WASHINGTON - Jul 12/17 - SNS -- U.S. barley production is forecast at 143 million bushels, down 28% from 2016, according to the latest USDA crop forecast.
Based on conditions as of July 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 73.5 bushels per acre, down 4.4 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 1.95 million acres, is unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2017, but down 24% from 2016. When compared with last year, the largest yield decreases are expected in North Dakota and Washington due to dry conditions. A record high yield is forecast in Colorado.
Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and Forecasted July 1, 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---- bushels --- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 15 19 128.0 125.0 1,920 2,375 California .....: 55 35 75.0 66.0 4,125 2,310 Colorado .......: 74 54 129.0 135.0 9,546 7,290 Idaho ..........: 580 480 107.0 102.0 62,060 48,960 Minnesota ......: 79 85 66.0 67.0 5,214 5,695 Montana ........: 780 550 60.0 56.0 46,800 30,800 North Dakota ...: 640 410 67.0 55.0 42,880 22,550 Virginia .......: 12 10 67.0 71.0 804 710 Washington .....: 93 96 77.0 65.0 7,161 6,240 Wyoming ........: 82 62 96.0 93.0 7,872 5,766 : Other States 1/ : 148 145 73.6 70.8 10,900 10,271 : United States ..: 2,558 1,946 77.9 73.5 199,282 142,967 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include: Delaware, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2017 Summary."
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