SPRING WHEAT PRODUCTION, 2001
SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM Growers produced an estimated
512.6 million bushels (13.9 million metric tons) of spring wheat.
This production estimate is approximately 8 percent lower than
year 2000 production, and approximately 2 percent higher than
1999. Yield averaged 35.2 bushels per acre, a decrease of 3.2
bushels per acre from year 2000, and 1.1 bushels per acre higher
than 1999. Area harvested totaled approximately 14.6 million
acres (5.8 million hectares), which is approximately 0.5 percent
higher than harvested area in 2000.
Spring Wheat Production Statistics, 1999-2001.*
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Acres Harvested (1000) Bushels (1000) Yield (Bu/Ac)
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1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001
Minnesota 1,950 1,950 1,800 78,000 95,550 79,200 40 49 44
Montana 4,000 3,100 2,850 108,000 77,500 65,550 27 25 23
N. Dakota 5,600 6,400 6,900 168,000 233,600 234,600 30 36.5 34
S. Dakota 1,710 1,580 1,650 59,850 60,040 64,350 35 38 39
USA 14,768 14,489 14,569 503,108 556,632 512,608 34.1 38.4 35.2
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* Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service:
(http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/estindx3.htm#wheats)