The USDA reported May 12 that winter wheat production is forecast at 1.13 billion bushels, up 2% from 2022.
As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 44.7 bushels per acre, down 2.3 bushels from last year’s average yield of 47.0 bushels per acre.
Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed is forecast at 25.3 million acres, up 8% from last year.
Hard red winter production, at 514 million bushels, is down 3% from a year ago.
Soft red winter, at 406 million bushels, is up 21% from 2022.
White winter, at 210 million bushels, is down 11% from last year.
Of the white winter production, 10.2 million bushels are hard white and 200 million bushels are soft white.
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