2009 MISSOURI WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE TESTS
A. L. McKendry, D. N. Tague, J. K. Solomon, B. J. Craughwell

2009 Missouri Winter Wheat Projected Crop Statistics

Based on the July 1st USDA forecast provided by the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service, Missouri’s wheat crop will be harvested from 720,000 acres reflecting a decline of 440,000 acres over the acres harvested in 2008 (Table 4). Total Missouri production is forecast at 36,720 million bushels, down 34% from the 2008 crop, and 3% over the 2007 crop which was seriously damaged by a late April freeze. Average state-wide yield is projected to be 51 bu/acre, up 3 bu/acre over the state-wide yield reported for 2008, and 10 bu/acre from 2007. 


 Table 4. Projected 2009 acreage, yield, and production of winter wheat in Missouri by 
          reporting district compared with 2008 actual data. Data were provided by the 
          Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service.


                     Acres planted   Acres harvested     Grain Yield       Production 
                     -------------   ---------------    -------------   ---------------- 
  Reporting           2008   2009†    2008     2009†   2008     2009†    2008     2009†
                    -----------1000 acres---------- ------bu/acre---- ----1000 bushels--

 Northwest               63    38       58       36     37.0       49    2,153    1,770 
 North-central           93    50       83       47     43.5       45    3,610    2,130 
 Northeast              154    95      149       89     50.5       51    7,515    4,540 
 West-central           153    85      146       80     42.5       45    6,226    3,600 
 Central                134    85      123       74     45.5       49    5,620    3,640 
 East-central            97    70       86       66     50.0       48    4,300    3,180 
 Southwest              122    95      114       83     42.0       51    4,812    4,240 
 South-central           16    12       10       10     41.5       45      417      450 
 Southeast              418   270      391      235     54.0       56   21,027   13,170 



 State                1,250   800    1,160      720     48.0       51   55,680   36,720 



  †  Estimates based on the July 1st USDA forecast.

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