WASHINGTON - Sep 30/19 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum came in at 600 million bushels, down 4% from the 2018 total of 623 million bushels, according to the USDA's small grains production report.
Harvested area totaled 12.4 million acres, down 4% from 2018. The United States yield was estimated at 48.3 bushels per acre, tied with the 2018 record high. A record high yield was estimated in North Dakota for 2019.
Of the total production, 559 million bushels were Hard Red Spring wheat, down 5% from the 2018 total.
Beginning in 2019, spring wheat estimates were discontinued in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017-2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado 1/ ..: 10 10 (NA) 9 4 (NA) Idaho ........: 430 460 460 415 445 445 Minnesota ....: 1,160 1,610 1,450 1,130 1,570 1,410 Montana ......: 2,500 2,900 2,900 2,290 2,820 2,860 Nevada 1/ ....: 15 10 (NA) 9 3 (NA) North Dakota .: 5,350 6,550 6,700 5,050 6,490 6,600 Oregon 1/ ....: 75 80 (NA) 73 75 (NA) South Dakota .: 970 1,050 640 670 965 615 Utah 1/ ......: 14 10 (NA) 12 9 (NA) Washington ...: 495 520 510 490 515 505 : United States : 11,019 13,200 12,660 10,148 12,896 12,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels -------- : Colorado 1/ ..: 82.0 76.0 (NA) 738 304 (NA) Idaho ........: 85.0 95.0 89.0 35,275 42,275 39,605 Minnesota ....: 67.0 59.0 57.0 75,710 92,630 80,370 Montana ......: 21.0 34.0 37.0 48,090 95,880 105,820 Nevada 1/ ....: 105.0 100.0 (NA) 945 300 (NA) North Dakota .: 41.0 49.0 49.0 207,050 318,010 323,400 Oregon 1/ ....: 63.0 67.0 (NA) 4,599 5,025 (NA) South Dakota .: 31.0 42.0 44.0 20,770 40,530 27,060 Utah 1/ ......: 52.0 52.0 (NA) 624 468 (NA) Washington ...: 45.0 54.0 47.0 22,050 27,810 23,735 : United States : 41.0 48.3 48.3 415,851 623,232 599,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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