Barley Plantings Sink 11%
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- Producers seeded 3.09 million acres of barley for the 2014 crop year, down 11% from the previous year, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
This represents the third-lowest seeded area on record. Harvested area, forecast at 2.63 million acres, is down 12% from 2013. Record low planted acreage is estimated in California, Michigan, and New York.
While barley seeding advanced ahead of the normal pace in Montana and the Pacific Northwest in April, producers in Minnesota and North Dakota battled lingering unfavorable field conditions as they began sowing their fields in early-May. However, more favorable planting conditions in May allowed barley producers to make up for lost time. By June 8, seeding was complete or virtually complete in Idaho, Montana, and Washington and over 90% complete in Minnesota and North Dakota.
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