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Record Spring Wheat Yields Expected

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
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                    :    Area harvested     :          Yield per acre           :      Production
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        State       :           :           :           :         2019          :           :
                    :   2018    :   2019    :   2018    :-----------------------:   2018    :   2019
                    :           :           :           :  July 1   : August 1  :           :
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                    :  --- 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
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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