SPRING WHEAT PRODUCTION
SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM.
Growers produced an estimated 550,902 million bushels (15.8 million metric tons), up 8
percent from the 1999 production and up 4 percent from 1998. Yield averaged 38 bushels
per acre, up 4 bushels per acre from 1999 and 3 bushels per acre from 1998. Area
harvested totaled 15,058 million acres (7.6 million hectares), 1 percent higher than the
14.9 million acres (7.9 million hectares) in 1999.
Seeding of the spring wheat was generally normal to timely throughout the region. The
early seeded wheat encountered reasonably good growing conditions until wet weather in
late June and July, but mid-July, August and September were drier and warmer than normal
in Minnesota and North Dakota. Fusarium head blight attacked wheat during anthesis in
areas of northern North Dakota. However, scab did not cause major damage to yields in
the region but was devastating in the areas of North Dakota affected. Leaf diseases were
present in some areas but losses were relatively low. South Dakota had record yield
with nearly record yield in North Dakota. Minnesota was 8 bushels lower than record
yield (55 bu/A) set in 1985 and 1992 but yields returned to high levels in all three
states. Generally a good quality crop was harvested.
SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM
Acres (1000) Yield (Bu/A) Bushels (1000)
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1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
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Minnesota 1,920 1,950 2,100 41 40 47 78,700 84,000 98,700
Montana 3,600 4,000 3,050 30 27 27 108,000 108,000 82,350
No. Dakota 6,600 5,600 6,800 32 30 38 211,200 168,000 258,400
So. Dakota 1,185 1,710 1,700 32 35 37 59,200 59,850 62,000
USA 15,621 14,918 15,058 35 34 38 529,033 509,180 550,902
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