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Solid Advance In Spring Wheat

WASHINGTON - JAN 12/23 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum was estimated at 482 million bushels, up 46% from the 2021 total of 331 million bushels, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

Harvested area totaled 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 per acre           :            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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