USDA Hikes Winter Wheast Estimate
WASHINGTON - Aug 10/17 - SNS -- Winter wheat production is now forecast at 1.29 billion bushels, up 1% from the July 1 forecast but down 23% from 2016, according to the latest USDA production estimate's of the season.
Based on August 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 50.0 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushel from last month but down 5.3 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 25.8 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 15% from last year.
Hard Red Winter production, at 758 million bushels, is up less than 1% from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 306 million bushels, is up less than 1% from the July forecast. White Winter, at 223 million bushels, is up 3% from last month. Of the White Winter production, 18.8 million bushels are Hard White and 204 million bushels are Soft White.
Winter Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and
Forecasted August 1, 2017
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2017 : :
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 :-------------------: 2016 : 2017
: : : : July 1 :August 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------- bushels ------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Arkansas .......: 115 130 54.0 55.0 55.0 6,210 7,150
California .....: 170 175 78.0 65.0 65.0 13,260 11,375
Colorado .......: 2,190 2,000 48.0 42.0 44.0 105,120 88,000
Idaho ..........: 710 680 94.0 86.0 86.0 66,740 58,480
Illinois .......: 470 490 74.0 75.0 74.0 34,780 36,260
Indiana ........: 280 260 81.0 76.0 78.0 22,680 20,280
Kansas .........: 8,200 6,900 57.0 47.0 47.0 467,400 324,300
Kentucky .......: 400 340 80.0 77.0 75.0 32,000 25,500
Maryland .......: 260 240 64.0 72.0 71.0 16,640 17,040
Michigan .......: 570 430 89.0 84.0 80.0 50,730 34,400
:
Mississippi ....: 50 40 48.0 63.0 63.0 2,400 2,520
Missouri .......: 570 510 70.0 68.0 67.0 39,900 34,170
Montana ........: 2,150 1,720 49.0 44.0 44.0 105,350 75,680
Nebraska .......: 1,310 1,000 54.0 46.0 46.0 70,740 46,000
North Carolina .: 355 410 41.0 53.0 57.0 14,555 23,370
North Dakota ...: 120 40 48.0 38.0 38.0 5,760 1,520
Ohio ...........: 560 420 80.0 75.0 77.0 44,800 32,340
Oklahoma .......: 3,500 2,750 39.0 33.0 33.0 136,500 90,750
Oregon .........: 710 710 50.0 61.0 63.0 35,500 44,730
South Dakota ...: 1,100 650 58.0 43.0 38.0 63,800 24,700
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Tennessee ......: 335 285 73.0 72.0 72.0 24,455 20,520
Texas ..........: 2,800 2,500 32.0 28.0 28.0 89,600 70,000
Virginia .......: 175 130 53.0 62.0 66.0 9,275 8,580
Washington .....: 1,670 1,660 78.0 67.0 71.0 130,260 117,860
Wisconsin ......: 250 190 79.0 77.0 75.0 19,750 14,250
:
Other States 1/ : 1,202 1,100 52.7 52.6 52.1 63,327 57,358
:
United States ..: 30,222 25,760 55.3 49.7 50.0 1,671,532 1,287,133
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1/ Other States include Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be published
in the "Small Grains 2017 Summary."
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