While the national trend is for fewer winter acres this year, the Pacific Northwest appears to be bucking that trend.

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Based on May 1st conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho was forecast at 66.4 million bushels, up 46% from 2021. Yield was expected to average 91.0 bushels per acre, up 20.0 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 790,000 acres in the fall of 2021, up 80,000 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 730,000 acres, up 90,000 acres from a year ago.

In Oregon, production was forecast at 43.9 million bushels, up 38% from 2021.  Yield was expected to average 61 bushels per acre, up 16 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 730,000 acres in the fall of 2021, up 10,000 acres from the previous year. Growers expected to harvest 720,000 acres, up 15,000 acres from the previous year.

In Washington, production was forecast at 121 million bushels, up 70% from 2021. Yield was expected to average 67 bushels per acre, up 25 bushels from the previous year. Growers planted an estimated 1.85 million acres in the fall of 2021, up 100,000 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 1.80 million acres, up 110,000 acres from 2021.

Nationally, production was expected to be 1.17 billion bushels, down 8% from 2021. Yield was forecast at 47.9 bushels per acre, down 2.3 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 34.2 million acres in the fall of 2021, up 588,000 acres from the previous year. Harvested acres were forecast at 24.5 million acres, down 965,000 acres from 2021.

U.S. White Winter wheat production is forecast at 230 million bushels, is up 38% from last year. Of this total, 15.7 million bushels are Hard White and 214 million bushels are Soft White. U.S. Hard Red Winter, at 590 million bushels, is down 21% from 2021. Soft Red Winter, at 354 million bushels, is down 2% from 2021.

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