Spring Wheat Crop Still Up
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/24 - SNS -- Production of spring wheat other than durum may reach 544 million bushels, down 6% from the previous forecast but up 8% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production report.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 52.6 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast but up 6.6 bushels from 2023. If realized, the United States yield would be a record high.
Total planted area, at 10.7 million acres, is down 5% from the Acreage report released on June 28, 2024, and down 4% from 2023. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 10.3 million acres, down 5% from the Acreage report, and down 6% from 2023.
Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and
United States: 2023-2024
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously
published. Includes area planted in preceding fall]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Idaho ........: 410 460 395 440
Minnesota ....: 1,300 1,220 1,260 1,180
Montana ......: 2,700 2,450 2,670 2,330
North Dakota .: 5,550 5,400 5,520 5,260
South Dakota .: 740 680 650 630
Washington ...: 500 495 490 490
:
United States : 11,200 10,705 10,985 10,330
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1/ Forecasted.
Other Spring Wheat Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and
Forecasted August 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2024 : :
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 :-----------------------: 2023 : 2024
: : : : July 1 : August 1 : :
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: --- 1,000 acres -- ---------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Idaho ..............: 395 440 82.0 87.0 87.0 32,390 38,280
Minnesota ..........: 1,260 1,180 62.0 63.0 67.0 78,120 79,060
Montana ............: 2,670 2,330 30.0 35.0 33.0 80,100 76,890
North Dakota .......: 5,520 5,260 48.5 56.0 56.0 267,720 294,560
South Dakota .......: 650 630 43.0 50.0 50.0 27,950 31,500
Washington .........: 490 490 38.0 50.0 48.0 18,620 23,520
:
United States ......: 10,985 10,330 46.0 53.1 52.6 504,900 543,810
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