Barley Harvest In U.S. Sank 31%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Barley production was estimated at 118 million bushels, down 31% from the 2020 total of 171 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.
The average yield, at 60.4 bushels per acre, was down 16.8 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.66 million acres in 2021, down 2% from 2020. Harvested area, at 1.95 million acres, was down 12% from 2020.
Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Utah, and Wisconsin, and record low harvested acres were estimated in California and Wisconsin. Record high yields were estimated in Alaska, Kansas, and New York, while record low production was estimated in California and South Dakota.
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alaska ...........: 6 6 6 5 5 5
Arizona ..........: 18 12 16 15 8 14
California .......: 65 60 40 47 33 13
Colorado .........: 54 56 52 52 47 47
Delaware .........: 21 21 21 14 15 14
Idaho ............: 550 530 520 530 500 490
Kansas ...........: 14 16 14 4 6 4
Maine ............: 15 15 12 14 14 10
Maryland .........: 32 34 33 17 21 18
Michigan .........: 11 11 10 8 8 8
:
Minnesota ........: 70 70 55 55 50 34
Montana ..........: 950 970 940 760 790 625
New York .........: 10 9 9 4 5 5
North Carolina ...: 11 14 13 6 8 7
North Dakota .....: 580 530 580 445 460 430
Oregon ...........: 45 45 37 35 30 19
Pennsylvania .....: 35 45 45 25 30 28
South Dakota .....: 37 35 30 9 14 14
Utah .............: 18 21 17 11 12 9
Virginia .........: 30 31 30 7 7 7
:
Washington .......: 95 90 83 84 71 70
Wisconsin ........: 24 26 15 8 13 7
Wyoming ..........: 81 79 82 66 67 70
:
United States ....: 2,772 2,726 2,660 2,221 2,214 1,948
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Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2019-2021 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Alaska ...........: 38.0 43.0 51.0 190 215 255
Arizona ..........: 126.0 122.0 125.0 1,890 976 1,750
California .......: 66.0 47.0 63.0 3,102 1,551 819
Colorado .........: 138.0 145.0 111.0 7,176 6,815 5,217
Delaware .........: 80.0 84.0 75.0 1,120 1,260 1,050
Idaho ............: 104.0 110.0 89.0 55,120 55,000 43,610
Kansas ...........: 33.0 51.0 66.0 132 306 264
Maine ............: 82.0 54.0 82.0 1,148 756 820
Maryland .........: 85.0 73.0 75.0 1,445 1,533 1,350
Michigan .........: 44.0 56.0 50.0 352 448 400
:
Minnesota ........: 67.0 47.0 55.0 3,685 2,350 1,870
Montana ..........: 59.0 63.0 38.0 44,840 49,770 23,750
New York .........: 52.0 60.0 63.0 208 300 315
North Carolina ...: 66.0 77.0 70.0 396 616 490
North Dakota .....: 72.0 63.0 51.0 32,040 28,980 21,930
Oregon ...........: 78.0 72.0 32.0 2,730 2,160 608
Pennsylvania .....: 70.0 76.0 80.0 1,750 2,280 2,240
South Dakota .....: 43.0 44.0 20.0 387 616 280
Utah .............: 93.0 85.0 81.0 1,023 1,020 729
Virginia .........: 65.0 63.0 75.0 455 441 525
:
Washington .......: 70.0 90.0 38.0 5,880 6,390 2,660
Wisconsin ........: 46.0 46.0 53.0 368 598 371
Wyoming ..........: 107.0 96.0 91.0 7,062 6,432 6,370
:
United States ....: 77.7 77.2 60.4 172,499 170,813 117,673
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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