AVERAGE WHEAT AND BARLEY PRICES

FOR UNITED STATES

JULY - NOVEMBER, 1974
WHEAT : BARLEY
MONTH AVERAGE: AVERAGE: AVERAGE; AVERAGE
PRICE PER : PERCENT : PRICE PER : PERCENT
BUSHEL 1/ : OF SALES 2/ : BUSHEL 1/ =: OF SALES 2/
DOLLARS DOLLARS
JUL 4.04 18.2 2.33 8.7
AUG 4.24 14.5 2.78 11.4
SEP : 4.32 9.3 2.86 10.4
OCT : 4.85 5.8 3.11 7.3
Nov : 4,87 4.9 3.41 6.5
5-MONTH 3/ : 4.31 - 2,86 -

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WINTER WHEAT & RYE, DECEMBER 1974

PRICES PUBLISHED IN AGRICULTURAL PRICES, JULY-NOVEMBER, 1974,

WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF PERCENT SOLD FOR YEARS 1971-73 AS SHOWN IN
FIELD CROPS-PRODUCTION, FARM USE, VALUE, SALES, MAY 10, 1974 AND

CROP_ PRODUCTION, DECEMBER 10, 1974,
AVERAGE WERE TOTAL SALES FOR 1971, 1972, AND 1973 AS SHOWN IN FIELD
CROPS~PRODUCTION, FARM USE, VALUE, SALES, MAY 1973, AND MAY 10, 1974,

WEIGHTS USED TO COMPUTE WEIGHTED

FIVE MONTH WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE USING AVERAGE PERCENT OF SALES AS

WEIGHTS.

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CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA




RYE

: ACREAGE SEEDED 1/ : 1975 CROP
STATE : CROP _OF : AS PERCENT OF
: 973 z 1974 : 1975 : 1974 CROP
1,000 ACRES PERCENT
COLO : 71 35 24 60
DEL : 52 50 54 108
GA : 446 400 480 120
ILL 3 85 83 78 94
IND : 55 51 48 94
IOWA : 16 22 25 114
KANS : 155 100 100 100
KY : 35 50 60 120
MD : 78 80 80 100
MICH : 165 150 165 110
MINN : 100 80 100 125
MO : 106 80 85 106
NEB 186 130 130 100
NJ 71 75 77 103
NY 130 130 127 98
+ u i "
N 1
OHIO 50 80 38 if
OKLA 315 280 210 75
OREG 60 60 58 97
PA : 79 85 85 100
sc : 142 130 130 100
S DAK : 260 229 120 52
TENN : 27 30 24 80
TEX : 350 250 250 100
VA : 200 200 205 103
WASH : 32 50 40 80
WIS : 23 35 40 114
wyo : 25 24 24 100
Us : 3,545 3,200 3,166 98.9

17 TOTAL ‘ACREAGE SEEDED FOR ALL PURPOSES.

WINTER WHEAT & RYE, DECEMBER 1974 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA




crop production

Release:
December 23, 1974
3:00 P.M. ET

( HIGHLIGHTS >

WINTER WHEAT: Winter wheat acreage seeded in the fall of 1974 for harvest in
1975, at 55,5 million acres, was 6 percent (3.1 million acres) more
than the previous year and the largest since the 1953 crop when growers seeded
57,1 million acres. Prospective production of the 1975 winter wheat crop, based
on December 1 conditions, is 1,600 million bushels, 15 percent above the record

1974 crop.

RYE: Acreage of rye seeded is estimated at 3,2 million acres, 1 percent less
than the previous year and the smallest acreage since 1929,

The monthly and 5 month United States average wheat and barley prices
for the July-November 1974 period are included in this report on page
5. The monthly prices and sales were published in earlier SRS reports,’

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE

Fy CROP OF
ITEM : 1973 : 1974 1975 1
WINTER WHEAT: :
ACREAGE SEEDED FOR ALL PURPOSES :

(1,000 ACRES) : 43,232 52,407 55,540
YIELD PER SEEDED ACRE (BU.) : 29.4 26.5 28.8
PRODUCTION (1,000 BU.) : 1,272,744 1,391,303 1,599,527
SEEDINGS AS % OF PREVIOUS YEAR: 102.5 121.2 106.0
HARVESTED FOR GRAIN (PERCENT) 3 89.0 89.9 90.4

RYE: :
ACREAGE SEEDED FOR ALL PURPOSES ,

(1,000 ACRES) : 3,545 3,200 3,166

SEEDINGS AS % OF PREVIOUS YEAR; 100.1 90.3 98.9

1/ INDICATED DECEMBER 1, 1974.

APPROVED: CROP REPORTING BOARD:
B. M. Graham, Chairman,

4 . M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
f ‘ J. W. Kirkbride, J. L. Aschwege,
R. M. Pallesen, W. G, Hamlin,
W. H. Kastens, T. L. McKean,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE H. J. Tippett.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD

Le CrPr 2-3 (12-74) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 —/





WINTER WHEAT: Growers seeded 55.5 million acres of winter wheat in the fall of 1974, the largest

since the 1953 crop. This acreage totals 6 percent more than a year earlier and
is 28 percent above the 43.2 million seeded in the fall of 1972. Prospects for continued
favorable wheat prices along with a farm program which does not require set-aside acres were
behind the increase,

Seeded acreage is up in most major winter wheat producing States. Exceptions to this are
Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota and Washington where acreage is down and Illinois where acreage
is unchanged from a year earlier. Dry weather during planting held down acreage in these western
States while disappointing crops in Illinois the past two years may have deterred an increase
there. In general, the few States declining in acreage from a year earlier reflected adverse
planting conditions or crop disease problems with the 1974 crop.

Acreage increases in the major Wheat Belt States were Texas, up 16 percent; Oklahoma, up
5 percent; Kansas, up 4 percent; and Nebraska, up S percent. In the Southwest, New Mexico,
Arizona and California showed increases of 5 percent, 24 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

The 1975 winter wheat production, based on condition of the crop as of December 1, 1974,
is forecast at a record 1,600 million bushels. This would be 15 percent above the 1974 crop,
the previous record, and 26 percent above the 1973 crop.

The yield per seeded acre is expected to average 28.8 bushels, 2.3 bushels above the 1974
crop yield of 26.5. December 1 conditions indicate that 90.4 percent of the seeded acreage will
be harvested for grain. This is up from the 1974 crop percentage of 89.9.

Winter wheat prospects were generally bright on December 1, however, inadequate moisture
and snow cover in some areas as well as spotty stands in sections of the Northern Plains and the
Northwest are of some concern, Fall and winter seeding of the crop was virtually complete by
the end of November except in some southeastern States. Conditions were generally favorable in
the Central Plains States for seeding which was completed ahead of normal. Texas progress was
delayed somewhat by heavy rains in early September while dry soil conditions delayed seeding in
the Northern Plains and the Pacific Northwest. Seeding of the crop was completed ahead of
normal in Missouri and Eastern Corn Belt States where the crop was making normal progress and
in excellent condition on December 1,

RYE: Fall seedings of rye totaled 3,166 thousand acres -- one percent less than the 1974 crop
“~~ plantings of 3,200 thousand acres and the smallest acreage since 1929. Increases in wheat
seedings were made at the expense of rye acreage in several States and weather factors accounted
for declines in others. Decreases were indicated in the major States of South Dakota, off 48
percent; Oklahoma, down 25 percent; and New York, down 2 percent. Partially offsetting these
losses were gains of 20 percent in Georgia, establishing a record high acreage; 16 percent in
North Dakota; and 3 percent in Virginia. Most other major States seeded about the same acreage
as a year ago.

Moisture conditions in the Northern Great Plains were generally short at planting time
which slowed progress and restricted growth of early seedings, Many farmers were not able to
seed rye in South Dakota because of dry soils and much of the acreage that was planted has poor
stands. Rye conditions are mostly good to excellent in Oklahoma and the High Plains of Texas
as fall moisture supplies have been adequate to surplus. In the South Atlantic States rye
seeding was delayed by lack of moisture but most planting intentions were realized.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

WINTER WHEAT § RYE, December 1974 2 Crop Reporting Board SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT

ACREAGE SEEDED 1/ : PRODUCTION
SN is pen OF ;
L : : 1974 CROP 7 (1974 3 1975 2/
1,000 ACRES PERCENT T, 000 BUSHELS

ALA: 140 185 185 100 2,024 2,990 3,700
ARIZ: 236 250 310 124 15,120 15,510 207150
ARK 3 30S 470 630 134 6,076 10,400 15,750
CALIF: 625 813 1,910 124 30,780 38,844 45,450
COLO =: = 2,520 2,800 2,730 98 58,800 67,065 51,870
DEL: 29 38 37 106 910 1,120 1,295
FLA 3 5S $2 40 77 660 600 480
GA : 165 215 160 74 3,240 3,680 2,720
IDAHO: 900 1,060 990 93 32,760 39,770 40,590
ILL : 1,390 1,850 1,850 100 39,000 53,700 72,150
IND: 740 1,440 1,560 108 24,605 50,040 62,400
IOWA: 40 44 110 250 1,088 1,230 3,080
KANS : 10,800 12,000 12,500 104 384,800 319,000 375,00
KY 3 241 460 450 98 5,412 12,285 11,700
LA : 60 80 74 88 396 600 770
MD : 125 158 170 108 3,944 5,328 5,950
MICH : 585 950 1,030 108 19,880 37,600 39,140
MINN: 36 44 62 141 1,184 1,080 1,364
MISS. : 135 195 254 130 2,700 3,888 6,096
Mo : 980 1,450 1,660 114 25,500 37,990 53,120
MONT: 2,200 2,750 3,100 113 55,120 78,175 83,700
NEBR : 2,800 3,000 3,150 105 93,800 98,600 81,900
NEV : 9 11 12 109 S60 650 744
NJ: 50 60 63 195 1,368 2,214 2,142
N MEX = 390 429 450 105 8,526 2,835 7,650
NY oo: 151 220 200 1 5,040 8,400 7,000
NC : 230 328 38n 1i7 6,300 20,150 12,920
N DAK : 80 130 130 100 2,336 3,422 2,340
OHIO: 755 1,580 1,680 106 23,040 64,680 72,240
OKLA: 6,000 7,000 7,350 105 157,800 134,400 161,700
OREG =: 1,020 1,120 1,150 103 33,840 47,520 42,550
PA : 276 360 360 100 7,392 12,600 11,520
sc : 120 180 190 196 2,525 3,950 4,180
S DAK : 793 990 920 93 21,312 24,300 21,160
TENN: 207 395 405 1m 4,464 9,425 10,935
TEX =: 4,600 5,600 6,500 116 98,600 52,800 117,000
UTAH: 235 259 250 97 4,968 6,318 5,750
VA : 195 300 330 110 6,475 10,175 11,220
WASH : 2,730 2,800 2,760 99 74,200 109,060 121,440
WVA i: 17 21 21 1on 372 561 525
WIs : 7 61 61 190 S60 2,223 2,196
wyo t 250 265 270 102 5,267 6,125 5,949
US 2 43,232 $2,407 55,540 106 1,272,744 1,391,303 1,599,527

1/ TOTAL ACREAGE SEEDED FOR ALL PURPOSES. 2/ INDICATED DECEMBER 1, 1974.

WINTER WHEAT & RYE, DECEMBER 1974 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA