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U.S. Spring Wheat Output Jumps

WASHINGTON - Sep 30/22 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum reached 482 million bushels, up 46% from the 2021 total of 331 million bushels, according to the latest USDA crop production summary.

Harvested area totalled 10.4 million acres, up 3% from 2021. The United States yield was estimated at 46.2 bushels per acre, up 13.6 bushel from 32.6 bushels per acre in 2021. A record high yield was estimated in North Dakota. Of the total production, 446 million bushels were Hard Red Spring wheat, up 50% from the 2021 total.


Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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              :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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              :                              1,000 acres
              :
Idaho ........:     510         510         380         495         485         360
Minnesota ....:   1,430       1,210       1,250       1,360       1,160       1,210
Montana ......:   3,350       2,900       2,700       3,310       2,180       2,440
North Dakota .:   5,700       5,500       5,300       5,630       5,210       5,260
South Dakota .:     770         720         730         755         580         700
Washington ...:     550         580         475         545         540         470
              :
United States :  12,310      11,420      10,835      12,095      10,155      10,440
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              :               Yield               :            Production
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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              :   ---------- bushels ---------       -------- 1,000 bushels --------
              :
Idaho ........:   91.0        63.0        81.0        45,045      30,555      29,160
Minnesota ....:   53.0        48.0        61.0        72,080      55,680      73,810
Montana ......:   38.0        17.0        25.0       125,780      37,060      61,000
North Dakota .:   49.0        33.5        50.0       275,870     174,535     263,000
South Dakota .:   47.0        29.0        48.0        35,485      16,820      33,600
Washington ...:   61.0        30.0        46.0        33,245      16,200      21,620
              :
United States :   48.6        32.6        46.2       587,505     330,850     482,190
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