Winter wheat production forecast down 4% from 2009
13.05.2010 13:54 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
U.S. 2010 winter wheat production was forecast at 1,458,350,000 bushels, down 64,368,000 bushels, or 4%, from 1,522,718,000 bushels in 2009, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its May Crop Production report May 11.
The USDA production number was above analysts pre-report trade expectations, which averaged near 1.434 billion bushels. It was the first USDA survey-based crop production forecast of winter wheat for the 2010 season.
The USDA forecast winter wheat yield at 45.9 bushels per acre based on conditions as of May 1, up 1.7 bushels from 44.2 bushels last year. Harvested area was forecast at 31,786,000 acres, down 2,699,000 acres, or 8%, from 34,485,000 acres a year ago.
Production of hard red winter wheat was forecast at 960,383,000 bushels, up 41,368,000 bushels, or 5%, from 919,015,000 bushels in 2009; soft red winter at 283,464,00 bushels, down 120,099,000 bushels, or 30%, from 403,563,000 bushels; and white winter at 214,503,000 bushels, up 14,368,000 bushels, or 7%, from 200,140,000 bushels, including soft white winter at 197,493,000 bushels, up 15,481,000 bushels, or 9%, from 182,012,000 bushels, and hard white winter at 17,010,000 bushels, down 1,118,000 bushels, or 6%, from 18,128,000 bushels in 2009.
Total winter durum production in Arizona and California was estimated at 18,925,000 bushels, down 10,475,000 bushels, or 36%, from 29,400,000 bushels in 2009, the USDA said.
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