Wheat Production Rises 4%
WASHINGTON - Sep 30/19 - SNS -- All wheat production totaled 1.96 billion bushels in the United States this year, up 4% from the revised 2018 total of 1.89 billion bushels, according to the USDA's small grains production report.
Area harvested for grain totaled 38.1 million acres, down 4% from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 51.6 bushels per acre, up 4.0 bushels from the previous year.
The levels of production and changes from 2018 by type were: winter wheat, 1.30 billion bushels, up 10%; other spring wheat, 600 million bushels, down 4%; and Durum wheat, 57.7 million bushels, down 26%.
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2017-2019
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ...........: 150 160 130 100 110 85
Arizona ...........: 115 96 34 105 77 33
Arkansas ..........: 200 175 110 125 95 50
California ........: 420 425 420 182 147 122
Colorado ..........: 2,260 2,260 2,150 2,029 1,954 2,000
Delaware ..........: 75 75 60 60 45 50
Florida 2/ ........: 20 15 (NA) 10 10 (NA)
Georgia ...........: 160 200 150 70 70 50
Idaho .............: 1,175 1,191 1,195 1,109 1,136 1,130
Illinois ..........: 500 600 650 470 560 550
:
Indiana ...........: 290 310 330 240 260 260
Iowa 2/ ...........: 16 16 (NA) 8 6 (NA)
Kansas ............: 7,600 7,700 6,900 6,950 7,300 6,500
Kentucky ..........: 480 450 460 310 300 330
Louisiana 2/ ......: 20 15 (NA) 13 10 (NA)
Maryland ..........: 410 360 345 185 200 165
Michigan ..........: 480 510 540 425 470 480
Minnesota .........: 1,170 1,621 1,450 1,135 1,575 1,410
Mississippi .......: 45 55 45 25 30 21
Missouri ..........: 640 740 550 540 520 390
:
Montana ...........: 5,140 5,390 5,450 4,665 5,165 5,295
Nebraska ..........: 1,120 1,100 1,070 1,020 1,010 970
Nevada 2/ .........: 29 23 (NA) 14 8 (NA)
New Jersey ........: 23 18 19 17 15 14
New Mexico ........: 330 320 360 135 105 105
New York ..........: 140 110 90 125 95 66
North Carolina ....: 450 460 290 375 370 225
North Dakota ......: 6,680 7,735 7,505 6,260 7,635 7,365
Ohio ..............: 490 490 500 460 450 385
Oklahoma ..........: 4,500 4,400 4,200 2,900 2,500 2,750
:
Oregon ............: 775 800 740 763 770 730
Pennsylvania ......: 210 195 180 150 145 140
South Carolina ....: 90 80 70 75 65 45
South Dakota ......: 1,887 1,883 1,500 1,196 1,628 1,385
Tennessee .........: 370 380 280 275 285 215
Texas .............: 4,700 4,500 4,500 2,350 1,750 2,050
Utah ..............: 134 130 125 120 103 116
Virginia ..........: 210 230 180 145 155 105
Washington ........: 2,195 2,220 2,260 2,140 2,165 2,205
West Virginia 2/ ..: 8 7 (NA) 4 3 (NA)
Wisconsin .........: 210 240 195 170 200 150
Wyoming ...........: 135 130 125 105 115 110
:
United States .....: 46,052 47,815 45,158 37,555 39,612 38,052
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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:
2017-2019 (continued)
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: Yield : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019
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: ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama ...........: 77.0 72.0 72.0 7,700 7,920 6,120
Arizona ...........: 100.8 102.6 104.0 10,589 7,898 3,432
Arkansas ..........: 52.0 55.0 52.0 6,500 5,225 2,600
California ........: 68.2 81.5 59.4 12,404 11,985 7,244
Colorado ..........: 43.2 36.1 49.0 87,598 70,504 98,000
Delaware ..........: 73.0 71.0 72.0 4,380 3,195 3,600
Florida 2/ ........: 37.0 36.0 (NA) 370 360 (NA)
Georgia ...........: 47.0 54.0 56.0 3,290 3,780 2,800
Idaho .............: 81.8 91.9 87.8 90,723 104,410 99,170
Illinois ..........: 76.0 66.0 67.0 35,720 36,960 36,850
:
Indiana ...........: 74.0 71.0 62.0 17,760 18,460 16,120
Iowa 2/ ...........: 68.0 58.0 (NA) 544 348 (NA)
Kansas ............: 48.0 38.0 52.0 333,600 277,400 338,000
Kentucky ..........: 77.0 66.0 76.0 23,870 19,800 25,080
Louisiana 2/ ......: 46.0 65.0 (NA) 598 650 (NA)
Maryland ..........: 71.0 63.0 75.0 13,135 12,600 12,375
Michigan ..........: 79.0 76.0 71.0 33,575 35,720 34,080
Minnesota .........: 66.9 59.0 57.0 75,935 92,930 80,370
Mississippi .......: 58.0 49.0 47.0 1,450 1,470 987
Missouri ..........: 68.0 59.0 63.0 36,720 30,680 24,570
:
Montana ...........: 27.3 38.3 42.2 127,430 197,630 223,290
Nebraska ..........: 46.0 49.0 57.0 46,920 49,490 55,290
Nevada 2/ .........: 105.7 112.5 (NA) 1,480 900 (NA)
New Jersey ........: 64.0 62.0 66.0 1,088 930 924
New Mexico ........: 30.0 15.0 30.0 4,050 1,575 3,150
New York ..........: 67.0 69.0 63.0 8,375 6,555 4,158
North Carolina ....: 55.0 57.0 56.0 20,625 21,090 12,600
North Dakota ......: 37.9 47.6 48.4 237,133 363,483 356,300
Ohio ..............: 74.0 75.0 56.0 34,040 33,750 21,560
Oklahoma ..........: 34.0 28.0 40.0 98,600 70,000 110,000
:
Oregon ............: 63.0 67.0 68.0 48,069 51,590 49,640
Pennsylvania ......: 72.0 65.0 73.0 10,800 9,425 10,220
South Carolina ....: 49.0 54.0 48.0 3,675 3,510 2,160
South Dakota ......: 34.8 44.4 48.4 41,678 72,294 67,100
Tennessee .........: 70.0 65.0 67.0 19,250 18,525 14,405
Texas .............: 29.0 32.0 34.0 68,150 56,000 69,700
Utah ..............: 52.0 52.0 54.0 6,240 5,356 6,264
Virginia ..........: 66.0 60.0 62.0 9,570 9,300 6,510
Washington ........: 66.6 70.8 64.7 142,500 153,210 142,735
West Virginia 2/ ..: 69.0 46.0 (NA) 276 138 (NA)
Wisconsin .........: 68.0 71.0 64.0 11,560 14,200 9,600
Wyoming ...........: 28.0 34.0 43.0 2,940 3,910 4,730
:
United States .....: 46.4 47.6 51.6 1,740,910 1,885,156 1,961,734
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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