Winter wheat production in Wisconsin is forecast at 15.0 million bushels, 14% below last year’s 17.5 million bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of July 1, the state’s winter wheat yield is forecast at 79.0 bushels per acre, 3.0 bushels above last year. Wisconsin winter wheat growers intend to harvest 190,000 acres for grain, down 17% from 2023.
Oat production is forecast at 4.49 million bushels, down 2% from the 4.58 million bushels produced in 2023. The expected yield is 66.0 bushels per acre, up 5.0 bushels from 2023. Wisconsin oat growers intend to harvest 68,000 acres for grain, down 7,000 acres from last year.
The forecasts in this report are based on July 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time. The next crop production forecasts, based on conditions as of Aug. 1, will be released Aug. 12.
Nationally, winter wheat production is forecast at 1.34 billion bushels, up 4% from the June 1 forecast and up 7% from 2023.
As of July 1, the United States yield is forecast at 52 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushel from last month and up 1.4 bushels from last year’s average yield of 50.6 bushels per acre.
Oats production is forecast at 61.9 million bushels, up 13% from 2023 in comparable states. Growers expect to harvest 872,000 acres for grain, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 9% from 2023 in comparable states.
Based on conditions as of July 1, the United States yield is forecast at a record high 70.9 bushels per acre, 2.1 bushels above the 2023 average in comparable states. If realized, the forecasted yield will be a record high in Illinois and North Dakota.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
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