WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum should reach 597 million bushels, up 4% from the previous forecast but down 4% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
The United States yield is forecast at 49.2 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from the previous forecast and up 0.9 bushel from a year ago. If realized, this will be the highest United States yield on record
. Of the total production, 566 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 4% from last year.
The area expected to be harvested for grain is expected to total 12.1 million acres, unchanged from last month but 6% below 2018. A record high yield is forecast in North Dakota for 2019.
Other Spring Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted August 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : : July 1 : August 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ---------- bushels ---------- -- 1,000 bushels -- : Colorado 1/ ........: 4 (NA) 76.0 (NA) (NA) 304 (NA) Idaho ..............: 445 460 95.0 86.0 87.0 42,275 40,020 Minnesota ..........: 1,570 1,480 59.0 62.0 62.0 92,630 91,760 Montana ............: 2,820 2,500 34.0 32.0 34.0 95,880 85,000 Nevada 1/ ..........: 3 (NA) 100.0 (NA) (NA) 300 (NA) North Dakota .......: 6,490 6,400 49.0 47.0 50.0 318,010 320,000 Oregon 1/ ..........: 75 (NA) 67.0 (NA) (NA) 5,025 (NA) South Dakota .......: 965 770 42.0 48.0 47.0 40,530 36,190 Utah 1/ ............: 9 (NA) 52.0 (NA) (NA) 468 (NA) Washington .........: 515 515 54.0 45.0 46.0 27,810 23,690 : United States ......: 12,896 12,125 48.3 47.2 49.2 623,232 596,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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