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Rye Harvest Fell 15%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Rye production for 2021 was estimated at 9.8 million bushels, down 15% from the 2020 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.

Harvested area totaled 294,000 acres, down 36,000 acres from 2020. The United States yield, at 33.4 bushels per acre, was down 1.5 bushels from the previous year. Planted area totaled 2.13 million acres, up 9% from 2020, and the highest since 1988. Much of those acres were used as cover crop.

Record high planted area was estimated in Pennsylvania. Record high yields were estimated in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Rye Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019-2021
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                    :        Area planted 1/         :         Area harvested
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   2019   :   2020   :   2021   :   2019   :   2020   :   2021
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                    :                           1,000 acres
                    :
Minnesota ..........:     50         45         57          18         15        11
North Dakota .......:     85         75         88          57         50        36
Oklahoma ...........:    260        270        250          55         52        50
Pennsylvania .......:    100        175        185          14         36        15
Wisconsin ..........:    220        215        270          20         20        20
                    :
Other States 2/ ....:  1,140      1,175      1,283         146        157       162
                    :
United States ......:  1,855      1,955      2,133         310        330       294
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                    :         Yield per acre         :           Production
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   2019   :   2020   :   2021   :   2019   :   2020   :   2021
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                    :   --------- bushels --------      ------ 1,000 bushels ------
                    :
Minnesota ..........:   39.0       38.0       44.0         702        570       484
North Dakota .......:   45.0       44.0       32.0       2,565      2,200     1,152
Oklahoma ...........:   27.0       14.0       25.0       1,485        728     1,250
Pennsylvania .......:   26.0       52.0       40.0         364      1,872       600
Wisconsin ..........:   34.0       40.0       41.0         680        800       820
                    :
Other States 2/ ....:   33.1       34.2       34.0       4,826      5,362     5,502
                    :
United States ......:   34.3       34.9       33.4      10,622     11,532     9,808
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Other States include Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North
   Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.

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