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U.S. Other Spring Wheat Crop Shrinks

WASHINGTON - Jul 10/09 - SNS -- Other spring wheat production is forecast at 506 million bushels, 7% below 2008, according to the USDA's latest crop report.

The U.S. yield is forecast at 38.3 bushels per acre, up 2.2 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 13.2 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2009 but down 2% from last year.

In the 6 major producing States, 15% of the crop was at or beyond the heading stage as of June 28. This was 11 percentage points behind last year and 25 points behind the 5-year average. The largest delays are in Minnesota and North Dakota, trailing the 5-year average by 30% and 35%, respectively. Yield prospects are down from the previous year in the Dakotas and Minnesota but unchanged in Montana. In the Pacific Northwest, yields are above last year in all States.

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