Winter Wheat Production Up Less Than 1 Percent from May Orange Production Up Slightly
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.25 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but down 25 percent from 2016. Based on June 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 48.9 bushels per acre, up 0.1 bushel from last month, but down 6.4 bushels from last year. If realized, this will be the second highest yield on record for the United States, behind only 2016.
Hard Red Winter production, at 743 million bushels, is up 1 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 298 million bushels, is up 1 percent from the May forecast. White Winter, at 209 million bushels, is down 2 percent from last month. Of the White Winter production, 17.5 million bushels are Hard White and 191 million bushels are Soft White.
The United States all orange forecast for the 2016-2017 season is 5.18 million tons, up slightly from last month but down 15 percent from the 2015-2016 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 68.5 million boxes (3.08 million tons), is up 1 percent from last month but down 16 percent from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 33.0 million boxes (1.49 million tons), unchanged from last month but down 9 percent from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 35.5 million boxes (1.60 million tons), is up 1 percent from last month but down 22 percent from last season's final utilization.