Barley Crop Seen 19% Bigger

WASHINGTON - Aug 13/15 - SNS -- Barley production in the U.S. is forecast at 210 million bushels, up 1% from the July forecast and up 19% from 2014, according to the latest USDA production forecast for 2015.

Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 71.8 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast but down 0.6 bushel from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.92 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 19% from 2014.

Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2014
and Forecasted
August 1, 2015
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                :  Area harvested  :       Yield per acre       :     Production
                :---------------------------------------------------------------------
      State     :        :         :        :       2015        :          :
                :  2014  :  2015   :  2014  :-------------------:   2014   :   2015
                :        :         :        : July 1  :August 1 :          :
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                :   1,000 acres      -------- bushels --------       1,000 bushels
                :
Arizona ........:    32        18    125.0     115.0     115.0      4,000      2,070
California .....:    25        25     73.0      70.0      70.0      1,825      1,750
Colorado .......:    54        62    124.0     137.0     134.0      6,696      8,308
Idaho ..........:   510       580     94.0     100.0     100.0     47,940     58,000
Maryland .......:    45        39     77.0      73.0      70.0      3,465      2,730
Minnesota ......:    60        85     52.0      65.0      70.0      3,120      5,950
Montana ........:   770       860     58.0      53.0      55.0     44,660     47,300
North Dakota ...:   535       825     67.0      67.0      66.0     35,845     54,450
Oregon .........:    30        55     50.0      53.0      59.0      1,500      3,245
Pennsylvania ...:    50        45     71.0      66.0      70.0      3,550      3,150
                :
Utah ...........:    20        18     83.0      75.0      80.0      1,660      1,440
Virginia .......:    28        19     79.0      80.0      80.0      2,212      1,520
Washington .....:   105       105     60.0      57.0      57.0      6,300      5,985
Wyoming ........:    63        65    107.0     103.0     107.0      6,741      6,955
                :
Other States 1/ :   116       118     62.8      60.3      57.9      7,280      6,837
                :
United States ..: 2,443     2,919     72.4      71.3      71.8    176,794    209,690
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1/ Other States include Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New York, North Carolina,
   South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Individual State level estimates will be published in
   the "Small Grains 2015 Summary."