WASHINGTON - Sep 28/18 - SNS -- Winter wheat production for 2018 totaled 1.18 billion bushels, down 7% from the 2017 total of 1.27 billion bushels, according to the USDA's annual small grains production report.
The United States yield, at 47.9 bushels per acre, was down 2.3 bushels from 2017. Area harvested for grain was estimated at a record low 24.7 million acres, down 2% from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Louisiana, Montana, and Nevada for 2018.
Harvested acreage was down from 2017 in most of the major Hard Red Winter (HRW) growing States, the primary winter wheat producing area. As a result of the decreased harvested acreage and lower yields in 2018, HRW production totaled 662 million bushels, down 12% from 2017.
In the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing area, planted and harvested acreage decreased from 2017 across the region. SRW production totaled 286 million bushels, down 2% from 2017.
White winter production totaled 236 million bushels, up 4% from the previous year. Harvested acreage in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) was up less than 1% from 2017. Yields were up from last year throughout the region.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 230 150 160 170 100 110 Arizona .......: 14 25 20 7 18 4 Arkansas ......: 195 200 175 115 125 95 California ....: 425 385 380 170 155 110 Colorado ......: 2,350 2,250 2,250 2,190 2,020 1,950 Delaware ......: 70 75 75 65 69 45 Florida .......: 25 20 15 17 14 10 Georgia .......: 180 160 200 110 70 70 Idaho .........: 770 720 720 720 670 680 Illinois ......: 520 500 600 470 470 560 : Indiana .......: 330 290 310 280 240 260 Iowa ..........: 25 16 16 17 8 6 Kansas ........: 8,500 7,600 7,700 8,200 6,950 7,300 Kentucky ......: 510 480 450 400 310 300 Louisiana .....: 25 20 15 20 13 10 Maryland ......: 360 410 360 260 185 200 Michigan ......: 610 480 510 570 425 470 Minnesota .....: 11 10 11 8 5 5 Mississippi ...: 65 45 55 50 25 30 Missouri ......: 690 640 740 570 540 520 : Montana .......: 2,250 1,750 1,650 2,150 1,590 1,570 Nebraska ......: 1,370 1,120 1,100 1,310 1,020 1,010 Nevada ........: 10 14 13 6 5 5 New Jersey ....: 25 23 18 21 17 15 New Mexico ....: 345 330 315 210 135 105 New York ......: 120 140 110 115 125 95 North Carolina : 420 450 460 355 375 370 North Dakota ..: 130 70 85 120 35 70 Ohio ..........: 580 460 490 560 435 450 Oklahoma ......: 5,000 4,500 4,400 3,500 2,900 2,500 : Oregon ........: 720 700 720 710 690 695 Pennsylvania ..: 190 210 195 150 150 145 South Carolina : 60 90 80 50 75 65 South Dakota ..: 1,180 910 830 1,100 520 660 Tennessee .....: 400 370 380 335 275 285 Texas .........: 5,000 4,700 4,500 2,800 2,350 1,750 Utah ..........: 120 120 120 112 108 94 Virginia ......: 210 210 230 175 145 155 Washington ....: 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,670 1,650 1,650 West Virginia .: 7 8 7 4 4 3 Wisconsin .....: 270 210 240 250 170 200 Wyoming .......: 140 135 130 125 105 115 : United States .: 36,152 32,696 32,535 30,237 25,291 24,742 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Winter Wheat Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels --------- : Alabama .......: 70.0 77.0 72.0 11,900 7,700 7,920 Arizona .......: 95.0 100.0 40.0 665 1,800 160 Arkansas ......: 54.0 52.0 55.0 6,210 6,500 5,225 California ....: 78.0 64.0 77.0 13,260 9,920 8,470 Colorado ......: 48.0 43.0 36.0 105,120 86,860 70,200 Delaware ......: 67.0 73.0 71.0 4,355 5,037 3,195 Florida .......: 30.0 37.0 36.0 510 518 360 Georgia .......: 46.0 47.0 54.0 5,060 3,290 3,780 Idaho .........: 94.0 80.0 90.0 67,680 53,600 61,200 Illinois ......: 74.0 76.0 66.0 34,780 35,720 36,960 : Indiana .......: 81.0 74.0 71.0 22,680 17,760 18,460 Iowa ..........: 63.0 68.0 58.0 1,071 544 348 Kansas ........: 57.0 48.0 38.0 467,400 333,600 277,400 Kentucky ......: 80.0 77.0 66.0 32,000 23,870 19,800 Louisiana .....: 45.0 46.0 65.0 900 598 650 Maryland ......: 64.0 71.0 63.0 16,640 13,135 12,600 Michigan ......: 89.0 79.0 76.0 50,730 33,575 35,720 Minnesota .....: 61.0 45.0 60.0 488 225 300 Mississippi ...: 48.0 58.0 49.0 2,400 1,450 1,470 Missouri ......: 70.0 68.0 59.0 39,900 36,720 30,680 : Montana .......: 49.0 42.0 50.0 105,350 66,780 78,500 Nebraska ......: 54.0 46.0 49.0 70,740 46,920 49,490 Nevada ........: 75.0 107.0 120.0 450 535 600 New Jersey ....: 64.0 64.0 62.0 1,344 1,088 930 New Mexico ....: 22.0 30.0 15.0 4,620 4,050 1,575 New York ......: 74.0 67.0 69.0 8,510 8,375 6,555 North Carolina : 41.0 55.0 57.0 14,555 20,625 21,090 North Dakota ..: 48.0 37.0 43.0 5,760 1,295 3,010 Ohio ..........: 80.0 74.0 75.0 44,800 32,190 33,750 Oklahoma ......: 39.0 34.0 28.0 136,500 98,600 70,000 : Oregon ........: 50.0 63.0 67.0 35,500 43,470 46,565 Pennsylvania ..: 68.0 72.0 65.0 10,200 10,800 9,425 South Carolina : 43.0 49.0 54.0 2,150 3,675 3,510 South Dakota ..: 58.0 40.0 48.0 63,800 20,800 31,680 Tennessee .....: 73.0 70.0 65.0 24,455 19,250 18,525 Texas .........: 32.0 29.0 32.0 89,600 68,150 56,000 Utah ..........: 60.0 52.0 52.0 6,720 5,616 4,888 Virginia ......: 53.0 66.0 60.0 9,275 9,570 9,300 Washington ....: 78.0 73.0 76.0 130,260 120,450 125,400 West Virginia .: 61.0 69.0 46.0 244 276 138 Wisconsin .....: 79.0 68.0 71.0 19,750 11,560 14,200 Wyoming .......: 34.0 28.0 34.0 4,250 2,940 3,910 : United States .: 55.3 50.2 47.9 1,672,582 1,269,437 1,183,939 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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