date:Aug 13, 2013
uction at 1,542,605,000 bus, down slightly from 1,543,095,000 bus in July and down 6% from 1,645,202,000 bus in 2012. Winter wheat yield was estimated at 47.8 bus an acre, unchanged from July but up 0.6 bus from 47.2 bus an acre last year and equal to the 1999 record, the U.S.D.A. said. Harvested area was estimated at 32,270,000 acres, unchanged from July but down 7% from 34,834,000 acres a year ago.
Hard red winter wheat production was estimated at 791,364,000 bus, down slightly from 792,662,0