WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum is forecast at 577 million bushels, up 5% from the previous forecast and up 3% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
The United States yield is forecast at 49.0 bushels per acre, up 2.4 bushels from the previous forecast and up 0.8 bushel from a year ago. If realized, this will be the highest United States yield on record.
Of the total production, 530 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, up 2% from last year.
The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 11.8 million acres, unchanged from last month, 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 August 1, 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2020 : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020 : : : : July 1 : August 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ---------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels -- : Idaho ..............: 440 510 89.0 84.0 82.0 39,160 41,820 Minnesota ..........: 1,400 1,260 57.0 57.0 58.0 79,800 73,080 Montana ............: 2,760 2,850 37.0 38.0 40.0 102,120 114,000 North Dakota .......: 5,950 5,850 49.0 45.0 48.0 291,550 280,800 South Dakota .......: 605 815 43.0 41.0 45.0 26,015 36,675 Washington .........: 505 510 47.0 60.0 61.0 23,735 31,110 : United States ......: 11,660 11,795 48.2 46.6 49.0 562,380 577,485 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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