WASHINGTON - Jul 12/21 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum is forecast at 345 million bushels, down 41% from last year, according to the USDA.
Based on July 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 30.7 bushels per harvested acre, down 17.9 bushels from 2020. If realized, this would be the lowest yield since 2002 for the United States.
Area harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 11.2 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2021, but 7% below 2020. Of the total production, 305 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 42% from 2020.
Other Spring Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and Forecasted July 1, 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 acres -- --- bushels --- 1,000 bushels : Idaho ..........: 495 495 91.0 71.0 45,045 35,145 Minnesota ......: 1,360 1,180 53.0 40.0 72,080 47,200 Montana ........: 3,280 2,550 38.0 25.0 124,640 63,750 North Dakota ...: 5,630 5,750 49.0 28.0 275,870 161,000 South Dakota ...: 760 700 47.0 25.0 35,720 17,500 Washington .....: 535 540 61.0 37.0 32,635 19,980 : United States ..: 12,060 11,215 48.6 30.7 585,990 344,575 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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