US Crop Production 2021
According to the US Department of Agriculture, all US #wheat production for grain is forecast at 1.70 billion bushels, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 7% from 2020.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 44.5 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.3 bushel from the previous forecast and down 5.2 bushels from 2020.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 38.1 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 4 percent from 2020.
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.32 billion bushels, down 3% from the July 1 forecast but up 13% from 2020.
As of August 1, the United States yield is forecast at 51.8 bushels per acre, down 1.8 bushels from last month but up 0.9 bushel from last year’s average yield of 50.9 bushels per acre.
Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 25.4 million acres, unchanged from last month, but up 11% from last year.
Hard Red Winter production, at 777 million bushels, is down 3% from last month.
Soft Red Winter, at 366 million bushels, is up 1% from the July forecast.
White Winter, at 176 million bushels, is down 11% from last month.
Of the White Winter production, 16.1 million bushels are Hard White and 160 million bushels are SoftWhite.
#Durumwheat production is forecast at 34.7 million bushels, down 7% from the July 1 forecast and down 50% from 2020.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 24.0 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.8 bushels from last month and down 17.4 bushels from 2020.
Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 1.44 million acres, unchanged from last month, but down 13% from 2020.
Other springwheat production for grain is forecast at 343 million bushels, down less than 1% from the July 1 forecast and down 41% from last year.
Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 30.6 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.1 bushel from last month and down 18.0 bushels from 2020.
If realized, this would be the lowest yield since 2002 for the United States.
Area harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 11.2 million acres, unchanged from last month, but 7% below 2020.
Of the total production, 305 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down 42% from 2020.
Other US data crop production:
Corn production up 4% from 2020;
Soybean production up 5% from 2020;
Cotton production up 18% from 2020;
