September 2024 Small Grains and Stocks Reports
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their September 30, 2024 Small Grains Summary along with updated stock reports.
Barley production was estimated at 144 million bushels, down 23 percent from the 2023 total of 186 million bushels. The United States average yield, at 76.7 bushels per acre, was up 4.4 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.37 million acres in 2024, down 24 percent from 2023. Harvested area, at 1.88 million acres, was down 27 percent from 2023.
Record high planted acres were estimated in Alaska. Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, and Utah. Record low harvested acres were estimated in South Dakota. Record high yields were estimated in Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wyoming. Nationwide, barley producers seeded 24 percent of the Nation’s acreage by April 21, fifteen percentage points ahead of the previous year and 5 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By April 21, emergence was evident in 2 percent of the Nation’s barley acreage, 1 percentage point ahead of the previous year but 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Nationally, 88 percent of the barley acreage was sown by May 26, seven percentage points ahead of the previous year and 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Sixty-two percent of the barley acreage emerged by May 26, thirteen percentage points ahead of the previous year and 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Heading of the Nation’s barley acreage advanced to 38 percent complete by June 30, six percentage points ahead of the previous year but equal to the 5-year average. As of July 28, barley producers had harvested 2 percent of the Nation’s acreage, two percentage points behind last year and the 5-year average. By August 25, forty-seven percent of the barley acreage was harvested, 11 percentage points behind the previous year and 14 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Overall, 65 percent of the barley acreage was reported in good to excellent condition on August 25, sixteen percentage points above the same time in 2023. By September 15, ninety-four percent of the barley acreage was harvested, 2 percentage points ahead of the previous year and 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average.
Barley stocks in all positions on September 1, 2024 totaled 154 million bushels, down 14 percent from September 1, 2023. On-farm stocks are estimated at 90.3 million bushels, 27 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 63.8 million bushels, are 15 percent above September 2023. The June - August 2024 indicated disappearance is 68.0 million bushels, 6 percent below the same period a year earlier.
You can access the September 30, 2024 USDA NASS Report; along with other historical acreage, production, and stock reports, from the AMBA website.
You can find additional barley data at the NASS website.
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