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Barley Output May Jump 49%

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
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                :   Area harvested    :   Yield per acre    :     Production
                :-----------------------------------------------------------------
      State     :   2021   :   2022   :   2021   :   2022   :   2021   :   2022
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                :     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
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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 2022
   Summary."

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