USDA Crop Production Report

Jul 12, 2018
Winter Wheat Production Down Less Than 1 Percent from June
Durum Wheat Production Up 36 Percent from 2017
Other Spring Wheat Production Up 48 Percent from 2017
Orange Production Down 1 Percent from June
 
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.19 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and down 6 percent from 2017. As of July 1, the United States yield is forecast at 48.0 bushels per acre, down 0.4 bushel from last month and down 2.2 bushels from last year's average yield of 50.2 bushels per acre. The area expected to be harvested for grain totals 24.8 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2018, but down 2 percent from last year.
 
Hard Red Winter production, at 657 million bushels, is up 1 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 303 million bushels, is down 4 percent from the June forecast. White Winter, at 232 million bushels, is up less than 1 percent from last month. Of the White Winter production, 21.1 million bushels are Hard White and 211 million bushels are Soft White.
 
Durum wheat production is forecast at 74.9 million bushels, up 36 percent from 2017. The United States yield is forecast at 40.7 bushels per acre, up 15.0 bushels from last year. Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 1.84 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2018, but 14 percent below 2017.
 
Other spring wheat production is forecast at 614 million bushels, up 48 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed is expected to total 12.9 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2018, but 27 percent above 2017. The United States yield is forecast at a record high 47.6 bushels per acre, up 6.6 bushels from last year. Of the total production, 584 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, up 52 percent from last year.
 
The United States all orange forecast for the 2017-2018 season is 3.86 million tons, down 1 percent from last month and down 24 percent from the 2016-2017 final utilization. The Florida all orange forecast, at 45.0 million boxes (2.02 million tons), is unchanged from last month but down 35 percent from last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties in Florida are forecast at 19.0 million boxes (853,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 43 percent from last season's final utilization. The Florida Valencia orange forecast, at 26.0 million boxes (1.17 million tons), is unchanged from last month but down 27 percent from last season's final utilization. 
 
The California all orange forecast is 44.0 million boxes (1.76 million tons), down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 9 percent from last season's final utilization. The California Navel orange forecast, at 35.0 million boxes (1.40 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 11 percent from last season's final utilization. The California Valencia orange forecast is 9.00 million boxes (360,000 tons), down 5 percent from last month but unchanged from last season's final utilization. The Texas all orange forecast, at 1.88 million boxes (80,000 tons), is down 11 percent from the previous forecast but up 37 percent from last season's final utilization. 
Source : USDA
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