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Spring Wheat Harvest Drops

WASHINGTON - Jul 10/20 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum is forecast at 550 million bushels, down 2% from 2019, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.

The United States yield is forecast at 46.6 bushels per acre, down 1.6 bushels from a year ago. Of the total production, 502 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 4% from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 11.8 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2020, but 1% above 2019. A record high yield is forecast in Montana for 2020.

Other Spring Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019 and
Forecasted July 1, 2020
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                :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production
      State     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                :   2019   :   2020   :   2019   :   2020   :   2019   :   2020
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                :  -- 1,000 acres --      --- bushels ---        1,000 bushels
                :
Idaho ..........:     440        510      89.0       84.0      39,160     42,840
Minnesota ......:   1,400      1,260      57.0       57.0      79,800     71,820
Montana ........:   2,760      2,850      37.0       38.0     102,120    108,300
North Dakota ...:   5,950      5,850      49.0       45.0     291,550    263,250
South Dakota ...:     605        815      43.0       41.0      26,015     33,415
Washington .....:     505        510      47.0       60.0      23,735     30,600
                :
United States ..:  11,660     11,795      48.2       46.6     562,380    550,225
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