WASHINGTON - Jul 12/18 - SNS -- U.S. durum wheat production is forecast at 74.9 million bushels, up 36% from 2017, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
The United States yield is forecast at 40.7 bushels per acre, up 15.0 bushels from last year. Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 1.84 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2018, but 14% below 2017.
Crop development started off behind the normal pace but caught up and moved ahead of normal by July 1 this year in Montana and North Dakota, the two largest Durum-producing States. As of July 1, 54% of the acreage in Montana and 76% of the acreage in North Dakota was rated in good to excellent condition.
Durum Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted July 1, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2018 : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-------------------: 2017 : 2018 : : : : June 1 : July 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 acres -- --------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 89 79 101.0 102.0 108.0 8,989 8,532 California .....: 27 33 92.0 105.0 100.0 2,484 3,300 Montana ........: 785 730 16.0 (NA) 32.0 12,560 23,360 North Dakota ...: 1,205 970 24.0 (NA) 39.0 28,920 37,830 : Other States 1/ : 30 29 65.2 (NA) 64.5 1,956 1,870 : United States ..: 2,136 1,841 25.7 (NA) 40.7 54,909 74,892 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Other States include Idaho and South Dakota. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2018 Summary."
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