WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheat in the United States reached 1.88 billion bushels in 2018, up 8% from the 2017 total of 1.74 billion bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
Area harvested for grain totaled 39.6 million acres, up 5% from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 47.6 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2017 by type were: winter wheat, 1.18 billion bushels, down 7%; other spring wheat, 623 million bushels, up 50%; and Durum wheat, 77.3 million bushels, up 41%.
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 230 150 160 170 100 110 Arizona .......: 111 115 91 103 105 74 Arkansas ......: 195 200 175 115 125 95 California ....: 480 420 420 217 182 143 Colorado ......: 2,361 2,260 2,260 2,200 2,029 1,954 Delaware ......: 70 75 75 65 60 45 Florida .......: 22 20 15 15 10 10 Georgia .......: 180 160 200 110 70 70 Idaho .........: 1,190 1,175 1,191 1,125 1,109 1,136 Illinois ......: 520 500 600 470 470 560 : Indiana .......: 330 290 310 280 240 260 Iowa ..........: 25 16 16 17 8 6 Kansas ........: 8,500 7,600 7,700 8,200 6,950 7,300 Kentucky ......: 510 480 450 400 310 300 Louisiana .....: 25 20 15 20 13 10 Maryland ......: 360 410 360 260 185 200 Michigan ......: 610 480 510 570 425 470 Minnesota .....: 1,321 1,170 1,621 1,268 1,135 1,575 Mississippi ...: 65 45 55 50 25 30 Missouri ......: 690 640 740 570 540 520 : Montana .......: 5,130 5,140 5,390 4,975 4,665 5,165 Nebraska ......: 1,370 1,120 1,100 1,310 1,020 1,010 Nevada ........: 15 29 23 9 14 8 New Jersey ....: 25 23 18 21 17 15 New Mexico ....: 345 330 315 210 135 105 New York ......: 120 140 110 115 125 95 North Carolina : 420 450 460 355 375 370 North Dakota ..: 7,590 6,680 7,735 7,405 6,260 7,635 Ohio ..........: 580 490 490 560 460 450 Oklahoma ......: 5,000 4,500 4,400 3,500 2,900 2,500 : Oregon ........: 810 775 800 797 763 770 Pennsylvania ..: 190 210 195 150 150 145 South Carolina : 60 90 80 50 75 65 South Dakota ..: 2,270 1,887 1,883 2,157 1,196 1,628 Tennessee .....: 400 370 380 335 275 285 Texas .........: 5,000 4,700 4,500 2,800 2,350 1,750 Utah ..........: 129 134 130 120 120 103 Virginia ......: 210 210 230 175 145 155 Washington ....: 2,240 2,195 2,220 2,200 2,140 2,165 West Virginia .: 7 8 7 4 4 3 Wisconsin .....: 270 210 240 250 170 200 Wyoming .......: 140 135 130 125 105 115 : United States .: 50,116 46,052 47,800 43,848 37,555 39,605 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels --------- : Alabama .......: 70.0 77.0 72.0 11,900 7,700 7,920 Arizona .......: 97.8 100.8 102.4 10,073 10,589 7,580 Arkansas ......: 54.0 52.0 55.0 6,210 6,500 5,225 California ....: 79.7 68.2 81.2 17,302 12,404 11,605 Colorado ......: 48.2 43.2 36.1 106,000 87,598 70,504 Delaware ......: 67.0 73.0 71.0 4,355 4,380 3,195 Florida .......: 30.0 37.0 36.0 450 370 360 Georgia .......: 46.0 47.0 54.0 5,060 3,290 3,780 Idaho .........: 91.4 81.8 91.9 102,795 90,723 104,410 Illinois ......: 74.0 76.0 66.0 34,780 35,720 36,960 : Indiana .......: 81.0 74.0 71.0 22,680 17,760 18,460 Iowa ..........: 63.0 68.0 58.0 1,071 544 348 Kansas ........: 57.0 48.0 38.0 467,400 333,600 277,400 Kentucky ......: 80.0 77.0 66.0 32,000 23,870 19,800 Louisiana .....: 45.0 46.0 65.0 900 598 650 Maryland ......: 64.0 71.0 63.0 16,640 13,135 12,600 Michigan ......: 89.0 79.0 76.0 50,730 33,575 35,720 Minnesota .....: 59.0 66.9 59.0 74,828 75,935 92,930 Mississippi ...: 48.0 58.0 49.0 2,400 1,450 1,470 Missouri ......: 70.0 68.0 59.0 39,900 36,720 30,680 : Montana .......: 42.4 27.3 38.3 210,875 127,430 197,630 Nebraska ......: 54.0 46.0 49.0 70,740 46,920 49,490 Nevada ........: 72.3 105.7 112.5 651 1,480 900 New Jersey ....: 64.0 64.0 62.0 1,344 1,088 930 New Mexico ....: 22.0 30.0 15.0 4,620 4,050 1,575 New York ......: 74.0 67.0 69.0 8,510 8,375 6,555 North Carolina : 41.0 55.0 57.0 14,555 20,625 21,090 North Dakota ..: 45.0 37.9 47.6 332,978 237,133 363,483 Ohio ..........: 80.0 74.0 75.0 44,800 34,040 33,750 Oklahoma ......: 39.0 34.0 28.0 136,500 98,600 70,000 : Oregon ........: 50.1 63.0 67.0 39,937 48,069 51,590 Pennsylvania ..: 68.0 72.0 65.0 10,200 10,800 9,425 South Carolina : 43.0 49.0 54.0 2,150 3,675 3,510 South Dakota ..: 51.6 34.8 44.4 111,281 41,678 72,294 Tennessee .....: 73.0 70.0 65.0 24,455 19,250 18,525 Texas .........: 32.0 29.0 32.0 89,600 68,150 56,000 Utah ..........: 59.9 52.0 52.0 7,184 6,240 5,356 Virginia ......: 53.0 66.0 60.0 9,275 9,570 9,300 Washington ....: 71.5 66.6 70.8 157,290 142,500 153,210 West Virginia .: 61.0 69.0 46.0 244 276 138 Wisconsin .....: 79.0 68.0 71.0 19,750 11,560 14,200 Wyoming .......: 34.0 28.0 34.0 4,250 2,940 3,910 : United States .: 52.7 46.4 47.6 2,308,663 1,740,910 1,884,458 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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