U.S. Spring Wheat Crop Down 8%
WASHINGTON - Jul 11/19 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum is expected to reach 572 million bushels in the United States, down 8% from last year, according to the latest USDA production forecast for 2019.
Area harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 12.1 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 28, 2019, but 6% below 2018. The United States yield is forecast at a 47.2 bushels per acre, down 1.1 bushels from last year. Of the total production, 542 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 8% from last year.
Other Spring Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2018 and
Forecasted July 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019
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: -- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels ---- 1,000 bushels
:
Colorado 1/ ....: 4 (NA) 76.0 (NA) 304 (NA)
Idaho ..........: 445 460 95.0 86.0 42,275 39,560
Minnesota ......: 1,570 1,480 59.0 62.0 92,630 91,760
Montana ........: 2,820 2,500 34.0 32.0 95,880 80,000
Nevada 1/ ......: 3 (NA) 100.0 (NA) 300 (NA)
North Dakota ...: 6,490 6,400 49.0 47.0 318,010 300,800
Oregon 1/ ......: 75 (NA) 67.0 (NA) 5,025 (NA)
South Dakota ...: 965 770 42.0 48.0 40,530 36,960
Utah 1/ ........: 9 (NA) 52.0 (NA) 468 (NA)
Washington .....: 515 515 54.0 45.0 27,810 23,175
:
United States ..: 12,896 12,125 48.3 47.2 623,232 572,255
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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