Smaller U.S. Barley Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Barley production was estimated at 144 million bushels, down 23% from the 2023 total of 186 million bushels, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
The average yield, at 76.7 bushels per acre, was up 4.4 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.37 million acres in 2024, down 24% from 2023. Harvested area, at 1.88 million acres, was down 27% from 2023.
Record high planted acres were estimated in Alaska. Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, and Utah. Record low harvested acres were estimated in South Dakota. Record high yields were estimated in Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.
Barley 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
:
Alaska ...........: 6 7 8 5 6 6
Arizona ..........: 17 17 13 16 15 12
California .......: 40 45 40 19 22 20
Colorado .........: 61 55 56 40 52 39
Delaware .........: 21 21 21 16 12 14
Idaho ............: 560 570 530 540 540 510
Kansas ...........: 14 16 10 5 5 3
Maine ............: 11 11 10 10 9 9
Maryland .........: 28 31 31 16 13 19
Michigan .........: 5 7 8 4 6 6
:
Minnesota ........: 65 60 40 55 54 25
Montana ..........: 1,030 1,190 900 840 1,030 710
New York .........: 7 9 8 4 5 5
North Carolina ...: 16 16 16 11 10 10
North Dakota .....: 730 690 370 650 570 285
Oregon ...........: 36 43 31 19 24 20
Pennsylvania .....: 43 47 40 26 28 30
South Dakota .....: 28 38 34 7 9 5
Utah .............: 20 16 14 15 14 11
Virginia .........: 29 30 24 7 6 9
:
Washington .......: 69 95 80 58 84 70
Wisconsin ........: 13 12 15 3 2 6
Wyoming ..........: 78 83 74 59 58 51
:
United States ....: 2,927 3,109 2,373 2,425 2,574 1,875
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Barley 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 --------
:
Alaska ...........: 42.0 38.0 46.0 210 228 276
Arizona ..........: 133.0 132.0 102.0 2,128 1,980 1,224
California .......: 56.0 75.0 58.0 1,064 1,650 1,160
Colorado .........: 111.0 131.0 145.0 4,440 6,812 5,655
Delaware .........: 87.0 95.0 85.0 1,392 1,140 1,190
Idaho ............: 111.0 112.0 109.0 59,940 60,480 55,590
Kansas ...........: 34.0 29.0 75.0 170 145 225
Maine ............: 69.0 45.0 65.0 690 405 585
Maryland .........: 82.0 96.0 82.0 1,312 1,248 1,558
Michigan .........: 50.0 60.0 45.0 200 360 270
:
Minnesota ........: 72.0 74.0 70.0 3,960 3,996 1,750
Montana ..........: 41.0 49.0 51.0 34,440 50,470 36,210
New York .........: 61.0 65.0 60.0 244 325 300
North Carolina ...: 69.0 76.0 75.0 759 760 750
North Dakota .....: 73.0 71.0 74.0 47,450 40,470 21,090
Oregon ...........: 55.0 33.0 47.0 1,045 792 940
Pennsylvania .....: 67.0 81.0 81.0 1,742 2,268 2,430
South Dakota .....: 54.0 52.0 57.0 378 468 285
Utah .............: 82.0 73.0 90.0 1,230 1,022 990
Virginia .........: 86.0 83.0 84.0 602 498 756
:
Washington .......: 84.0 53.0 66.0 4,872 4,452 4,620
Wisconsin ........: 55.0 63.0 45.0 165 126 270
Wyoming ..........: 93.0 104.0 112.0 5,487 6,032 5,712
:
United States ....: 71.7 72.3 76.7 173,920 186,127 143,836
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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