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WASHINGTON - The U.S. DeWheat by classes production with comparisons
partment of Agriculture on July
(1,000 bus)
11 forecast the production of
wheat of all classes in the United
Change
Change Percent Production
from
from change
States this year at 1,991,703,000
2014 *
June
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
bus, down 137,992,000 bus, or
Hard winter
702,963
(17,514)
(41,066)
-6%
744,029 1,000,005 780,089
6%, from 2,129,695,000 bus in
Soft red
458,077
3,864 (106,830)
-19%
564,907
419,801 457,535
2013. If the forecast is realized,
White winter
206,392
22
(18,925)
-8%
225,317
221,466 256,053
the 2014 crop would be the naWinter wheat 1,367,432
(13,628) (166,821)
-11%
1,534,253 1,641,272 1,493,677
tion's smallest since 1,808 million
Hard spring
520,455
30,061
6%
490,394
504,520 397,689
bus were harvested in 2010. The
Durum
59,645
(2,268)
-4%
61,913
82,796
50,482
recent ﬁve-year average wheat
White spring
44,171
1,036
2%
43,135
37,459
57,499
outturn was 2,164 million bus.
All wheat
1,991,703
(137,992)
-6%
2,129,695 2,266,047 1,999,347
The forecast for the current year *forecast
Source: U.S.D.A
included the U.S.D.A.'s ﬁrst survey-based production projections
for spring wheat and durum of the season as well as re- contained in the
Acreage report
vised estimates for winter wheat production.
Spring Wheat (excluding
The forecast for the all-wheat outturn was up about 50 issued on June
durum) production
million bus from the outlook contained in the June World 30 and trendline
(in million bus)
Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, which was yields.
The U.S.D.A. 800
based on the June survey-based estimate of winter wheat
production and on spring wheat and durum production forecast the proprojections that were based on the harvested area forecasts duction of spring 700
wheat
other 600
*
than durum at
564,626,000 bus, 500
up
31,097,000
bus, or 6%, from 400
Since 1929, Knappen Milling Company
533,529,000 bus 300
in 2013. The forehas been producing soft wheat
cast was based
products that have been exceeding
on a forecast har- *forecast
vested area at Source: U.S.D.A
customers' expectations. Throughout
12,403,000 acres,
which was 1,069,000 bus, or 9%, larger than the 2013 harthe years we have expanded our
vested area of 11,334,000 bus, and an average yield forecast
milling capabilities and product mix to
at 45.5 bus per acre compared with 47.1 bus per acre in 2013.
The U.S.D.A. said in commentary accompanying the
meet our expanding customer needs.
production forecasts, "Compared with last year, yield deToday we mill soft white and red
creases are expected in all other-spring wheat states except
Oregon."
wheat ﬂour and clean soft white, red,
In the key state of North Dakota, average yield this
year was forecast at 46 bus per acre compared with 46.5
and hard red wheats. Let us put our
bus per acre in 2013. At the same time, North Dakota harexpertise to work for you. Get exactly
vested area in 2014 was forecast at 5,800,000 acres, which
was 740,000 acres, or 15%, larger than the 2013 harvested
what you are looking for in a miller.
area of 5,060,000 acres. The U.S.D.A. forecast the state's
other-spring wheat crop at 266,800,000 bus compared
with 235,290,000 in 2013.
Of the other-spring wheat total, 92% was expected to
be hard red spring wheat with the remaining production
split between hard white spring wheat and soft white
spring wheat.
The U.S.D.A. forecast hard red spring wheat production
this year at 520,455,000 bus, up 30,061,000 bus, or 6%, from
KNAPPEN MILLING COMPANY
490,394,000 bus in 2013. If the forecast is realized, the 2014
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hard red spring wheat would be the largest harvested since
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2010 and would compare with 502 million bus as the recent
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ﬁve-year average hard red spring wheat outturn.
Hard white spring wheat production was projected
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