date:Aug 13, 2013
y and down 6% from 504,520,000 bus in 2012.
Durum outturn was forecast at 60,200,000 bus, up 5% from 57,530,000 bus in July but down 27% from 81,956,000 bus in 2012. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, durum yield was forecast at 40.1 bus an acre, up 1.8 bus from 38.3 bus an acre in July and up 1.1 bus from 39 bus an acre in 2012, the U.S.D.A. said. Harvested area was forecast at 1,502,000 acres, unchanged from July but down 29% from 2,102,000 acres a year ago.
The U.S.D.A. estimated winter wheat prod