U.S. Barley Output Advances
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS -- Barley production was estimated at 185 million bushels, up 6% from the 2022 total of 175 million bushels, according to the USDA's final production estimates.
The average yield, at 72.4 bushels per acre, was up 0.8 bushel from the previous year. Producers seeded 3.10 million acres in 2023, up 5% from 2022. Harvested area, at 2.56 million acres, was up 4% from 2022.
Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Michigan, New York, Utah, and Wisconsin. Record low harvested acres were estimated in Wisconsin. Record high yields were estimated in California, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. Record low production was estimated in Wisconsin.
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alaska ...........: 6 6 7 5 5 6
Arizona ..........: 18 17 17 16 16 15
California .......: 40 40 40 13 19 19
Colorado .........: 52 61 54 47 40 51
Delaware .........: 21 21 21 14 16 12
Idaho ............: 530 560 570 500 540 540
Kansas ...........: 14 14 16 4 5 5
Maine ............: 12 11 11 10 10 9
Maryland .........: 33 28 31 18 16 13
Michigan .........: 10 5 7 8 4 6
:
Minnesota ........: 55 65 60 37 55 54
Montana ..........: 970 1,030 1,190 650 840 1,015
New York .........: 8 7 9 4 4 5
North Carolina ...: 13 16 16 7 11 10
North Dakota .....: 580 730 690 430 650 570
Oregon ...........: 40 36 41 21 19 24
Pennsylvania .....: 45 43 47 28 26 28
South Dakota .....: 30 28 38 14 7 9
Utah .............: 18 20 16 10 15 14
Virginia .........: 30 29 30 7 7 6
:
Washington .......: 83 69 95 72 58 84
Wisconsin ........: 15 13 12 7 3 2
Wyoming ..........: 84 78 83 72 59 58
:
United States ....: 2,707 2,927 3,101 1,994 2,425 2,555
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2021-2023 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ---------- bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 bushels --------
:
Alaska ...........: 51.0 42.0 38.0 255 210 228
Arizona ..........: 125.0 133.0 132.0 2,000 2,128 1,980
California .......: 63.0 56.0 75.0 819 1,064 1,425
Colorado .........: 111.0 111.0 131.0 5,217 4,440 6,681
Delaware .........: 75.0 87.0 95.0 1,050 1,392 1,140
Idaho ............: 89.0 111.0 112.0 44,500 59,940 60,480
Kansas ...........: 66.0 34.0 29.0 264 170 145
Maine ............: 82.0 69.0 45.0 820 690 405
Maryland .........: 95.0 82.0 96.0 1,710 1,312 1,248
Michigan .........: 50.0 50.0 60.0 400 200 360
:
Minnesota ........: 55.0 72.0 74.0 2,035 3,960 3,996
Montana ..........: 38.0 41.0 49.0 24,700 34,440 49,735
New York .........: 63.0 61.0 65.0 252 244 325
North Carolina ...: 65.0 69.0 76.0 455 759 760
North Dakota .....: 51.0 73.0 71.0 21,930 47,450 40,470
Oregon ...........: 32.0 55.0 33.0 672 1,045 792
Pennsylvania .....: 80.0 67.0 81.0 2,240 1,742 2,268
South Dakota .....: 20.0 54.0 52.0 280 378 468
Utah .............: 81.0 82.0 73.0 810 1,230 1,022
Virginia .........: 75.0 86.0 83.0 525 602 498
:
Washington .......: 38.0 84.0 53.0 2,736 4,872 4,452
Wisconsin ........: 53.0 55.0 63.0 371 165 126
Wyoming ..........: 91.0 93.0 104.0 6,552 5,487 6,032
:
United States ....: 60.5 71.7 72.4 120,593 173,920 185,036
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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