WASHINGTON - Aug 10/17 - SNS -- U.S. barley roduction is forecast at 140 million bushels, down 2% from the July 1 forecast and down 30% from 2016, according to the latest USDA production estimate's of the season.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 72.1 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the previous forecast and down 5.8 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 1.95 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 24% from 2016. When compared with last year, the largest yield decreases are expected in Montana and Washington due to dry conditions. Record high barley yields are expected in California and Colorado.
Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and Forecasted August 1, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2017 : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 :-------------------: 2016 : 2017 : : : : July 1 :August 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres -------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 15 19 128.0 125.0 125.0 1,920 2,375 California .....: 55 35 75.0 66.0 80.0 4,125 2,800 Colorado .......: 74 54 129.0 135.0 135.0 9,546 7,290 Idaho ..........: 580 480 107.0 102.0 101.0 62,060 48,480 Minnesota ......: 79 85 66.0 67.0 70.0 5,214 5,950 Montana ........: 780 550 60.0 56.0 46.0 46,800 25,300 North Dakota ...: 640 410 67.0 55.0 59.0 42,880 24,190 Virginia .......: 12 10 67.0 71.0 73.0 804 730 Washington .....: 93 96 77.0 65.0 63.0 7,161 6,048 Wyoming ........: 82 62 96.0 93.0 100.0 7,872 6,200 : Other States 1/ : 148 145 73.6 70.8 74.9 10,900 10,857 : United States ..: 2,558 1,946 77.9 73.5 72.1 199,282 140,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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