Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service

Gene Danekas, Director

June 10, 2005                       

Missouri Winter Wheat Production Down 39 Percent From 2004

(COLUMBIA, MO) - "The Missouri winter wheat crop is expected to be one
of the smallest in recent years, mainly due to reduced acreage," said
Gene Danekas, Director, Missouri Agricultural Statistics. "Wheat
harvested acreage will be the lowest for the State since 1986 and
farmers' expectations have been further reduced by some thin stands and
fewer heads than normal."

The State production of winter wheat is forecast at 29.4 million
bushels, based on conditions as of June 1, 2005, down 39 percent from
the 2004 crop and 45 percent less than 2 years ago. Yields in the State
are expected to average 49 bushels per acre, 3 bushels less than last
year. Harvested acres are forecast at 600,000, down 35 percent from the
2004 acreage level.

U.S. Winter Wheat Production Up 3 Percent From 2004

United States winter wheat production is forecast at 1.55 billion
bushels, down 3 percent from the May 1 forecast but 3 percent above
2004. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 44.1
bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast. Grain
area totals 35.1 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Hard Red
production is down 5 percent from a month ago to 960 million bushels.
Soft Red is down less than 1 percent from last month and now totals 301
million bushels. White production totals 285 million bushels, up 1
percent from last month.

Wheat yield forecasts in states adjacent to Missouri are as follows:
Arkansas 50; Illinois 59; Kansas 40; Kentucky 60; Nebraska 43; Oklahoma
34 and Tennessee 48.Missouri Winter Wheat Production Down 35 Percent
From 2004

MISSOURI WHEAT PRODUCTION AND YIELD BY DISTRICT
AREA		ACRES PLANTED		ACRES HARVESTED		YIELD		PRODUCTION
		2004	2005*	2004	2005*	2004	2005*	2004	2005*
		-thousands-		-thousands-		-bu./acre-		-thousand bu.-
NW		68	40	63	36	53	48	3,339	1,730
NC		88	50	82	46	50	51	4,100	2,350
NE		114	61	108	55	57	50	6,156	2,750
WC		162	73	153	67	49	45	7,497	3,020
C		115	68	101	57	48	51	4,848	2,920
EC		71	58	63	50	47	45	2,961	2,250
SW		117	108	99	90	47	47	4,653	4,240
SC		12	9	8	3	48	47	384	140
SE		303	233	253	196	57	51	14,422	10,000
STATE		1,050	700	930	600	52	49	48,360	29,400

*June 1 Forecast

Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service

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