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Farm News: Wisconsin Wheat Crop Shapes Up WellcommentsPosted: 10.05.2011
Wisconsin winter wheat production for 2011 was 21.8 million bushels, up 48 percent from 14.7 million bushels in 2010. Winter wheat acres planted increased 105,000 acres from the previous year to 345,000 acres, while harvested acres also increased by 105,000 acres, to 335,000 acres. The 2011 Wisconsin winter wheat yield of 65 bushels per acre was up 1 bushel from 2010.
Nationally, all wheat production was 2.01 billion bushels, down 9 percent from 2010.
In Wisconsin, oats planted acres totaled 210,000 in 2011, down 32 percent from 2010. There were 115,000 acres harvested, 55,000 acres less than last year. The 2011 oats yield was 62.0 bushels per acre, up 4 bushels from the previous year. Despite the higher yield, the fewer harvested acres resulted in a 28 percent decrease in production from 2010, to a total of 7.13 million bushels. Wisconsin was the top oats producing
state in 2011, above Minnesota, which was the top producer last year.
U.S. oat production totaled a record low 54.0 million bushels, down 33 percent from 2010.
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