Based on July 1, 2024, conditions, South Dakota’s 2024 winter wheat production is forecast at 44.5 million bushels, up 35% from last year’s crop, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 57 bushels per acre, up 10 bushels from 2023. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 780,000 acres, up 11% from a year ago.
Other spring wheat crop is forecast at 33.5 million bushels, up 20% from last year. Average yield is forecast at 50 bushels per acre, up 7 bushels from 2023. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 670,000 acres, up 3% from a year ago.
Oat production is forecast at 7.30 million bushels, up 43% from last year. Average yield is forecast at 88 bushels per acre, up 14 bushels from 2023. Area to be harvested for grain is estimated at 83,000 acres, up 20% from a year ago.
Access the National publication for this release at: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177.
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