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Barley Crop Down 12%

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
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                :  Area harvested  :       Yield per acre       :     Production
                :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      State     :        :         :        :       2016        :          :
                :  2015  :  2016   :  2015  :-------------------:   2015   :   2016
                :        :         :        : July 1  :August 1 :          :
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                :   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
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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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