1              1,630,387             7.550              12,245,482
2013 ....:      43,230              32,650               47.3              1,542,902             6.890              10,590,949
2014 ....:      42,409              32,299               42.6              1,377,216             5.920               8,036,108
2015 ....:      39,461              32,257               42.5              1,370,188             4.900               6,716,666
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1/ Season average price, 1919-1939. United States prices weighted by sales. Season average price, 1940-1979. United States prices
   weighted by sales. Season average price, 1980-1984. Marketing year average, 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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