Table 4. Estimated losses in winter wheat due to rust in 2002.


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 60 40.0 2,400 0.0 0.0 2.0 49.0 Trace Trace
AR 840 46.0 38,640 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 5.0 2,033.7
CA  300  75.0  22,500  0.0  0.0  3.0  741.8  6.0  1,483.5
CO 1,650 22.0 36,300 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DE 58 70.0 4,060 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
FL 7 43.0 301 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
GA 200 41.0 8,200 0.0 0.0 1.0 82.8 Trace Trace
ID 690 79.0 54,510 0.1 54.9 0.2 109.9 0.5 274.7
IL 650 49.0 31,850 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
IN 330 53.0 17,490 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace Trace Trace
IA 16 50.0 800 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
KS 8,100 33.0 267,300 Trace Trace 1.0 2,700.0 Trace Trace
KY 340 53.0 18,020 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
LA 220 40.0 8,800 0.0 0.0 3.5 299.5 3.0 273.6
MD 180 66.0 11,880 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
MI 490 67.0 32,830 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
MN 30 30.0 900 Trace Trace Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
MS 205 44.0 9,020 0.0 0.0 2.0 184.1 0.0 0.0
MO 760 45.0 34,200 Trace Trace 1.0 347.2 0.5 173.6
MT 750 28.0 21,000 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
NE 1,520 32.0 48,640 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
NJ 32 58.0 1,856 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NM 170 22.0 3,740 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NY 128 58.0 7,424 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
NC 480 42.0 20,160 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
ND 70 38.0 2,660 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
OH 810 62.0 50,220 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace Trace Trace
OK 3,500 28.0 98,000 0.0 0.0 2.0 2,000.0 Trace Trace
OR 710 41.0 29,110 0.1 29.3 0.2 58.7 0.5 146.7
PA 185 54.0 9,990 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
SC 190 37.0 7,030 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
SD 625 29.0 18,125 Trace Trace 1.0 183.1 0.0 0.0
TN 300 46.0 13,800 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0
TX 2,700 29.0 78,300 0.0 0.0 2.0 1,614.4 1.0 807.2
UT  125 35.0 4,375 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VA 170 63.0 10,710 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace Trace Trace
WA 1,750 59.0 103,250 0.2 210.0 0.5 523.0 1.0 1,050.4
WV 7 48.0 336 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
WI 170 62.0 10,540 Trace Trace Trace Trace Trace Trace
WY 120 19.0 2,280 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 29,638 38.5 1,141,542 --- 294.2 --- 8,844.5 --- 6,078.6
U.S. % loss --- --- --- 0.03 --- 0.76 --- 0.53 ---
U.S. Total 29,651 38.5 1,142,802 --- --- --- --- --- ---