Total Wheat Ouput Up 8%
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheat in the United States reached 1.88 billion bushels in 2018, up 8% from the 2017 total of 1.74 billion bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
Area harvested for grain totaled 39.6 million acres, up 5% from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 47.6 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2017 by type were: winter wheat, 1.18 billion bushels, down 7%; other spring wheat, 623 million bushels, up 50%; and Durum wheat, 77.3 million bushels, up 41%.
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 230 150 160 170 100 110
Arizona .......: 111 115 91 103 105 74
Arkansas ......: 195 200 175 115 125 95
California ....: 480 420 420 217 182 143
Colorado ......: 2,361 2,260 2,260 2,200 2,029 1,954
Delaware ......: 70 75 75 65 60 45
Florida .......: 22 20 15 15 10 10
Georgia .......: 180 160 200 110 70 70
Idaho .........: 1,190 1,175 1,191 1,125 1,109 1,136
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 .....: 1,321 1,170 1,621 1,268 1,135 1,575
Mississippi ...: 65 45 55 50 25 30
Missouri ......: 690 640 740 570 540 520
:
Montana .......: 5,130 5,140 5,390 4,975 4,665 5,165
Nebraska ......: 1,370 1,120 1,100 1,310 1,020 1,010
Nevada ........: 15 29 23 9 14 8
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 ..: 7,590 6,680 7,735 7,405 6,260 7,635
Ohio ..........: 580 490 490 560 460 450
Oklahoma ......: 5,000 4,500 4,400 3,500 2,900 2,500
:
Oregon ........: 810 775 800 797 763 770
Pennsylvania ..: 190 210 195 150 150 145
South Carolina : 60 90 80 50 75 65
South Dakota ..: 2,270 1,887 1,883 2,157 1,196 1,628
Tennessee .....: 400 370 380 335 275 285
Texas .........: 5,000 4,700 4,500 2,800 2,350 1,750
Utah ..........: 129 134 130 120 120 103
Virginia ......: 210 210 230 175 145 155
Washington ....: 2,240 2,195 2,220 2,200 2,140 2,165
West Virginia .: 7 8 7 4 4 3
Wisconsin .....: 270 210 240 250 170 200
Wyoming .......: 140 135 130 125 105 115
:
United States .: 50,116 46,052 47,800 43,848 37,555 39,605
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2016-2018 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama .......: 70.0 77.0 72.0 11,900 7,700 7,920
Arizona .......: 97.8 100.8 102.4 10,073 10,589 7,580
Arkansas ......: 54.0 52.0 55.0 6,210 6,500 5,225
California ....: 79.7 68.2 81.2 17,302 12,404 11,605
Colorado ......: 48.2 43.2 36.1 106,000 87,598 70,504
Delaware ......: 67.0 73.0 71.0 4,355 4,380 3,195
Florida .......: 30.0 37.0 36.0 450 370 360
Georgia .......: 46.0 47.0 54.0 5,060 3,290 3,780
Idaho .........: 91.4 81.8 91.9 102,795 90,723 104,410
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 .....: 59.0 66.9 59.0 74,828 75,935 92,930
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 .......: 42.4 27.3 38.3 210,875 127,430 197,630
Nebraska ......: 54.0 46.0 49.0 70,740 46,920 49,490
Nevada ........: 72.3 105.7 112.5 651 1,480 900
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 ..: 45.0 37.9 47.6 332,978 237,133 363,483
Ohio ..........: 80.0 74.0 75.0 44,800 34,040 33,750
Oklahoma ......: 39.0 34.0 28.0 136,500 98,600 70,000
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Oregon ........: 50.1 63.0 67.0 39,937 48,069 51,590
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 ..: 51.6 34.8 44.4 111,281 41,678 72,294
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 ..........: 59.9 52.0 52.0 7,184 6,240 5,356
Virginia ......: 53.0 66.0 60.0 9,275 9,570 9,300
Washington ....: 71.5 66.6 70.8 157,290 142,500 153,210
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 .: 52.7 46.4 47.6 2,308,663 1,740,910 1,884,458
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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