U.S. Rye Crop Sank 18%

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Rye production for 2018 was estimated at 8.43 million bushels, down 18% from the 2017 total of 10.3 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.

Harvested area totaled 273,000 acres, down 27,000 acres from 2017. The United States yield, at 30.9 bushels per acre, was down 3.3 bushels from the previous year.

Rye Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2016-2018
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                :        Area planted 1/         :         Area harvested
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2016   :   2017   :   2018   :   2016   :   2017   :   2018
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                :                           1,000 acres
                :
Georgia ........:    200        210        190          30         25        15
Oklahoma .......:    260        260        240          75         45        50
                :
Other States 2/ :  1,431      1,491      1,581         306        230       208
                :
United States ..:  1,891      1,961      2,011         411        300       273
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                :         Yield per acre         :           Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2016   :   2017   :   2018   :   2016   :   2017   :   2018
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                :   --------- bushels --------      ------ 1,000 bushels ------
                :
Georgia ........:   21.0       19.0       26.0         630        475       390
Oklahoma .......:   25.0       24.0       22.0       1,875      1,080     1,100
                :
Other States 2/ :   35.4       37.8       33.4      10,832      8,697     6,942
                :
United States ..:   32.5       34.2       30.9      13,337     10,252     8,432
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ 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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U.S. Rye Crop Sank 18%

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