Largest Rye Harvest Since 1987
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS --Rye production for 2024 was estimated at 14.7 million bushels, up 42% from the 2023 total, and was the highest production since 1987, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
Harvested area totaled 402,000 acres, up 25% from 2023. The United States yield was a record high at 36.6 bushels per acre and was up 4.4 bushels from 2023. Oklahoma yield was a record high. Planted area totaled 2.21 million acres, down 4% from last year. Much of those acres were used as a cover crop.
Rye 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
:
Minnesota ..........: 70 75 80 28 22 20
North Dakota .......: 110 96 84 60 63 58
Oklahoma ...........: 265 260 250 50 45 70
Pennsylvania .......: 190 185 175 21 18 28
South Dakota .......: (D) (D) 57 (D) (D) 26
Wisconsin ..........: 230 240 260 20 15 30
:
Other States 2/ ....: 1,310 1,437 1,300 166 159 170
:
United States ......: 2,175 2,293 2,206 345 322 402
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: --------- bushels --------- ------- 1,000 bushels ------
:
Minnesota ..........: 52.0 44.0 47.0 1,456 968 940
North Dakota .......: 46.0 41.0 48.0 2,760 2,583 2,784
Oklahoma ...........: 20.0 17.0 27.0 1,000 765 1,890
Pennsylvania .......: 38.0 34.0 39.0 798 612 1,092
South Dakota .......: (D) (D) 56.0 (D) (D) 1,456
Wisconsin ..........: 58.0 41.0 39.0 1,160 615 1,170
:
Other States 2/ ....: 31.8 30.4 31.7 5,279 4,832 5,397
:
United States ......: 36.1 32.2 36.6 12,453 10,375 14,729
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
2/ For 2022 and 2023, Other States include Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan,
Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas. For 2024, Other
States include Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, and Texas.
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