Durum Wheat Yields Improve
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Durum wheat production in the United States is forecast at 61.8 million bushels, up 11% from the previous forecast and up 15% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
The United States yield is forecast at 42.8 bushels per acre, up 4.3 bushels from last month but down 2.9 bushels from last year.
Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 1.44 million acres, unchanged from last month, but up 23% from 2019.
Durum Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2020 : :
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-------------------: 2019 : 2020
: : : : July 1 :August 1 : :
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: -- 1,000 acres -- --------- bushels -------- 1,000 bushels
:
Arizona ........: 33 52 104.0 110.0 110.0 3,432 5,720
California .....: 22 22 102.0 90.0 90.0 2,244 1,980
Idaho ..........: 5 10 87.0 87.0 87.0 435 870
Montana ........: 515 590 43.0 34.0 38.0 22,145 22,420
North Dakota ...: 600 770 42.5 35.0 40.0 25,500 30,800
:
United States ..: 1,175 1,444 45.7 38.5 42.8 53,756 61,790
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