Small U.S. Durum Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- U.S. durum wheat production for 2013 is estimated at 61.9 million bushels, down 25% from 2012, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Grain area harvested totaled 1.42 million acres, down 33% from the previous year. The United States yield is estimated at 43.6 bushels per acre, up 4.8 bushels from 2012 and the second highest yield on record.
Production in Idaho is down 15% from last year and represents a record low for the State.
Due to excessive moisture this season, crop development has progressed significantly behind normal in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. As a result, harvest progress in North Dakota and Montana as of September 1 was well behind last year and the 5-year average.
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