date:Aug 13, 2013
than durum was forecast at 511,280,000 bus, down slightly from 513,018,000 bus forecast in July and down 6% from 541,959,000 bus a year ago. The average yield was forecast at 42.8 bus an acre, down 0.1 bu from 42.9 bus an acre in July and down 2.2 bus from 45 bus in 2012. Harvested area was forecast at 11,958,000 acres, unchanged from July but down 1% from 12,055,000 acres a year ago.
Production of hard red spring wheat was forecast at 474,823,000 bus, down slightly from 476,324,000 bus in Jul