Total U.S. Wheat Crop Off 25%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheat totaled 1.74 billion bushels in 2017, down 25% from the 2016 total of 2.31 billion bushels, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Area harvested for grain totaled 37.6 million acres, down 14% from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 46.3 bushels per acre, down 6.4 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2016 by type are winter wheat, 1.27 billion bushels, down 24%; other spring wheat, 416 million bushels, down 22%; and Durum wheat, 54.9 million bushels, down 47%.
Winter wheat production for 2017 totaled 1.27 billion bushels, down 24% from the 2016 total of 1.67 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 50.2 bushels per acre, was down 5.1 bushels from 2016. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 25.3 million acres, down 16% from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for 2017.
Harvested acreage was down from 2016 in most of the major Hard Red Winter (HRW) growing States, the primary wheat producing area. As a result of the decreased harvested acreage and lower yields in 2017, HRW production totaled 750 million bushels, down 31% from 2016.
In the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing area, planted and harvested acreage decreased from 2016 in most of the region. SRW production totaled 292 million bushels, down 15% from 2016.
White winter production totaled 227 million bushels, down 7% from the previous year. Harvested acreage in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) was down 3% from 2016. Yields were down from the previous year in Idaho and Washington.
Other spring wheat production for 2017 was estimated at 416 million bushels, down 22% from the 2016 total of 532 million bushels. Harvested area totaled 10.2 million acres, down 10% from 2016. The United States yield was estimated at 41.0 bushels per acre, 6.3 bushels below 2016. Record high yields were estimated in Minnesota and Nevada for 2017. Of the total production, 385 million bushels were Hard Red Spring wheat, down 22% from the 2016 total.
Durum wheat production for 2017 was estimated at 54.9 million bushels, down 47% from the 2016 total of 104 million bushels. Area harvested for grain totaled 2.14 million acres, down 9% from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 25.7 bushels per acre, down 18.3 bushels from the 2016 record high yield. Production in North Dakota, the largest Durum-producing State, was down 50% from 2016. Drought conditions in eastern Montana and North Dakota during the 2017 growing season negatively impacted yield and reduced acreage harvested for grain. Harvest progress in these two States, as of September 3, was well ahead of the 5-year average pace due to rapid maturation.
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 260 230 150 220 170 100
Arizona .......: 160 111 115 152 103 107
Arkansas ......: 350 195 200 240 115 125
California ....: 520 480 420 235 217 182
Colorado ......: 2,458 2,361 2,260 2,197 2,200 2,029
Delaware ......: 70 70 75 65 65 69
Florida .......: 25 25 20 15 17 14
Georgia .......: 215 180 160 145 110 70
Idaho .........: 1,220 1,190 1,165 1,155 1,125 1,104
Illinois ......: 540 520 500 520 470 470
:
Indiana .......: 290 330 290 260 280 240
Iowa ..........: 20 25 16 15 17 8
Kansas ........: 9,200 8,500 7,600 8,700 8,200 6,950
Kentucky ......: 560 510 480 440 400 310
Louisiana .....: 110 25 20 92 20 13
Maryland ......: 355 360 410 270 260 185
Michigan ......: 510 610 480 475 570 425
Minnesota .....: 1,532 1,321 1,170 1,473 1,268 1,135
Mississippi ...: 150 65 45 120 50 25
Missouri ......: 760 690 640 610 570 540
:
Montana .......: 5,620 5,130 5,140 5,365 4,975 4,665
Nebraska ......: 1,490 1,370 1,120 1,210 1,310 1,020
Nevada ........: 12 15 29 8 9 10
New Jersey ....: 27 25 23 20 21 17
New Mexico ....: 385 345 330 190 210 135
New York ......: 120 120 140 110 115 125
North Carolina : 650 420 450 570 355 375
North Dakota ..: 7,990 7,590 6,680 7,915 7,405 6,310
Ohio ..........: 520 580 460 480 560 435
Oklahoma ......: 5,300 5,000 4,500 3,800 3,500 2,900
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Oregon ........: 835 810 775 828 797 763
Pennsylvania ..: 195 190 210 175 150 150
South Carolina : 170 60 90 160 50 75
South Dakota ..: 2,756 2,270 1,887 2,236 2,157 1,196
Tennessee .....: 455 400 370 395 335 275
Texas .........: 6,100 5,000 4,700 3,550 2,800 2,350
Utah ..........: 135 129 134 128 120 120
Virginia ......: 260 210 210 210 175 145
Washington ....: 2,290 2,240 2,195 2,225 2,200 2,140
West Virginia .: 9 7 8 4 4 4
Wisconsin .....: 230 270 210 210 250 170
Wyoming .......: 145 140 135 130 125 105
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United States .: 54,999 50,119 46,012 47,318 43,850 37,586
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015-2017 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama .......: 68.0 70.0 77.0 14,960 11,900 7,700
Arizona .......: 101.0 97.8 100.8 15,356 10,073 10,789
Arkansas ......: 56.0 54.0 52.0 13,440 6,210 6,500
California ....: 79.1 79.7 68.2 18,595 17,302 12,404
Colorado ......: 37.1 48.2 43.2 81,485 106,000 87,598
Delaware ......: 65.0 67.0 73.0 4,225 4,355 5,037
Florida .......: 43.0 30.0 37.0 645 510 518
Georgia .......: 43.0 46.0 47.0 6,235 5,060 3,290
Idaho .........: 77.4 91.4 82.2 89,370 102,795 90,708
Illinois ......: 65.0 74.0 76.0 33,800 34,780 35,720
:
Indiana .......: 68.0 81.0 74.0 17,680 22,680 17,760
Iowa ..........: 52.0 63.0 68.0 780 1,071 544
Kansas ........: 37.0 57.0 48.0 321,900 467,400 333,600
Kentucky ......: 73.0 80.0 77.0 32,120 32,000 23,870
Louisiana .....: 39.0 45.0 46.0 3,588 900 598
Maryland ......: 64.0 64.0 71.0 17,280 16,640 13,135
Michigan ......: 81.0 89.0 79.0 38,475 50,730 33,575
Minnesota .....: 59.9 59.0 66.9 88,294 74,828 75,935
Mississippi ...: 48.0 48.0 58.0 5,760 2,400 1,450
Missouri ......: 53.0 70.0 68.0 32,330 39,900 36,720
:
Montana .......: 35.1 42.4 27.3 188,515 210,875 127,430
Nebraska ......: 38.0 54.0 46.0 45,980 70,740 46,920
Nevada ........: 81.3 72.3 106.0 650 651 1,060
New Jersey ....: 50.0 64.0 64.0 1,000 1,344 1,088
New Mexico ....: 25.0 22.0 30.0 4,750 4,620 4,050
New York ......: 63.0 74.0 67.0 6,930 8,510 8,375
North Carolina : 53.0 41.0 55.0 30,210 14,555 20,625
North Dakota ..: 46.7 45.0 37.7 370,023 332,978 238,085
Ohio ..........: 67.0 80.0 74.0 32,160 44,800 32,190
Oklahoma ......: 26.0 39.0 34.0 98,800 136,500 98,600
:
Oregon ........: 47.3 50.1 63.0 39,195 39,937 48,069
Pennsylvania ..: 65.0 68.0 72.0 11,375 10,200 10,800
South Carolina : 46.0 43.0 49.0 7,360 2,150 3,675
South Dakota ..: 46.2 51.6 34.8 103,406 111,281 41,678
Tennessee .....: 68.0 73.0 70.0 26,860 24,455 19,250
Texas .........: 30.0 32.0 29.0 106,500 89,600 68,150
Utah ..........: 48.5 59.9 52.0 6,207 7,184 6,240
Virginia ......: 66.0 53.0 66.0 13,860 9,275 9,570
Washington ....: 50.3 71.5 66.6 111,900 157,290 142,500
West Virginia .: 60.0 61.0 69.0 240 244 276
Wisconsin .....: 74.0 79.0 68.0 15,540 19,750 11,560
Wyoming .......: 32.0 34.0 28.0 4,160 4,250 2,940
:
United States .: 43.6 52.7 46.3 2,061,939 2,308,723 1,740,582
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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