WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Rye production for 2017 was estimated at 9.70 million bushels, down 28% from the 2016 total of 13.5 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Harvested area totaled 286,000 acres, down 128,000 acres from 2016. The United States yield, at 33.9 bushels per acre, was up 1.4 bushels from the previous year.
Rye Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Georgia ........: 210 200 210 30 30 15 Oklahoma .......: 250 260 260 85 75 45 : Other States 2/ : 1,124 1,431 1,491 250 309 226 : United States ..: 1,584 1,891 1,961 365 414 286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- bushels -------- ------ 1,000 bushels ------ : Georgia ........: 14.0 21.0 19.0 420 630 285 Oklahoma .......: 24.0 25.0 24.0 2,040 1,875 1,080 : Other States 2/ : 36.6 35.4 36.9 9,156 10,946 8,331 : United States ..: 31.8 32.5 33.9 11,616 13,451 9,696 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ For 2015, Other States include: Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Beginning in 2016, Other States include: Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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