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Oklahoma Wheat Forecast Up Three Percent From May
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:14:25 CDT
The Oklahoma winter wheat production is forecast at 159.1 million bushels, up 3 percent from last month's estimate, and 126 percent above last year, according to the June Crop Production report issued today by the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office. Acres harvested for grain, at 4.3 million acres, are up 1.1 million acres from last year. Average yield is forecast at 37.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushel from the previous month's forecast, and 15 bushels above 2011.
The United States winter wheat production is forecast at 1.68 billion bushels, up 13 percent from 2011. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 35.6 million acres, up 10 percent from last year. Based on June 1 conditions, the yield is forecast at 47.3 bushels per acre, up 1.1 bushels from last year.
Selected states and their winter wheat production compared with 2011 include Kansas, 387.0 million bushels, up 40 percent; Texas, 103.9 million bushels, up 110 percent; and Colorado, 87.6 million bushels, up 13 percent.
The entire Oklahoma report can be viewed online by clicking here and looking under under "Recent Reports." The national database, Quick Stats, and all USDA-NASS reports are available on the agency's web site by clicking here.
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