WASHINGTON - Jul 12/22 - SNS -- U.S. barley output is forecast at 175 million bushels, up 49% from 2021, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of July 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 73.0 bushels per acre, up 12.6 bushels from last year.
Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.40 million acres is unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2022, but up 23% from 2021. A record high yield is expected in Idaho.
Barley Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2021 and Forecasted July 1, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---- bushels --- 1,000 bushels : Arizona ........: 14 16 125.0 126.0 1,750 2,016 California .....: 13 22 63.0 45.0 819 990 Colorado .......: 47 60 111.0 137.0 5,217 8,220 Idaho ..........: 490 560 89.0 111.0 43,610 62,160 Minnesota ......: 34 35 55.0 65.0 1,870 2,275 Montana ........: 625 855 38.0 42.0 23,750 35,910 North Dakota ...: 430 565 51.0 73.0 21,930 41,245 Virginia .......: 7 11 75.0 78.0 525 858 Washington .....: 70 75 38.0 78.0 2,660 5,850 Wyoming ........: 70 51 91.0 99.0 6,370 5,049 : Other States 1/ : 148 145 62.0 70.9 9,172 10,279 : United States ..: 1,948 2,395 60.4 73.0 117,673 174,852 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2022 Summary."
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