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Millet Harvest Sank A Third

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
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              :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2022    :   2023    :   2024    :   2022    :   2023    :   2024
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              :                              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
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              :          Yield per acre           :            Production
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
              :   2022    :   2023    :   2024    :   2022    :   2023    :   2024
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              :   ---------- 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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