WASHINGTON - Jul 12/17 - SNS -- Durum wheat production is forecast at 57.5 million bushels, down 45% from 2016, according to the latest USDA crop forecast.
The United States yield is forecast at 30.9 bushels per acre, down 13.1 bushels from last year. Expected area to be harvested for grain totals 1.86 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2017, but 21% below 2016.
Crop development started off behind the normal pace but caught up and moved ahead of normal this year in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. As of July 2, 18% of the acreage in Montana and 33% of the acreage in North Dakota was rated in good to excellent condition.
Durum Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and Forecasted July 1, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2017 : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 :-------------------: 2016 : 2017 : : : : June 1 : July 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 acres -- -------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 96 89 98.0 100.0 97.0 9,408 8,633 California .....: 47 45 86.0 88.0 88.0 4,042 3,960 Montana ........: 765 620 41.0 (NA) 23.0 31,365 14,260 North Dakota ...: 1,440 1,080 40.5 (NA) 27.0 58,320 29,160 : Other States 1/ : 17 24 57.7 (NA) 61.8 981 1,482 : United States ..: 2,365 1,858 44.0 (NA) 30.9 104,116 57,495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Other States include Idaho and South Dakota. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2017 Summary."
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