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Barley Yields Rebound In U.S.

WASHINGTON - JAN 12/23 - SNS -- Barley output in the U.S. was estimated at 174 million bushels, up 45% from the 2021 total of 120 million bushels., according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

The average yield, at 71.7 bushels per acre, was up 11.4 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.95 million acres in 2022, up 9% from 2021. Harvested area, at 2.43 million acres, was up 22% from 2021.

Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. Record low harvested acres were estimated in South Dakota and Wisconsin. Record high yields were estimated in Arizona and Idaho. Record low production was estimated in Wisconsin.

Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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                  :          Area planted 1/          :          Area harvested
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                  :                              1,000 acres
                  :
Alaska ...........:       6           6           6           5           5           5
Arizona ..........:      12          18          16           8          16          15
California .......:      60          40          40          33          13          19
Colorado .........:      56          52          61          47          47          40
Delaware .........:      21          21          21          15          14          16
Idaho ............:     530         530         560         500         500         540
Kansas ...........:      16          14          15           6           4           5
Maine ............:      15          12          11          14          10          10
Maryland .........:      34          33          28          21          18          16
Michigan .........:      11          10           9           8           8           8
                  :
Minnesota ........:      70          55          65          50          34          55
Montana ..........:     970         970       1,030         790         650         840
New York .........:       9           9           9           5           5           5
North Carolina ...:      14          13          16           8           7          11
North Dakota .....:     530         580         740         460         430         660
Oregon ...........:      45          40          36          30          21          19
Pennsylvania .....:      45          45          41          30          28          20
South Dakota .....:      35          30          28          14          14           6
Utah .............:      21          18          20          12          10          15
Virginia .........:      31          30          30           7           7           7
                  :
Washington .......:      90          83          72          71          70          60
Wisconsin ........:      26          15          14          13           7           3
Wyoming ..........:      79          84          77          67          72          58
                  :
United States ....:   2,726       2,708       2,945       2,214       1,990       2,433
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Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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                  :          Yield per acre           :            Production
       State      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                  :   ---------- bushels ----------      -------- 1,000 bushels --------
                  :
Alaska ...........:    43.0        51.0        42.0          215         255         210
Arizona ..........:   122.0       125.0       133.0          976       2,000       1,995
California .......:    47.0        63.0        55.0        1,551         819       1,045
Colorado .........:   145.0       111.0       111.0        6,815       5,217       4,440
Delaware .........:    84.0        75.0        87.0        1,260       1,050       1,392
Idaho ............:   110.0        89.0       111.0       55,000      44,500      59,940
Kansas ...........:    51.0        66.0        33.0          306         264         165
Maine ............:    54.0        82.0        65.0          756         820         650
Maryland .........:    73.0        75.0        82.0        1,533       1,350       1,312
Michigan .........:    56.0        50.0        50.0          448         400         400
                  :
Minnesota ........:    47.0        55.0        72.0        2,350       1,870       3,960
Montana ..........:    63.0        38.0        41.0       49,770      24,700      34,440
New York .........:    60.0        63.0        61.0          300         315         305
North Carolina ...:    77.0        70.0        69.0          616         490         759
North Dakota .....:    63.0        51.0        73.0       28,980      21,930      48,180
Oregon ...........:    72.0        32.0        55.0        2,160         672       1,045
Pennsylvania .....:    76.0        80.0        67.0        2,280       2,240       1,340
South Dakota .....:    44.0        20.0        54.0          616         280         324
Utah .............:    85.0        81.0        82.0        1,020         810       1,230
Virginia .........:    63.0        75.0        86.0          441         525         602
                  :
Washington .......:    90.0        38.0        84.0        6,390       2,660       5,040
Wisconsin ........:    46.0        53.0        55.0          598         371         165
Wyoming ..........:    96.0        91.0        93.0        6,432       6,552       5,394
                  :
United States ....:    77.2        60.3        71.7      170,813     120,090     174,333
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.

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