U.S. Barley Harvest Sinks 20%
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/24 - SNS -- Barley production is now forecast at 149 million bushels, down 20% from 2023, according to the latest USDA crop production report.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 79.1 bushels per acre, up 6.7 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 1.88 million acres, down 7% from the Acreage report released on June 28, 2024, and down 26% from last year.
Barley 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
:
Alaska ...........: 7 8 6 7
Arizona ..........: 17 14 15 11
California .......: 40 45 19 23
Colorado .........: 54 52 51 45
Delaware .........: 21 21 12 14
Idaho ............: 570 530 540 490
Kansas ...........: 16 18 5 6
Maine ............: 11 12 9 11
Maryland .........: 31 31 13 17
Michigan .........: 7 8 6 5
:
Minnesota ........: 60 40 54 25
Montana ..........: 1,190 920 1,015 710
New York .........: 9 8 5 5
North Carolina ...: 16 16 10 10
North Dakota .....: 690 360 570 300
Oregon ...........: 41 36 24 19
Pennsylvania .....: 47 40 28 26
South Dakota .....: 38 33 9 12
Utah .............: 16 14 14 9
Virginia .........: 30 24 6 6
:
Washington .......: 95 80 84 68
Wisconsin ........: 12 20 2 7
Wyoming ..........: 83 75 58 56
:
United States ....: 3,101 2,405 2,555 1,882
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1/ Forecasted.
Barley 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
:
Colorado .......: 51 45 131.0 140.0 137.0 6,681 6,165
Idaho ..........: 540 490 112.0 100.0 115.0 60,480 56,350
Minnesota ......: 54 25 74.0 55.0 65.0 3,996 1,625
Montana ........: 1,015 710 49.0 53.0 50.0 49,735 35,500
North Dakota ...: 570 300 71.0 74.0 81.0 40,470 24,300
Washington .....: 84 68 53.0 83.0 75.0 4,452 5,100
Wyoming ........: 58 56 104.0 98.0 103.0 6,032 5,768
:
Other States 1/ : 183 188 72.1 65.9 74.5 13,190 13,997
:
United States ..: 2,555 1,882 72.4 74.2 79.1 185,036 148,805
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1/ Other States include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Kansas, Maine,
Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Individual State level estimates will be published
in the "Small Grains 2024 Summary."
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