Barley Output At Century Low

WASHINGTON - Jul 12/21 - SNS -- Barley production is forecast at 114 million bushels, down 31% from 2020 and its lowest level since 1900, according to the USDA.

Based on conditions as of July 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 55.9 bushels per acre, down 21.6 bushels from last year.

Barley producers are expecting the lowest yield since 2002. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.04 million acres is unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2021, but down 4% from 2020. Record low production is expected in California.

Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and
Forecasted July 1, 2021
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                :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production
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      State     :   2020   :   2021   :   2020   :   2021   :   2020   :   2021
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                :     1,000 acres        ---- bushels ---        1,000 bushels
                :
Arizona ........:      8         14      122.0      120.0         976      1,680
California .....:     31         22       47.0       60.0       1,457      1,320
Colorado .......:     45         45      145.0      123.0       6,525      5,535
Idaho ..........:    500        460      110.0       81.0      55,000     37,260
Minnesota ......:     50         36       47.0       60.0       2,350      2,160
Montana ........:    725        685       63.0       39.0      45,675     26,715
North Dakota ...:    460        480       63.0       38.0      28,980     18,240
Virginia .......:      7          9       63.0       83.0         441        747
Washington .....:     71         59       90.0       53.0       6,390      3,127
Wyoming ........:     62         64       96.0      105.0       5,952      6,720
                :
Other States 1/ :    174        170       66.5       63.4      11,578     10,783
                :
United States ..:  2,133      2,044       77.5       55.9     165,324    114,287
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1/ Other States include: Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New
   York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin.
   Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2021
   Summary."