Winter Wheat Output Rose 9%
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Winter wheat production for 2024 totaled 1.35 billion bushels, up 9% from the 2023 total of 1.24 billion bushels in comparable States, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
The United States yield, at 51.7 bushels per acre, was up 1.1 bushels from 2023 in comparable States. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 26.1 million acres, up 6% from 2023 in comparable States. Record high yields were estimated in Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin for 2024.
Compared with 2023, harvested acreage was up 17% in the major Hard Red Winter (HRW) growing States, the primary winter wheat-producing area. HRW production totaled 770 million bushels, up 29% from 2023.
In the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing area, harvested acreage decreased 20% from 2023 in comparable States. SRW production totaled 342 million bushels, down 23% from 2023 in comparable States.
White winter wheat production totaled 236 million bushels, up 20% from 2023. Harvested acreage was up 2% from 2023.
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2022-2024
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ............: 180 205 110 120 145 60
Arkansas ...........: 220 230 130 150 165 85
California .........: 350 320 290 70 80 75
Colorado ...........: 1,950 2,300 2,100 1,430 1,730 1,840
Delaware ...........: 80 80 70 54 69 52
Georgia ............: 200 195 145 100 85 60
Idaho ..............: 770 750 760 710 630 700
Illinois ...........: 650 840 770 560 780 700
Indiana ............: 290 405 310 240 335 240
Kansas .............: 7,300 8,100 7,600 6,600 5,750 7,150
:
Kentucky ...........: 530 610 560 375 460 390
Maryland ...........: 355 340 325 170 195 180
Michigan ...........: 460 600 400 415 560 375
Mississippi ........: 100 120 60 75 95 35
Missouri ...........: 630 780 670 410 600 480
Montana ............: 2,050 1,850 1,950 1,800 1,680 1,830
Nebraska ...........: 980 1,130 1,000 820 880 920
New Jersey 2/ ......: 26 34 (NA) 22 32 (NA)
New Mexico .........: 360 405 370 90 85 145
New York ...........: 140 150 135 100 120 120
:
North Carolina .....: 480 480 410 375 400 330
North Dakota .......: 105 155 125 95 145 120
Ohio ...............: 510 650 520 465 590 465
Oklahoma ...........: 4,300 4,550 4,350 2,450 2,450 2,850
Oregon .............: 730 740 740 715 720 725
Pennsylvania .......: 270 280 240 210 230 195
South Carolina .....: 120 110 80 100 95 65
South Dakota .......: 830 920 860 730 670 760
Tennessee ..........: 410 470 380 335 390 320
Texas ..............: 5,300 6,400 5,500 1,300 2,100 2,600
:
Utah ...............: 110 105 105 88 87 90
Virginia ...........: 230 200 150 150 135 85
Washington .........: 1,850 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,750 1,750
Wisconsin ..........: 300 280 265 235 230 220
Wyoming ............: 115 115 110 95 90 91
:
United States ......: 33,281 36,699 33,390 23,454 24,558 26,103
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2022-2024 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama ............: 72.0 75.0 71.0 8,640 10,875 4,260
Arkansas ...........: 53.0 57.0 56.0 7,950 9,405 4,760
California .........: 73.0 80.0 78.0 5,110 6,400 5,850
Colorado ...........: 25.0 41.0 35.0 35,750 70,930 64,400
Delaware ...........: 76.0 92.0 72.0 4,104 6,348 3,744
Georgia ............: 58.0 55.0 59.0 5,800 4,675 3,540
Idaho ..............: 90.0 89.0 89.0 63,900 56,070 62,300
Illinois ...........: 79.0 87.0 86.0 44,240 67,860 60,200
Indiana ............: 81.0 92.0 89.0 19,440 30,820 21,360
Kansas .............: 37.0 35.0 43.0 244,200 201,250 307,450
:
Kentucky ...........: 80.0 88.0 75.0 30,000 40,480 29,250
Maryland ...........: 78.0 85.0 75.0 13,260 16,575 13,500
Michigan ...........: 83.0 83.0 87.0 34,445 46,480 32,625
Mississippi ........: 52.0 52.0 50.0 3,900 4,940 1,750
Missouri ...........: 60.0 70.0 75.0 24,600 42,000 36,000
Montana ............: 33.0 51.0 50.0 59,400 85,680 91,500
Nebraska ...........: 32.0 42.0 52.0 26,240 36,960 47,840
New Jersey 2/ ......: 70.0 82.0 (NA) 1,540 2,624 (NA)
New Mexico .........: 17.0 11.0 12.0 1,530 935 1,740
New York ...........: 72.0 81.0 75.0 7,200 9,720 9,000
:
North Carolina .....: 64.0 70.0 57.0 24,000 28,000 18,810
North Dakota .......: 60.0 56.0 54.0 5,700 8,120 6,480
Ohio ...............: 79.0 90.0 85.0 36,735 53,100 39,525
Oklahoma ...........: 28.0 28.0 38.0 68,600 68,600 108,300
Oregon .............: 68.0 56.0 70.0 48,620 40,320 50,750
Pennsylvania .......: 73.0 76.0 75.0 15,330 17,480 14,625
South Carolina .....: 57.0 58.0 54.0 5,700 5,510 3,510
South Dakota .......: 52.0 47.0 63.0 37,960 31,490 47,880
Tennessee ..........: 73.0 80.0 75.0 24,455 31,200 24,000
Texas ..............: 30.0 37.0 31.0 39,000 77,700 80,600
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Utah ...............: 36.0 53.0 49.0 3,168 4,611 4,410
Virginia ...........: 68.0 78.0 66.0 10,200 10,530 5,610
Washington .........: 68.0 54.0 70.0 122,400 94,500 122,500
Wisconsin ..........: 78.0 76.0 82.0 18,330 17,480 18,040
Wyoming ............: 17.0 30.0 31.0 1,615 2,700 2,821
:
United States ......: 47.0 50.6 51.7 1,103,062 1,242,368 1,348,930
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2024.
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