U.S. Durum Crop Jumped 53%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/16 - SNS -- Durum wheat production for 2015 is estimated at 82.5 million bushels, up 53% from the 2014 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2015.
Grain area harvested totaled 1.90 million acres, up 41% from the previous year. The United States yield is estimated at 43.5 bushels per acre, up 3.3 bushels from 2014.
Production in North Dakota, the largest Durum-producing State, is up 50% from 2014. Durum wheat production in Montana for 2015 represents a record high for the State. A record high yield is estimated in North Dakota for 2015.
Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona ........: 75 77 145 74 76 140
California .....: 70 40 65 49 30 60
Idaho ..........: 11 11 10 11 11 10
Montana ........: 450 435 620 435 430 605
North Dakota ...: 790 840 1,090 765 795 1,075
South Dakota ...: 4 4 6 4 4 6
:
United States ..: 1,400 1,407 1,936 1,338 1,346 1,896
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------
:
Arizona ........: 102.0 111.0 101.0 7,548 8,436 14,140
California .....: 100.0 105.0 103.0 4,900 3,150 6,180
Idaho ..........: 62.0 67.0 70.0 682 737 700
Montana ........: 35.0 31.0 31.0 15,225 13,330 18,755
North Dakota ...: 38.5 35.5 39.5 29,453 28,223 42,463
South Dakota ...: 42.0 45.0 41.0 168 180 246
:
United States ..: 43.3 40.2 43.5 57,976 54,056 82,484
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