NW Winter Wheat Off 14% Year-Over-Year
According to NASS, winter wheat production across the Northwest dropped 14% from 2020 to this year.
As of May 1st, the production forecast for Idaho sits at 64.6 million bushels, down 3% year-over-year. Yield is expected to average 95.0 bushels per acre, down six bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 730,000 acres in the fall of 2020, up 10,000 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 680,000 acres, up 20,000 acres from a year ago.
In Oregon, production was forecast at 39.5 million bushels on May 1st, 2021, down 15% from last year. Yield was expected to average 56.0 bushels per acre, down 8.0 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 720,000 acres in the fall of 2020, down 20,000 acres from the previous year. Growers expected to harvest 705,000 acres, down 20,000 acres from the previous year.
Meanwhile, in Washington, 2021 production was forecast at 108 million bushels, down 19% from 2020. Yield was expected to average 64.0 bushels per acre, down 12.0 bushels from the previous year. Growers planted an estimated 1.75 million acres in the fall of 2020, down 50,000 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 1.69 million acres, down 60,000 acres from 2020.
Nationally, winter wheat production is expected to be 1.28 billion bushels, up 10% from 2020. Yield was forecast at 52.1 bushels per acre, up 1.2 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 33.1 million acres in the fall of 2020, up 2.66 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 24.6 million acres, up 1.59 million acres from 2020.
U.S. White Winter wheat production is forecast at 220 million bushels, down 10% from last year. Of this total, 14.2 million bushels are Hard White and 206 million bushels are Soft White. U.S. Hard Red Winter, at 731 million bushels, is up 11% from 2020. Soft Red Winter, at 332 million bushels, is up 25% from 2020.
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