WASHINGTON - Jul 12/18 - SNS -- This year's barley crop in the United States should reach 155 million bushels, up 9% from 2017, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of July 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 75.6 bushels per acre, up 3.0 bushels from last year. Record high yields are forecast in Minnesota and Montana. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.05 million acres, is unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2018, but up 5% from 2017.
Rouhgly 97% of the Nation's barley acreage was planted by June 3, one percentage point behind last year but 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By June 10, 92% of the barley acreage had emerged, 2 percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Half the barley acreage was headed by July 1, two percentage points ahead of last year but 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. On July 1, 84% of the Nation's barley acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, 32 percentage points above the same time last year.
Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted July 1, 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---- bushels --- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 17 10 131.0 125.0 2,227 1,250 California .....: 28 46 50.0 65.0 1,400 2,990 Colorado .......: 68 50 132.0 123.0 8,976 6,150 Idaho ..........: 510 500 95.0 98.0 48,450 49,000 Minnesota ......: 68 67 76.0 80.0 5,168 5,360 Montana ........: 565 560 51.0 62.0 28,815 34,720 North Dakota ...: 395 440 63.0 69.0 24,885 30,360 Virginia .......: 11 11 73.0 67.0 803 737 Washington .....: 85 65 53.0 65.0 4,505 4,225 Wyoming ........: 63 49 102.0 103.0 6,426 5,047 : Other States 1/ : 144 248 71.3 59.5 10,268 14,767 : United States ..: 1,954 2,046 72.6 75.6 141,923 154,606 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For 2017, Other States include: Delaware, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Utah. For 2018, Other States include: Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2018 Summary."
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