WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Production of proso millet in 2024 totaled 14.1 million bushels, down 31% from the 2023 record high production of 20.4 million bushels, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
Area planted to proso millet in the United States was estimated at 481,000 acres, down 138,000 acres (or 22%) from 2023. Area harvested in the United States, at 427,000 acres, was down 168,000 acres (or 28%) from the 2023 harvested estimate.
The average yield for 2024 was estimated at 32.9 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the 2023 yield of 34.3 bushels per acre.
Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022-2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .....: 445 390 345 345 375 305 Nebraska .....: 145 155 110 111 151 101 South Dakota .: 47 74 26 37 69 21 : United States : 637 619 481 493 595 427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- bushels --------- ------- 1,000 bushels ------- : Colorado .....: 18.5 31.5 32.5 6,383 11,813 9,913 Nebraska .....: 15.0 36.5 31.5 1,665 5,512 3,182 South Dakota .: 30.0 45.0 46.0 1,110 3,105 966 : United States : 18.6 34.3 32.9 9,158 20,430 14,061 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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