date:Sep 25, 2013
Total 2013-14 U.S. wheat production was down 6.8% from 2012-13 and harvested acreage at 45.73 million acres was down 6.6% from 2012-13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its most recent Wheat Data report.
Yield per acre in 2013-14 was one tenth of a percentage point lower than the previous year, 46.2 bus per acre compared with 46.3 bus per acre in 2012-13, the U.S.D.A. said.
Of the five main varieties of wheat, only soft red winter wheat posted an increase in harvested acreage and pro