WASHINGTON - Aug 12/16 - SNS -- U.S. barley production is forecast at 190 million bushels, up 4% from the July forecast but down 12% from 2015, according to the USDA's latest estimate for the crop.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 73.6 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushels from the previous forecast and up 4.7 bushels from last year. If realized, this would represent a record high yield for the United States. State-level record high barley yields are expected in Arizona and Colorado. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.58 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 17% from 2015.
Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015 and Forecasted August 1, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2016 : : : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 :-------------------: 2015 : 2016 : : : : July 1 :August 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres -------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 16 15 120.0 125.0 125.0 1,920 1,875 California .....: 25 30 55.0 50.0 60.0 1,375 1,800 Colorado .......: 63 57 130.0 135.0 142.0 8,190 8,094 Idaho ..........: 550 560 97.0 95.0 95.0 53,350 53,200 Minnesota ......: 120 75 77.0 53.0 64.0 9,240 4,800 Montana ........: 850 770 52.0 55.0 57.0 44,200 43,890 North Dakota ...: 1,050 700 64.0 62.0 68.0 67,200 47,600 Virginia .......: 16 18 75.0 64.0 64.0 1,200 1,152 Washington .....: 100 110 48.0 66.0 71.0 4,800 7,810 Wyoming ........: 86 81 95.0 107.0 99.0 8,170 8,019 : Other States 1/ : 233 162 62.9 72.2 70.4 14,652 11,412 : United States ..: 3,109 2,578 68.9 70.9 73.6 214,297 189,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For 2015, Other States include: Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. For 2016, Other States include: Delaware, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2016 Summary."
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