mi-press-releases News Release NR-12-46 July 11, 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 Small Grains Forecast, July 1 Michigan's 2012 winter wheat production is forecast at 38.9 million bushels according to Jay Johnson, director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. This report is based on current conditions, as of July 1, 2012. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report are as follows: The Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 72 bushels per acre, the same as the previous month. Winter wheat harvest was in full swing, a full two weeks earlier than normal. Condition was 53 percent good to excellent, 36 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor as of July 2. Oat yield in Michigan is forecast at 64 bushels per acre, unchanged from last year. Oats progressed well ahead of normal, due to above normal temperatures. Condition was 53 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair, and 12 percent poor to very poor as of July 2. Nationally, winter wheat production is forecast at 1.67 billion bushels, down 1 percent from last month but up 12 percent from 2011. The United States yield is forecast at 47.7 bushels per acre, up 0.4 bushel from last month and 1.5 bushels more from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain totals 35 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 29, 2012 but up 8 percent from last year. U.S. oat production is forecast at 65.3 million bushels, up 22 percent from the record low production in 2011. Based on conditions as of July 1, the yield is forecast at 59.8 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushel from 2011. Growers expect to harvest 1.09 million acres for grain or seed, unchanged from the Acreage report released June 29, 2012 but up 16 percent from the record low last year. Crop summary, July 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oats : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 75 40 50 NA NA 3,138 2,496 2,746 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 60 30 35 1,658 1918 1,263 939 1,091 Yield : Bushels : 68.0 64.0 64.0 70.0 2003 64.3 57.1 59.8 Production : 1,000 bu : 4,080 1,920 2,240 69,388 1946 81,190 53,649 65,276 Wheat, winter : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 530 700 570 1,524 1953 37,335 40,646 41,819 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 510 680 540 1,515 1953 31,741 32,314 35,023 Yield : Bushels : 70.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 2011 46.8 46.2 47.7 Production : 1,000 bu : 35,700 51,000 38,880 51,000 2011 1,484,861 1,493,677 1,670,346 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------