mi-press-releases News Release NR-12-34 June 12, 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Michigan Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 30239 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5299 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: www.nass.usda.gov Jay V. Johnson, Director Wheat Production Michigan's second wheat production forecast of 2012 indicates a lower yield than last year according to Jay Johnson, Director, USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Michigan wheat growers expect to harvest 540,000 acres, down 140,000 acres from last year. Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 72 bushels per acre, down three bushels from last year and down 2 bushels from the previous month's forecast. Wheat production in the State is expected to total 38.9 million bushels. Wheat condition was rated 62 percent good to excellent on June 10. Wheat is progressing toward harvest more quickly than normal. Harvest is expected to begin about 2 weeks earlier than normal. U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.68 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but 13 percent above 2011. Based on June 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 47.3 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushel from last month but 1.1 bushels more than last year. Expected area for harvest as grain or seed totals 35.6 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Hard Red Winter, at 1.02 billion bushels, is down 1 percent from a month ago. Soft Red Winter production is up slightly from last month and now totals 428 million bushels. White Winter production totals 231 million bushels, down 1 percent from last month. Of this total, 14.1 million bushels are Hard White and 217 million bushels are Soft White. Crop summary, June 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wheat, winter : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 530 700 570 1,524 1953 37,335 40,646 41,709 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 510 680 540 1,515 1953 31,741 32,314 35,580 Yield : Bushels : 70.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 2011 46.8 46.2 47.3 Production : 1,000 bu : 35,700 51,000 38,880 51,000 2011 1,484,861 1,493,677 1,683,667 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------