Moderate Gain In Durum Output
WASHINGTON - Jul 10/20 - SNS -- This year's U.S. durum wheat harvest is expected to reach 55.6 million bushels, up 3% from 2019, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
The United States yield is forecast at 38.5 bushels per acre, down 7.2 bushels from last year. Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 1.44 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2020, but up 23% from 2019.
Durum 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
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State : : : : 2020 : :
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------: 2019 : 2020
: : : : June 1 : July 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------- bushels ------- 1,000 bushels
:
Arizona ........: 33 52 104.0 106.0 110.0 3,432 5,720
California .....: 22 22 102.0 110.0 90.0 2,244 1,980
Idaho ..........: 5 10 87.0 (NA) 87.0 435 870
Montana ........: 515 590 43.0 (NA) 34.0 22,145 20,060
North Dakota ...: 600 770 42.5 (NA) 35.0 25,500 26,950
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United States ..: 1,175 1,444 45.7 (NA) 38.5 53,756 55,580
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