The USDA on Sept. 29 released its Small Grain 2023 Summary Report

All wheat production totaled 1.81 billion bushels in 2023, up 10% from the 2022 total of 1.65 billion bushels.

Area harvested for grain totaled 37.3 million acres, up 5% from the previous year.

The United States yield was estimated at 48.6 bushels per acre, up 2.1 bushels from the previous year.

The levels of production and changes from 2022 by type were:

  • Winter wheat, 1.25 billion bushels, up 13%

  • Other spring wheat, 505 million bushels, up 5%

  • Durum wheat, 59.3 million bushels, down 7%

Oat production was estimated at 57.0 million bushels, down 1% from 2022.

Yield was estimated at 68.6 bushels per acre, up 3.8 bushels from the previous year.

Harvested area, at 831 thousand acres, was 7% below last year.

Barley production was estimated at 185 million bushels, up 6% from the 2022 total of 175 million bushels.

The average yield, at 72.4 bushels per acre, was up 0.8 bushel from the previous year.

Producers seeded 3.10 million acres in 2023, up 5% from 2022.

Harvested area, at 2.56 million acres, was up 4% from 2022.

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