Record Low U.S. Barley Crop
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- Producers seeded 2.38 million acres of barley for the 2017 crop year, down 22% from the previous year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
This represents the lowest seeded area on record since records began in 1926. Harvested area, forecast at 1.95 million acres, is down 24% from 2016. If realized, the harvested acreage for barley will be the lowest since 1879. Record low planted acreage is estimated in Oregon.
Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2016 and 2017
[Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona ..........: 16 20 15 19
California .......: 80 90 55 35
Colorado .........: 79 60 74 54
Delaware .........: 35 32 25 22
Idaho ............: 600 500 580 480
Maryland .........: 50 50 34 35
Minnesota ........: 95 110 79 85
Montana ..........: 990 700 780 550
North Dakota .....: 740 470 640 410
Oregon ...........: 45 35 32 26
:
Pennsylvania .....: 55 60 38 46
Utah .............: 29 28 19 16
Virginia .........: 33 30 12 10
Washington .......: 110 110 93 96
Wyoming ..........: 95 81 82 62
:
United States ....: 3,052 2,376 2,558 1,946
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1/ Forecasted.
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