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U.S. Barley Production Summary - 1866-2015

Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015
[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
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           :       -- 1,000 acres --         bushels     1,000 bushels        dollars          1,000 dollars
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1866 ......:                     754           24.0          18,095            0.952               17,231
1867 ......:                   1,058           22.5          23,850            1.220               29,060
1868 ......:                   1,064           21.8          23,200            1.490               34,560
1869 ......:                   1,238           23.5          29,099            0.872               25,386
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1870 ......:                   1,331           21.8          29,047            0.853               24,764
1871 ......:                   1,348           20.5          27,690            0.771               21,343
1872 ......:                   1,421           22.5          32,005            0.738               23,623
1873 ......:                   1,473           20.7          30,536            0.963               29,392
1874 ......:                   1,628           22.2          36,125            0.962               34,753
1875 ......:                   1,702           19.3          32,812            0.856               28,090
1876 ......:                   1,973           20.6          40,711            0.685               27,894
1877 ......:                   1,962           20.0          39,173            0.633               24,780
1878 ......:                   1,848           20.3          37,448            0.584               21,861
1879 ......:                   1,926           22.0          42,369            0.599               25,359
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1880 ......:                   1,990           22.7          45,261            0.663               30,011
1881 ......:                   2,201           22.3          48,984            0.819               40,100
1882 ......:                   2,434           24.7          60,072            0.631               37,903
1883 ......:                   2,474           23.1          57,126            0.589               33,632
1884 ......:                   2,694           25.2          67,919            0.483               32,816
1885 ......:                   2,862           22.3          63,963            0.557               35,642
1886 ......:                   3,027           24.3          73,503            0.531               39,042
1887 ......:                   3,258           22.2          72,395            0.520               37,612
1888 ......:                   3,283           23.1          75,980            0.591               44,883
1889 ......:                   3,352           24.1          80,790            0.415               33,508
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1890 ......:                   3,250           21.5          69,880            0.621               43,422
1891 ......:                   3,590           26.2          94,160            0.522               49,182
1892 ......:                   3,857           24.7          95,170            0.466               44,388
1893 ......:                   3,689           23.6          87,109            0.402               35,009
1894 ......:                   3,639           20.4          74,211            0.437               32,438
1895 ......:                   4,185           25.0         104,475            0.328               34,280
1896 ......:                   4,131           23.6          97,479            0.296               28,888
1897 ......:                   4,120           24.9         102,575            0.343               35,212
1898 ......:                   4,113           23.9          98,174            0.389               38,169
1899 ......:                   4,472           26.4         118,161            0.388               45,847
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1900 ......:                   4,703           20.5          96,588            0.407               39,309
1901 ......:                   4,963           24.9         123,800            0.454               56,202
1902 ......:                   5,474           26.7         146,207            0.453               66,262
1903 ......:                   6,231           24.0         149,335            0.447               66,783
1904 ......:                   6,579           25.2         166,103            0.412               68,453
1905 ......:                   6,658           25.8         171,639            0.394               67,646
1906 ......:                   6,744           26.6         179,148            0.418               74,867
1907 ......:                   6,854           22.0         150,584            0.665              100,192
1908 ......:                   7,409           23.1         170,780            0.566               96,691
1909 ......:                   7,697           22.5         173,069            0.568               96,675
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                    --continued
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (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
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           :    ---- 1,000 acres ----        bushels     1,000 bushels        dollars          1,000 dollars
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1910 ......:                    7,546          18.9         142,419            0.601               86,465
1911 ......:                    7,613          19.1         145,074            0.814              119,656
1912 ......:                    7,542          26.1         196,927            0.510              100,311
1913 ......:                    7,673          20.7         158,820            0.526               83,402
1914 ......:                    7,653          23.2         177,712            0.528               95,335
1915 ......:                    7,279          28.4         206,976            0.514              107,726
1916 ......:                    7,623          20.9         159,157            0.789              127,898
1917 ......:                    8,453          21.6         182,209            1.220              224,362
1918 ......:                    9,198          24.5         225,067            0.962              214,110
1919 ......:                    6,579          19.9         131,086            1.280              163,006
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1920 ......:                    7,439          23.0         171,042            0.907              145,232
1921 ......:                    7,074          18.8         132,702            0.497               63,530
1922 ......:                    6,601          23.2         152,908            0.505               76,319
1923 ......:                    7,151          22.2         158,994            0.548               86,828
1924 ......:                    7,038          23.5         165,318            0.744              122,617
1925 ......:                    8,186          23.5         192,466            0.617              118,200
1926 ......:     8,796          7,917          21.0         166,030            0.574               96,093
1927 ......:     9,513          9,465          25.3         239,071            0.696              164,751
1928 ......:    12,828         12,735          25.8         328,351            0.585              186,730
1929 ......:    14,703         13,564          20.7         280,637            0.599              151,134
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1930 ......:    13,581         12,629          23.9         301,619            0.420              122,178
1931 ......:    13,820         11,181          17.9         200,280            0.354               65,616
1932 ......:    14,555         13,206          22.7         299,394            0.232               66,178
1933 ......:    14,200          9,641          15.9         152,839            0.429               66,349
1934 ......:    12,024          6,577          17.8         117,390            0.643               80,521
1935 ......:    13,956         12,436          23.2         288,667            0.376              109,372
1936 ......:    12,837          8,329          17.7         147,740            0.754              115,461
1937 ......:    12,346          9,969          22.3         221,889            0.549              120,257
1938 ......:    12,171         10,610          24.2         256,620            0.381               94,336
1939 ......:    15,513         12,739          21.8         278,193            0.403              112,541
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1940 ......:    15,689         13,525          23.0         311,278            0.393              123,543
1941 ......:    15,857         14,276          25.4         362,568            0.545              191,741
1942 ......:    19,686         16,958          25.3         429,450            0.633              271,231
1943 ......:    17,474         14,900          21.7         322,913            0.996              319,871
1944 ......:    14,352         12,301          22.5         276,275            1.010              280,434
1945 ......:    11,745         10,454          25.5         266,994            1.010              271,662
1946 ......:    11,467         10,380          25.5         265,059            1.380              360,773
1947 ......:    11,981         10,955          25.7         281,868            1.730              478,852
1948 ......:    13,063         11,905          26.5         315,537            1.160              363,258
1949 ......:    11,132          9,872          24.0         237,071            1.060              246,293
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                    --continued
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (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
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           :    ---- 1,000 acres ----        bushels     1,000 bushels        dollars          1,000 dollars
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1950 ......:    13,010         11,155          27.2         303,772            1.190               357,590
1951 ......:    10,790          9,424          27.3         257,213            1.260               319,754
1952 ......:     9,190          8,236          27.7         228,168            1.370               308,044
1953 ......:     9,615          8,680          28.4         246,723            1.170               283,778
1954 ......:    14,740         13,370          28.4         379,254            1.090               408,829
1955 ......:    16,293         14,523          27.8         403,065            0.920               369,753
1956 ......:    14,732         12,852          29.3         376,661            0.990               370,508
1957 ......:    16,398         14,872          29.8         442,761            0.887               389,461
1958 ......:    16,150         14,791          32.3         477,368            0.900               426,903
1959 ......:    16,766         14,869          28.3         420,203            0.860               357,584
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1960 ......:    15,527         13,856          31.0         429,005            0.840               355,248
1961 ......:    15,623         12,806          30.6         392,441            0.979               376,112
1962 ......:    14,380         12,214          35.0         427,726            0.915               385,872
1963 ......:    13,452         11,236          35.0         392,833            0.897               350,020
1964 ......:    11,652         10,277          37.6         386,059            0.953               365,050
1965 ......:    10,123          9,166          42.9         393,055            1.020               399,575
1966 ......:    11,184         10,250          38.3         392,108            1.060               411,849
1967 ......:    10,077          9,230          40.5         373,745            1.010               374,394
1968 ......:    10,486          9,732          43.8         426,151            0.921               390,241
1969 ......:    10,291          9,557          44.7         427,055            0.885               377,878
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1970 ......:    10,476          9,712          42.8         416,091            0.973               400,312
1971 ......:    11,061         10,104          45.8         462,423            0.993               457,558
1972 ......:    10,567          9,645          43.7         421,719            1.210               504,454
1973 ......:    11,045         10,295          40.5         417,434            2.140               881,569
1974 ......:     8,713          7,930          37.7         298,669            2.810               821,639
1975 ......:     9,373          8,617          44.0         379,162            2.420               905,923
1976 ......:     9,301          8,439          45.4         383,007            2.250               852,256
1977 ......:    10,778          9,728          44.0         427,784            1.780               760,043
1978 ......:     9,989          9,248          49.2         454,759            1.920               871,070
1979 ......:     8,116          7,527          50.9         383,201            2.270               880,392
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1980 ......:     8,320          7,260          49.7         361,135            2.790             1,025,618
1981 ......:     9,618          9,038          52.4         473,512            2.480             1,166,532
1982 ......:     9,549          9,013          57.2         515,935            2.180             1,114,993
1983 ......:    10,411          9,721          52.3         508,269            2.470             1,269,991
1984 ......:    11,934         11,218          53.3         598,034            2.290             1,356,634
1985 ......:    13,139         11,591          50.9         590,213            1.980             1,130,022
1986 ......:    13,024         11,974          50.8         608,532            1.610               989,405
1987 ......:    10,929          9,957          52.4         521,499            1.810               967,008
1988 ......:     9,831          7,636          38.0         289,994            2.800               775,229
1989 ......:     9,125          8,313          48.6         404,203            2.420               968,180
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                    --continued
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (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
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           :    ---- 1,000 acres ---         bushels     1,000 bushels        dollars          1,000 dollars
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1990 ......:    8,221          7,529           56.1         422,196            2.140               911,545
1991 ......:    8,941          8,413           55.2         464,326            2.100               996,542
1992 ......:    7,762          7,285           62.5         455,090            2.040               946,463
1993 ......:    7,786          6,753           58.9         398,041            1.990               812,889
1994 ......:    7,159          6,667           56.2         374,862            2.030               783,709
1995 ......:    6,689          6,279           57.2         359,376            2.890             1,028,183
1996 ......:    7,094          6,707           58.5         392,433            2.740             1,080,940
1997 ......:    6,706          6,198           58.1         359,878            2.380               861,620
1998 ......:    6,325          5,854           60.1         351,569            1.980               685,734
1999 ......:    4,983          4,573           59.5         271,996            2.130               578,425
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2000 ......:    5,801          5,200           61.1         317,804            2.110               647,966
2001 ......:    4,951          4,273           58.1         248,329            2.220               535,110
2002 ......:    5,008          4,123           55.0         226,906            2.720               605,635
2003 ......:    5,348          4,727           58.9         278,283            2.830               755,140
2004 ......:    4,527          4,021           69.6         279,743            2.480               698,184
2005 ......:    3,875          3,269           64.8         211,896            2.530               527,633
2006 ......:    3,452          2,951           61.1         180,165            2.850               498,691
2007 ......:    4,018          3,502           60.0         210,110            4.020               834,954
2008 ......:    4,239          3,775           63.3         239,072            5.370             1,253,452
2009 ......:    3,568          3,114           72.8         226,603            4.660               968,676
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2010 ......:    2,872          2,465           73.1         180,241            3.860               691,573
2011 ......:    2,564          2,241           69.1         154,788            5.350               808,741
2012 ......:    3,660          3,274           66.9         218,990            6.430             1,371,381
2013 ......:    3,528          3,040           71.3         216,745            6.060             1,265,798
2014 ......:    3,031          2,497           72.7         181,542            5.300               914,955
2015 ......:    3,558          3,109           68.9         214,297            5.500             1,117,323
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1/ December 1 price through 1907; season average price, 1908-1985, marketing year average price beginning
   1986. United States price weighted by sales from 1909 to date; weighted by production from 1866-1908.

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