Cr Pr 2-3 (07) United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Small Grains 2007 Summary September 2007 All wheat production totals 2.07 billion bushels in 2007, down 2 percent from the August forecast but up 14 percent from 2006. Grain area is 51.0 million acres, up 9 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is 40.5 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the last forecast but up 1.8 bushels from last year. The level of production and change from last year by type are: winter wheat, 1.52 billion bushels, up 17 percent; other spring wheat, 479 million bushels, up 4 percent; Durum wheat, 71.7 million bushels, up 34 percent. Oats production is estimated at a record low 91.6 million bushels, 7 percent below the August 1 forecast and down 2 percent from last year. The estimated yield is 60.9 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the last forecast but up 1.1 bushels from the previous year. Compared with last year, yields increased in most States throughout the Great Plains and central Rocky Mountains. Harvested area, at 1.51 million acres, is 7 percent and 4 percent below August and last year, respectively. This is the smallest acreage harvested for grain on record, continuing a steady downward trend. Barley production is estimated at 212 million bushels, down 5 percent from the August forecast but up 18 percent from last year. Average yield per acre, at 60.4 bushels, is down 2.7 bushels from the previous forecast and 0.7 bushel below the 2006 yield. The area harvested for grain is estimated at 3.51 million acres, down 1 percent from August but 19 percent above a year ago. This report was approved on September 28, 2007. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Conner Agricultural Statistics Board Acting Chairperson Steven D. Wiyatt Contents Page Grains & Hay Barley. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Oats. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Wheat, All. . . . . . . . . . 8 Wheat, by Class . . . . . . .13 Wheat, Class Percentage Estimates14 Wheat, Durum. . . . . . . . .13 Wheat, Other Spring . . . . .12 Head Population. . . . . .17 Wheat, Winter . . . . . . . .10 Head Population. . . . . .16 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . .21 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . .19 Information Contacts . . . . . .24 (This page intentionally left blank) Oats: Area Planted and Harvested, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 50 50 45 20 10 16 CA : 270 270 210 20 20 20 CO : 75 85 75 15 10 10 GA : 75 70 70 20 30 30 ID : 90 90 70 20 20 20 IL : 60 60 35 40 40 24 IN : 20 25 25 9 14 8 IA : 210 210 145 125 110 67 KS : 100 100 90 40 40 35 ME : 32 31 31 28 30 30 MI : 90 80 70 75 65 55 MN : 310 290 270 205 200 180 MO : 35 40 25 20 28 8 MT : 90 70 75 35 24 35 NE : 150 160 120 60 45 35 NY : 95 85 100 75 67 60 NC : 50 60 50 23 26 15 ND : 490 420 460 240 120 260 OH : 80 70 75 60 55 55 OK : 45 35 80 10 8 15 OR : 40 50 60 18 20 22 PA : 140 135 115 110 110 80 SC : 35 33 33 20 18 13 SD : 380 380 330 180 95 125 TX : 690 760 710 110 100 100 UT : 50 45 35 7 7 5 VA : 14 16 16 3 4 5 WA : 25 30 30 8 8 9 WI : 400 370 270 215 230 160 WY : 55 48 40 12 12 8 : US : 4,246 4,168 3,760 1,823 1,566 1,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. Oats: Yield and Production, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels --------- -------- 1,000 Bushels ------- : AL : 55.0 40.0 58.0 1,100 400 928 CA : 75.0 86.0 93.0 1,500 1,720 1,860 CO : 75.0 70.0 80.0 1,125 700 800 GA : 60.0 53.0 56.0 1,200 1,590 1,680 ID : 64.0 72.0 61.0 1,280 1,440 1,220 IL : 79.0 77.0 68.0 3,160 3,080 1,632 IN : 69.0 80.0 55.0 621 1,120 440 IA : 79.0 76.0 71.0 9,875 8,360 4,757 KS : 59.0 45.0 38.0 2,360 1,800 1,330 ME : 70.0 55.0 70.0 1,960 1,650 2,100 MI : 61.0 62.0 58.0 4,575 4,030 3,190 MN : 62.0 56.0 60.0 12,710 11,200 10,800 MO : 65.0 65.0 50.0 1,300 1,820 400 MT : 53.0 46.0 52.0 1,855 1,104 1,820 NE : 73.0 45.0 68.0 4,380 2,025 2,380 NY : 54.0 74.0 57.0 4,050 4,958 3,420 NC : 73.0 65.0 51.0 1,679 1,690 765 ND : 59.0 41.0 59.0 14,160 4,920 15,340 OH : 60.0 75.0 62.0 3,600 4,125 3,410 OK : 41.0 30.0 31.0 410 240 465 OR : 78.0 95.0 93.0 1,404 1,900 2,046 PA : 55.0 64.0 56.0 6,050 7,040 4,480 SC : 59.0 55.0 52.0 1,180 990 676 SD : 72.0 57.0 74.0 12,960 5,415 9,250 TX : 43.0 37.0 40.0 4,730 3,700 4,000 UT : 73.0 77.0 85.0 511 539 425 VA : 61.0 55.0 68.0 183 220 340 WA : 75.0 86.0 61.0 600 688 549 WI : 64.0 63.0 67.0 13,760 14,490 10,720 WY : 50.0 57.0 47.0 600 684 376 : US : 63.0 59.8 60.9 114,878 93,638 91,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barley: Area Planted and Harvested, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 34 25 35 30 22 33 CA : 100 90 85 60 65 40 CO : 60 47 60 59 42 58 DE : 29 27 21 27 24 19 ID : 630 530 570 600 510 550 KS : 19 24 20 14 18 13 KY : 10 15 10 9 14 3 ME : 23 18 18 22 17 17 MD : 46 50 45 41 32 34 MI : 15 15 14 11 14 13 MN : 125 105 130 90 90 110 MT : 900 770 900 700 620 720 NV : 4 4 3 2 2 1 NJ : 3 3 3 2 2 2 NY : 17 17 13 15 12 11 NC : 24 24 22 19 17 14 ND : 1,200 1,100 1,470 1,060 995 1,390 OH : 6 5 4 5 4 3 OR : 65 55 63 45 42 53 PA : 55 55 55 47 46 42 SD : 65 55 56 47 14 29 UT : 40 40 38 24 30 22 VA : 60 58 48 45 42 30 WA : 215 200 235 205 190 225 WI : 55 50 40 30 30 23 WY : 75 70 62 60 57 53 : US : 3,875 3,452 4,020 3,269 2,951 3,508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. Barley: Yield and Production, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 Bushels -------- : AZ : 100.0 115.0 115.0 3,000 2,530 3,795 CA : 63.0 55.0 60.0 3,780 3,575 2,400 CO : 130.0 115.0 125.0 7,670 4,830 7,250 DE : 81.0 80.0 78.0 2,187 1,920 1,482 ID : 87.0 84.0 80.0 52,200 42,840 44,000 KS : 42.0 27.0 48.0 588 486 624 KY : 83.0 88.0 35.0 747 1,232 105 ME : 60.0 50.0 70.0 1,320 850 1,190 MD : 86.0 87.0 84.0 3,526 2,784 2,856 MI : 47.0 49.0 56.0 517 686 728 MN : 43.0 60.0 56.0 3,870 5,400 6,160 MT : 56.0 50.0 44.0 39,200 31,000 31,680 NV : 85.0 100.0 90.0 170 200 90 NJ : 71.0 57.0 68.0 142 114 136 NY : 49.0 55.0 46.0 735 660 506 NC : 78.0 80.0 53.0 1,482 1,360 742 ND : 54.0 49.0 56.0 57,240 48,755 77,840 OH : 60.0 68.0 50.0 300 272 150 OR : 45.0 58.0 47.0 2,025 2,436 2,491 PA : 72.0 81.0 73.0 3,384 3,726 3,066 SD : 49.0 40.0 40.0 2,303 560 1,160 UT : 80.0 76.0 78.0 1,920 2,280 1,716 VA : 87.0 77.0 71.0 3,915 3,234 2,130 WA : 61.0 63.0 60.0 12,505 11,970 13,500 WI : 53.0 54.0 57.0 1,590 1,620 1,311 WY : 93.0 85.0 89.0 5,580 4,845 4,717 : US : 64.8 61.1 60.4 211,896 180,165 211,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 100 100 120 45 45 80 AZ : 85 79 86 81 76 83 AR : 220 365 820 160 305 700 CA : 570 520 585 369 315 315 CO : 2,570 2,170 2,520 2,219 1,919 2,369 DE : 52 48 57 51 45 55 FL : 18 8 13 8 5 9 GA : 280 230 360 140 120 230 ID : 1,260 1,255 1,235 1,200 1,195 1,175 IL : 630 930 1,000 600 910 890 IN : 360 470 420 340 460 370 IA : 20 25 35 15 18 28 KS : 10,000 9,800 10,400 9,500 9,100 8,600 KY : 390 430 440 300 320 250 LA : 110 115 235 100 105 220 MD : 155 210 220 140 125 170 MI : 600 660 560 590 650 540 MN : 1,820 1,750 1,765 1,745 1,695 1,710 MS : 70 85 370 65 73 330 MO : 590 1,000 1,050 540 910 880 MT : 5,340 5,300 5,170 5,235 5,215 5,065 NE : 1,850 1,800 2,050 1,760 1,700 1,960 NV : 14 23 23 8 10 13 NJ : 28 25 31 23 22 28 NM : 450 440 490 270 120 300 NY : 100 105 100 95 95 85 NC : 560 560 630 435 420 500 ND : 9,090 8,800 8,595 8,835 8,290 8,405 OH : 860 990 820 830 960 730 OK : 5,700 5,700 5,900 4,000 3,400 3,500 OR : 955 880 875 895 845 855 PA : 150 160 170 145 150 155 SC : 170 130 160 165 123 135 SD : 3,315 3,310 3,509 3,193 2,576 3,328 TN : 240 280 420 150 190 260 TX : 5,500 5,550 6,200 3,000 1,400 3,800 UT : 163 144 146 148 136 132 VA : 180 190 230 160 155 205 WA : 2,280 2,280 2,170 2,225 2,225 2,137 WV : 7 8 8 5 6 6 WI : 208 261 299 182 240 278 WY : 169 158 146 152 141 130 : US : 57,229 57,344 60,433 50,119 46,810 51,011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. All Wheat: Yield and Production, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 Bushels --------- : AL : 50.0 58.0 43.0 2,250 2,610 3,440 AZ : 99.5 99.7 99.5 8,060 7,580 8,260 AR : 52.0 61.0 41.0 8,320 18,605 28,700 CA : 76.3 66.5 83.6 28,155 20,935 26,325 CO : 24.4 21.6 40.3 54,035 41,515 95,520 DE : 70.0 67.0 68.0 3,570 3,015 3,740 FL : 45.0 42.0 57.0 360 210 513 GA : 52.0 49.0 40.0 7,280 5,880 9,200 ID : 83.8 75.6 71.2 100,590 90,315 83,675 IL : 61.0 67.0 57.0 36,600 60,970 50,730 IN : 72.0 69.0 57.0 24,480 31,740 21,090 IA : 50.0 66.0 50.0 750 1,188 1,400 KS : 40.0 32.0 33.0 380,000 291,200 283,800 KY : 68.0 71.0 49.0 20,400 22,720 12,250 LA : 48.0 53.0 54.0 4,800 5,565 11,880 MD : 66.0 68.0 68.0 9,240 8,500 11,560 MI : 66.0 73.0 65.0 38,940 47,450 35,100 MN : 41.0 47.4 47.0 71,470 80,340 80,430 MS : 50.0 59.0 56.0 3,250 4,307 18,480 MO : 54.0 54.0 43.0 29,160 49,140 37,840 MT : 36.8 29.4 29.6 192,480 153,075 149,820 NE : 39.0 36.0 43.0 68,640 61,200 84,280 NV : 100.6 105.6 100.0 805 1,056 1,300 NJ : 53.0 60.0 51.0 1,219 1,320 1,428 NM : 36.0 32.0 26.0 9,720 3,840 7,800 NY : 54.0 61.0 52.0 5,130 5,795 4,420 NC : 57.0 59.0 40.0 24,795 24,780 20,000 ND : 34.4 30.4 35.7 303,765 251,770 300,050 OH : 71.0 68.0 63.0 58,930 65,280 45,990 OK : 32.0 24.0 28.0 128,000 81,600 98,000 OR : 59.8 52.6 54.7 53,560 44,440 46,785 PA : 54.0 59.0 58.0 7,830 8,850 8,990 SC : 52.0 50.0 31.0 8,580 6,150 4,185 SD : 41.8 32.6 44.3 133,420 84,090 147,516 TN : 56.0 64.0 41.0 8,400 12,160 10,660 TX : 32.0 24.0 37.0 96,000 33,600 140,600 UT : 48.0 45.0 48.6 7,099 6,120 6,420 VA : 63.0 68.0 64.0 10,080 10,540 13,120 WA : 62.6 62.9 60.2 139,300 140,050 128,722 WV : 60.0 61.0 58.0 300 366 348 WI : 56.4 76.2 68.0 10,262 18,290 18,910 WY : 30.7 27.5 26.5 4,665 3,879 3,445 : US : 42.0 38.7 40.5 2,104,690 1,812,036 2,066,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 100 100 120 45 45 80 AZ : 5 4 6 2 2 4 AR : 220 365 820 160 305 700 CA : 495 450 500 300 250 240 CO : 2,550 2,150 2,500 2,200 1,900 2,350 DE : 52 48 57 51 45 55 FL : 18 8 13 8 5 9 GA : 280 230 360 140 120 230 ID : 770 750 750 730 710 710 IL : 630 930 1,000 600 910 890 IN : 360 470 420 340 460 370 IA : 20 25 35 15 18 28 KS : 10,000 9,800 10,400 9,500 9,100 8,600 KY : 390 430 440 300 320 250 LA : 110 115 235 100 105 220 MD : 155 210 220 140 125 170 MI : 600 660 560 590 650 540 MN : 20 50 65 15 45 60 MS : 70 85 370 65 73 330 MO : 590 1,000 1,050 540 910 880 MT : 2,150 1,950 2,240 2,100 1,920 2,190 NE : 1,850 1,800 2,050 1,760 1,700 1,960 NV : 8 17 17 5 8 12 NJ : 28 25 31 23 22 28 NM : 450 440 490 270 120 300 NY : 100 105 100 95 95 85 NC : 560 560 630 435 420 500 ND : 310 200 465 285 180 445 OH : 860 990 820 830 960 730 OK : 5,700 5,700 5,900 4,000 3,400 3,500 OR : 830 760 750 780 730 735 PA : 150 160 170 145 150 155 SC : 170 130 160 165 123 135 SD : 1,550 1,450 2,100 1,490 1,150 1,980 TN : 240 280 420 150 190 260 TX : 5,500 5,550 6,200 3,000 1,400 3,800 UT : 145 130 135 135 125 125 VA : 180 190 230 160 155 205 WA : 1,850 1,850 1,720 1,800 1,800 1,690 WV : 7 8 8 5 6 6 WI : 200 250 290 175 230 270 WY : 160 150 140 145 135 125 : US : 40,433 40,575 44,987 33,794 31,117 35,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. Winter Wheat: Yield and Production, by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 Bushels --------- : AL : 50.0 58.0 43.0 2,250 2,610 3,440 AZ : 80.0 90.0 90.0 160 180 360 AR : 52.0 61.0 41.0 8,320 18,605 28,700 CA : 72.0 58.0 80.0 21,600 14,500 19,200 CO : 24.0 21.0 40.0 52,800 39,900 94,000 DE : 70.0 67.0 68.0 3,570 3,015 3,740 FL : 45.0 42.0 57.0 360 210 513 GA : 52.0 49.0 40.0 7,280 5,880 9,200 ID : 91.0 77.0 73.0 66,430 54,670 51,830 IL : 61.0 67.0 57.0 36,600 60,970 50,730 IN : 72.0 69.0 57.0 24,480 31,740 21,090 IA : 50.0 66.0 50.0 750 1,188 1,400 KS : 40.0 32.0 33.0 380,000 291,200 283,800 KY : 68.0 71.0 49.0 20,400 22,720 12,250 LA : 48.0 53.0 54.0 4,800 5,565 11,880 MD : 66.0 68.0 68.0 9,240 8,500 11,560 MI : 66.0 73.0 65.0 38,940 47,450 35,100 MN : 36.0 62.0 48.0 540 2,790 2,880 MS : 50.0 59.0 56.0 3,250 4,307 18,480 MO : 54.0 54.0 43.0 29,160 49,140 37,840 MT : 45.0 43.0 38.0 94,500 82,560 83,220 NE : 39.0 36.0 43.0 68,640 61,200 84,280 NV : 110.0 110.0 100.0 550 880 1,200 NJ : 53.0 60.0 51.0 1,219 1,320 1,428 NM : 36.0 32.0 26.0 9,720 3,840 7,800 NY : 54.0 61.0 52.0 5,130 5,795 4,420 NC : 57.0 59.0 40.0 24,795 24,780 20,000 ND : 39.0 44.0 50.0 11,115 7,920 22,250 OH : 71.0 68.0 63.0 58,930 65,280 45,990 OK : 32.0 24.0 28.0 128,000 81,600 98,000 OR : 61.0 53.0 55.0 47,580 38,690 40,425 PA : 54.0 59.0 58.0 7,830 8,850 8,990 SC : 52.0 50.0 31.0 8,580 6,150 4,185 SD : 44.0 36.0 48.0 65,560 41,400 95,040 TN : 56.0 64.0 41.0 8,400 12,160 10,660 TX : 32.0 24.0 37.0 96,000 33,600 140,600 UT : 47.0 45.0 48.0 6,345 5,625 6,000 VA : 63.0 68.0 64.0 10,080 10,540 13,120 WA : 67.0 66.0 64.0 120,600 118,800 108,160 WV : 60.0 61.0 58.0 300 366 348 WI : 57.0 78.0 69.0 9,975 17,940 18,630 WY : 30.0 27.0 26.0 4,350 3,645 3,250 : US : 44.4 41.7 42.2 1,499,129 1,298,081 1,515,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 20 20 20 19 19 19 ID : 470 490 470 450 470 450 MN : 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,730 1,650 1,650 MT : 2,600 2,950 2,450 2,550 2,900 2,400 NV : 6 6 6 3 2 1 ND : 6,800 7,300 6,650 6,600 6,850 6,500 OR : 125 120 125 115 115 120 SD : 1,750 1,850 1,400 1,690 1,420 1,340 UT : 18 14 11 13 11 7 WA : 430 430 450 425 425 447 WI : 8 11 9 7 10 8 WY : 9 8 6 7 6 5 : US : 14,036 14,899 13,297 13,609 13,878 12,947 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels --------- -------- 1,000 Bushels -------- : CO : 65.0 85.0 80.0 1,235 1,615 1,520 ID : 72.0 73.0 68.0 32,400 34,310 30,600 MN : 41.0 47.0 47.0 70,930 77,550 77,550 MT : 32.0 22.0 23.0 81,600 63,800 55,200 NV : 85.0 88.0 100.0 255 176 100 ND : 34.0 31.0 36.0 224,400 212,350 234,000 OR : 52.0 50.0 53.0 5,980 5,750 6,360 SD : 40.0 30.0 39.0 67,600 42,600 52,260 UT : 58.0 45.0 60.0 754 495 420 WA : 44.0 50.0 46.0 18,700 21,250 20,562 WI : 41.0 35.0 35.0 287 350 280 WY : 45.0 39.0 39.0 315 234 195 : US : 37.1 33.2 37.0 504,456 460,480 479,047 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durum Wheat: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 80 75 80 79 74 79 CA : 75 70 85 69 65 75 ID : 20 15 15 20 15 15 MT : 590 400 480 585 395 475 ND : 1,980 1,300 1,480 1,950 1,260 1,460 SD : 15 10 9 13 6 8 : US : 2,760 1,870 2,149 2,716 1,815 2,112 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Bushels ---------- -------- 1,000 Bushels ------- : AZ : 100.0 100.0 100.0 7,900 7,400 7,900 CA : 95.0 99.0 95.0 6,555 6,435 7,125 ID : 88.0 89.0 83.0 1,760 1,335 1,245 MT : 28.0 17.0 24.0 16,380 6,715 11,400 ND : 35.0 25.0 30.0 68,250 31,500 43,800 SD : 20.0 15.0 27.0 260 90 216 : US : 37.2 29.5 33.9 101,105 53,475 71,686 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2005-2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter :--------------------------------------------------------- Year : Hard : Soft : Hard : Soft : All : Red : Red : White : White : White ---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2005 : 929,820 309,021 25,279 235,009 260,288 2006 : 682,079 390,165 13,284 212,553 225,837 2007 : 961,588 357,897 21,460 175,044 196,504 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Spring : :---------------------------------------------------------: : Hard : Hard : Soft : All : : Total : Red : White : White : White : Durum : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2005 : 466,587 4,530 33,339 37,869 101,105 2,104,690 2006 : 432,339 6,226 21,915 28,141 53,475 1,812,036 2007 : 448,904 5,589 24,554 30,143 71,686 2,066,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on the latest available data including both survey and administrative data. Wheat: Class Percentage Estimates The following percentages are the basis for the U.S. wheat production by class estimates each year. These estimates are based on the latest varietal or class survey data available. These end-of-season percentages will be used during the 2008 forecast season. However, if an unusual situation significantly distorts a State's usual distribution, then updated percentages will be used to forecast the production by class. (Note: The Idaho, Oregon, and Washington percentages are based on their estimates of production by class). Winter Wheat: Production Distribution by Class and State, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Hard Red : Soft Red : Hard White : Soft White : All White :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 100 AZ : 100 100 AR : 100 100 CA : 83 83 7 7 10 10 17 17 CO : 93 93 7 7 7 7 DE : 100 100 FL : 100 100 GA : 100 100 ID : 20 32 1 1 79 67 80 68 IL : 2 2 98 98 IN : 100 100 IA : 55 55 45 45 KS : 98 97 2 3 2 3 KY : 1 1 99 99 LA : 3 3 97 97 MD : 100 100 MI : 3 3 61 59 36 38 36 38 MN : 100 100 MS : 100 100 MO : 6 6 94 94 MT : 98 98 2 2 2 2 NE : 99 99 1 1 1 1 NV : 3 3 97 97 100 100 NJ : 100 100 NM : 100 100 NY : 3 3 34 34 63 63 63 63 NC : 100 100 ND : 100 100 OH : 100 100 OK : 98 97 1 1 1 2 1 2 OR : 3 6 97 94 97 94 PA : 100 100 SC : 100 100 SD : 100 100 TN : 100 100 TX : 93 96 7 4 UT : 73 73 27 27 27 27 VA : 100 100 WA : 10 25 90 75 90 75 WV : 100 100 WI : 1 1 97 97 2 2 2 2 WY : 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Spring Wheat (excluding Durum): Production Distribution by Class and State, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Hard Red : Hard White : Soft White : All White :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 75 76 2 2 23 22 25 24 ID : 56 52 10 13 34 35 44 48 MN : 100 100 MT : 99 99 1 1 1 1 NV : 5 5 95 95 95 95 ND : 100 100 OR : 45 37 55 63 55 63 SD : 100 100 UT : 66 64 34 36 34 36 WA : 60 50 10 5 30 45 40 50 WI : 100 100 WY : 98 98 2 2 2 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Head Population The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 10 winter wheat estimating States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in winter wheat fields were visited monthly from May through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Winter Wheat: Heads per Square Foot, Selected States, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : CO : July : 38.9 32.8 44.1 34.6 41.3 : August: 38.4 32.1 44.2 34.5 41.5 : Final : 38.4 32.1 44.2 34.5 41.5 : : IL : July : 56.5 51.0 57.3 62.4 52.3 : August: 56.6 51.0 57.1 62.5 52.3 : Final : 56.6 51.0 57.1 62.5 52.3 : : KS : July : 50.4 41.2 47.8 39.9 43.5 : August: 50.6 41.4 47.8 39.9 43.6 : Final : 50.6 41.4 47.8 39.9 43.6 : : MO : July : 51.3 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 : August: 51.3 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 : Final : 51.3 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 : : MT : July : 44.5 40.2 48.7 42.1 38.5 : August: 42.9 40.4 48.9 42.9 38.1 : Final : 42.9 40.4 48.9 42.9 38.1 : : NE : July : 59.5 43.0 59.6 50.8 49.5 : August: 59.6 43.2 59.1 51.2 49.2 : Final : 59.6 43.2 59.1 51.2 49.2 : : OH : July : 53.1 52.1 56.1 53.5 52.4 : August: 53.3 52.1 56.0 53.7 52.4 : Final : 53.3 52.1 56.0 53.7 52.4 : : OK : July : 46.8 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 : August: 46.8 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 : Final : 46.8 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 : : TX : July : 36.3 31.7 32.4 29.1 38.5 : August: 35.9 31.7 32.4 29.1 38.5 : Final : 36.3 31.7 32.5 29.1 38.5 : : WA : July : 37.2 36.4 39.3 38.5 38.9 : August: 36.5 36.7 39.8 37.9 38.1 : Final : 36.6 36.7 39.8 37.9 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Spring Wheat: Head Population The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in three spring wheat producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in wheat fields were visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. All Spring Wheat: Heads per Square Foot, Selected States, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : : : : : : and : : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 1/ State : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : Other Spring : : : : MN : Final: 55.9 55.0 52.2 50.3 52.5 : : MT : Final: 25.0 26.9 30.8 27.6 28.5 : : ND : Final: 43.0 46.7 45.3 39.9 42.8 : : Durum : : : : ND : Final: 24.3 27.2 29.9 24.0 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary. Final counts will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary". Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : GA : 270 230 230 30 25 40 OK : 310 310 300 70 65 60 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 853 856 846 179 184 189 : US : 1,433 1,396 1,376 279 274 289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Other States include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY, NC, ND, PA, SC, SD, TX, and WI. Rye: Yield and Production by State and United States, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- Bushels -------- ------ 1,000 Bushels ------ : GA : 27.0 26.0 21.0 810 650 840 OK : 20.0 16.0 18.0 1,400 1,040 1,080 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 29.8 29.9 31.7 5,327 5,503 5,994 : US : 27.0 26.3 27.4 7,537 7,193 7,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY, NC, ND, PA, SC, SD, TX, and WI. Small Grains - Annual Summary: Area Planted, United States, 2005-2007 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 4,246 4,168 3,760 Barley : 3,875 3,452 4,020 All Wheat : 57,229 57,344 60,433 Winter : 40,433 40,575 44,987 Durum : 2,760 1,870 2,149 Other Spring : 14,036 14,899 13,297 Rye : 1,433 1,396 1,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Area Harvested, United States, 2005-2007 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 1,823 1,566 1,505 Barley : 3,269 2,951 3,508 All Wheat : 50,119 46,810 51,011 Winter : 33,794 31,117 35,952 Durum : 2,716 1,815 2,112 Other Spring : 13,609 13,878 12,947 Rye : 279 274 289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Yield, United States, 2005-2007 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bushels : Oats : 63.0 59.8 60.9 Barley : 64.8 61.1 60.4 All Wheat : 42.0 38.7 40.5 Winter : 44.4 41.7 42.2 Durum : 37.2 29.5 33.9 Other Spring : 37.1 33.2 37.0 Rye : 27.0 26.3 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Production, United States, 2005-2007 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : Oats : 114,878 93,638 91,599 Barley : 211,896 180,165 211,825 All Wheat : 2,104,690 1,812,036 2,066,722 Winter : 1,499,129 1,298,081 1,515,989 Durum : 101,105 53,475 71,686 Other Spring : 504,456 460,480 479,047 Rye : 7,537 7,193 7,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Area Planted, United States, 2005-2007 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Oats : 1,718,310 1,686,750 1,521,630 Barley : 1,568,170 1,396,990 1,626,850 All Wheat 1/ : 23,160,000 23,206,540 24,456,630 Winter : 16,362,830 16,420,300 18,205,790 Durum : 1,116,940 756,770 869,680 Other Spring : 5,680,230 6,029,480 5,381,160 Rye : 579,920 564,950 556,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Area Harvested, United States, 2005-2007 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Oats : 737,750 633,740 609,060 Barley : 1,322,930 1,194,240 1,419,650 All Wheat 1/ : 20,282,660 18,943,540 20,643,640 Winter : 13,676,090 12,592,740 14,549,410 Durum : 1,099,140 734,510 854,710 Other Spring : 5,507,430 5,616,290 5,239,520 Rye : 112,910 110,890 116,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Yield, United States, 2005-2007 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Oats : 2.26 2.14 2.18 Barley : 3.49 3.28 3.25 All Wheat : 2.82 2.60 2.72 Winter : 2.98 2.81 2.84 Durum : 2.50 1.98 2.28 Other Spring : 2.49 2.23 2.49 Rye : 1.70 1.65 1.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Grains - Annual Summary: Production, United States, 2005-2007 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Oats : 1,667,450 1,359,150 1,329,560 Barley : 4,613,490 3,922,630 4,611,940 All Wheat 1/ : 57,280,270 49,315,540 56,246,960 Winter : 40,799,610 35,327,980 41,258,460 Durum : 2,751,630 1,455,350 1,950,970 Other Spring : 13,729,040 12,532,210 13,037,520 Rye : 191,450 182,710 201,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ All wheat may not add due to rounding. Oats: The 2007 production is estimated at a record low 91.6 million bushels, 7 percent below the August 1 forecast and down 2 percent from last year. The estimated yield is 60.9 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the last forecast but up 1.1 bushels from the previous year. Area planted to oats is estimated at a record low 3.76 million acres, down 10 percent from 2006. Harvested area, at 1.51 million acres, is 7 percent and 4 percent below August and last year, respectively. This is the smallest acreage harvested for grain on record, continuing a steady downward trend. The largest decline occurred in Wisconsin, where area harvested for grain decreased 70,000 acres from last year. Compared with last year, yields increased in most States throughout the Great Plains and central Rocky Mountains. In Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, favorable growing conditions led to yield increases from last year of 17 bushels or more. Yields declined from last year in the Pacific Northwest, the Ohio Valley and adjacent areas, and the middle Mississippi Valley. The largest declines in yield occurred in Indiana and Washington, where hot, dry weather hampered crop development. Yields in Indiana and Washington declined 25 bushels from 2006. During early spring, planting of the oat crop lagged behind the normal pace. By April 29, growers had planted 62 percent of their acreage, 11 points behind normal. During April, emergence also trailed behind the normal pace. By the end of April, emergence was 35 percent complete, 12 points behind the 5-year average and 13 points behind last year. However, by mid-May, the oat crop had advanced to 98 percent planted, 3 points ahead of normal, with all major producing States at or ahead of their normal planting pace with the exception of South Dakota. Through June, crop development was at or ahead of normal in all major oat-producing States. As of July 1, eighty-nine percent of the oat acreage was headed, 9 points ahead of the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced in Texas and Ohio, where 100 percent and 99 percent, respectively, was at or beyond the heading stage. Progress was ahead of the normal pace in all major producing States except Nebraska. By the end of July, 51 percent of the oat acreage was harvested, the same as last year but 9 points ahead of the normal pace. Texas was nearly complete at 96 percent harvested with progress in Nebraska following closely behind at 88 percent. In North Dakota, only 10 percent of the oat crop was harvested, which was only 1 point behind normal but was 25 points behind last year's pace. By August 26, harvest was 98 percent complete in the major producing States, 5 points ahead of normal. Barley: Production is estimated at 212 million bushels, down 5 percent from the August forecast but up 18 percent from last year. Average yield per acre, at 60.4 bushels, is down 2.7 bushels from the previous forecast and 0.7 bushel below 2006. The area harvested for grain is estimated at 3.51 million acres, down 1 percent from August but 19 percent above a year ago. Harvested acreage is up in the top four barley-producing States from the previous season. Acreage harvested is up 40,000 in Idaho, 100,000 in Montana, 395,000 in North Dakota, and 35,000 in Washington resulting in higher production than last year. Production is down throughout the Great Basin, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic States. Compared with last year, lower yields due to low levels of precipitation during the growing season and lower acreage harvested contributed to the decrease in these areas. However, production levels increased, compared with last year across nearly the entire northern tier of the country, from the Pacific to Maine, as well as in Arizona, Colorado, and Maryland. Planting was delayed early in the season in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington, three major producing States, causing emergence to lag behind normal through the first week of May. However, progress accelerated to well ahead of normal later in the Spring and into early Summer. Heading advanced well ahead normal for most of the season. The condition of the crop was rated between 70 and 80 percent good and excellent through most of the season but began to decline just before harvest started. Beginning harvest slightly ahead of schedule, producers were able to continue harvesting the crop well ahead of the normal pace and finished by early September. Winter Wheat: The 2007 winter wheat production is estimated at 1.52 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the final forecast but up 17 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is 42.2 bushels per acre, up 0.9 bushel from August and up 0.5 bushel from last year's final yield. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 36.0 million acres, down 3 percent from the last forecast but up 16 percent from the previous year. Hard Red Winter harvested acreage is up about 21 percent from the previous year while Soft Red Winter harvested acreage is up about 15 percent. Hard Red Winter (HRW) harvested acreage is up significantly from last year mostly due to improved moisture conditions in the Great Plains States. Rains that broke last year's drought persisted throughout much of the growing season. Kansas was the only State in the region that did not increase harvested acres from 2006. Rains throughout June caused flooding and delayed harvest in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, wheat production was up 418 percent from last year's drought stricken crop. Overall, Texas experienced very little crop failure due to the above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures this year, except in the eastern wheat producing regions where some acres were destroyed due to flooding. Oklahoma's production is up 20 percent from 2006. The season began under ideal conditions but an Easter freeze and an unprecedented 17 straight days of rain during June took a toll on the crop's quality. The rains came as operators were beginning harvest and caused many fields to be completely abandoned. Overall, HRW production totals 962 million bushels, up 41 percent from last year's 682 million bushels. Favorable conditions during the Fall resulted in more acreage planted to wheat across most of the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing region, except the eastern Corn Belt where wet conditions limited plantings. This is the second straight year of larger planted area in the southern SRW growing areas with harvested area also increasing sharply. Several of the northern SRW States' harvested area is down mainly due to smaller planted acreage along with an early April freeze that caused more abandonment than normal. In Wisconsin, harvested acreage is a record surpassing last year's level. Production of SRW is down from last year when record high yields were realized in many States. Weather played a major role in this year's production with yields in most States coming in at more normal levels. The crop's yield potential was good early in the growing season until the April freeze damaged the crop and caused conditions in many of the SRW States to decline. Overall, SRW production is 358 million bushels, down 8 percent from last year when 390 million bushels were produced. White Winter production is 197 million bushels, down 13 percent from last year. Harvested acreage in the Pacific Northwest States (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) are at or below last year's level. In Idaho and Washington, yields are down from last year due to a lack of rain and unseasonably high temperatures during the growing season. Even though the Oregon crop faced dry weather in May and June, conditions improved and yields ended up better than a year ago. Other Spring Wheat: Production for 2007 is estimated at 479 million bushels, down 4 percent from the August forecast but up 4 percent from last year. Harvested area is 12.9 million acres, up 2 percent from August but down 7 percent from 2006. The U.S. yield is 37.0 bushels per acre, 2.3 bushels below the last forecast but up 3.8 bushels from last year. Spring wheat planting in the six major producing States started off behind normal mostly due to colder than normal temperatures in April. However, planting had progressed ahead of normal by the end of May due to warm and dry weather across much of the growing area. The crop's development and maturation was accelerated by warm temperatures and timely rains during June. Hot and dry weather during July caused the crop condition ratings to decline but pushed maturation and harvest progress ahead of the normal pace in all States in the growing area. The yield potential of the crop was also limited by this hot and dry weather. Yields are at or above last year's level in all States except Colorado, Idaho, and Washington. North Dakota and South Dakota yields are up 5 and 9 bushels, respectively, from last year's drought stressed crop. Durum Wheat: Production for 2007 totals 71.7 million bushels, down 7 percent from the August forecast but up 34 percent from the previous year. Grain area harvested is 2.11 million acres, down 2 percent from August but up 16 percent from the previous year. The U.S. yield is estimated at 33.9 bushels per acre, down 1.6 bushels from the last forecast but up 4.4 bushels from 2006. In the northern Great Plains, warm weather during the months of June and July accelerated crop development and timely rains increased the yield from last year. Yields are at or above last year's level in all States except Idaho and California. Rye: Production for 2007 is estimated at 7.91 million bushels, up 10 percent from last year. Harvested area totals 289,000 acres, up 15,000 acres from 2006. The U.S. yield, at 27.4 bushels per acre, is up 1.1 bushels from last year. Oklahoma leads the Nation in production with 1.08 million bushels produced in 2007. Good moisture conditions in the State contributed to the higher yield and production level compared with the drought stricken 2006 crop. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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