Little Change in U.S. Durum Output

WASHINGTON - Jul 12/16 - SNS -- Durum wheat production in the United States is forecast at 82.8 million bushels, up less than 1% from 2015, according to the latest USDA crop production estimate.

The United States yield is forecast at 39.8 bushels per acre, down 3.7 bushels from last year. Expected area to be harvested for grain totals 2.08 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2016 but up 10% from last year.

Crop development has progressed ahead of normal this year in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. As of July 3, 52% of the acreage in Montana and 82% of the acreage in North Dakota was rated in good to excellent condition.

Durum Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015 and
Forecasted July 1, 2016
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                :    Area harvested     :        Yield per acre         :      Production
                :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      State     :           :           :           :       2016        :           :
                :   2015    :   2016    :   2015    :-------------------:   2015    :   2016
                :           :           :           : June 1  : July 1  :           :
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                :   -- 1,000 acres --       --------- bushels --------        1,000 bushels
                :
Arizona ........:     140          97       101.0      107.0     107.0     14,140      10,379
California .....:      60          45       103.0      104.0     105.0      6,180       4,725
Montana ........:     605         665        31.0       (NA)      34.0     18,755      22,610
North Dakota ...:   1,075       1,260        39.5       (NA)      35.0     42,463      44,100
                :
Other States 1/ :      16          15        59.1       (NA)      63.7        946         956
                :
United States ..:   1,896       2,082        43.5       (NA)      39.8     82,484      82,770
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Other States include Idaho and South Dakota. Individual State level estimates will be
     published in the "Small Grains 2016 Summary."