Table 4. Estimated losses in winter wheat due to rust in 1998.


State		   1,000
acres harvested		   Yield in bushels per acre   Production, 1,000 bushels Loses due to
Stem rust Leaf rust Stripe rust
% 1,000 bushels % 1,000
bushels		 % 1,000
bushels
AL 85 42.0 3,570 0.0 0.0 0.5 17.9 --- ---
AR 900 51.0 45,900 Trace Trace 0.5 231.2 0.2 92.4
CA  380  60.0  22,800  0.0  0.0  1.0  235.1  2.0  470.1
CO 2,650 39.0 103,350 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
FL 13 43.0 559 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
GA 240 43.0 10,320 0.0 0.0 0.5 51.9 --- ---
ID 770 82.0 63,140 0.5 0.0 1.0 644.3 1.0 644.3
IL 1,200 48.0 57,600 0.0 0.0 0.5 289.4 0.0 0.0
IN 650 55.0 35,750 0.0 0.0 1.0 361.1 0.0 0.0
IA 32 40.0 1,280 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
KS 10,100 49.0 494,900 0.0 0.0 2.5 12,689.7 Trace Trace
KY 550 46.0 25,300 Trace Trace 1.0 255.6 0.0 0.0
LA 90 44.0 3,960 Trace Trace 1.0 40.0 Trace Trace
MI 570 54.0 30,780 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
MN 57 27.0 1,539 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
MS 150 45.0 6,750 0.0 0.0 1.0 68.2 0.0 0.0
MO 1,250 46.0 57,500 Trace Trace 1.5 875.6 0.0 0.0
MT 1,250 39.0 48,750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace
NE 1,800 47.0 84,600 0.0 0.0 1.5 1,307.9 --- ---
NM 265 30.0 7,950 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --- ---
NY 130 54.0 7,020 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
NC 680 41.0 27,880 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
ND 60 35.0 2,100 0.0 0.0 0.5 10.6 --- ---
OH 1,160 64.0 74,240 0.0 0.0 1.0 749.9 --- ---
OK 5,100 39.0 198,900 0.0 0.0 3.0 6,151.5 0.0 0.0
OR 790 68.0 53,720 0.5 281.3 2.0 1,125.0 2.0 1,125.0
PA 190 51.0 9,690 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
SC 240 32.0 7,680 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.0
SD 1,420 43.0 61,060 0.0 0.0 1.5 920.8 --- ---
TN 370 41.0 15,171 0.0 0.0 0.8 122.3 --- ---
TX 3,900 35.0 136,500 0.0 0.0 1.0 1,378.8 Trace Trace
VA 245 45.0 11,025 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
WA 2,100 65.0 136,500 1.0 1,436.8 2.0 2,873.7 2.0 2,873.7
WV 8 57.0 456 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
WI 135 55.0 7,425 0.0 0.0 0.5 37.3 --- ---
WY 205 30.0 6,150 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace --- ---
Total 39,735 46.8 1,861,815 --- 1,718.1 --- 30,438.9 --- 5,205.6
Average --- --- --- 0.09 --- 1.60 --- 0.27 ---
U.S. 40,231 45.0 1,887,395 --- --- --- --- --- ---