Oregon winter wheat production is expected to total 42.5 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year. Area harvested is expected to total 675,000 acres, down 60,000 acres from the previous year. Yield is forecast at 63.0 bushels per acre, up 6.0 bushels from the May 1 forecast but up 16.0 bushels from last year.
Washington winter wheat production is forecast at 107 million bushels, up 20 percent from 2015. Harvested area, at 1.65 million acres, are up 60,000 acres from the previous year. Yield is forecast at 65.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushel from the May 1 forecast but up 9.0 bushels from last year.
The United States winter wheat production is forecast at 1.51 billion bushels, up 6 percent from the May 1 forecast and up 10 percent from 2015. Based on June 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 50.5 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushels from last month and up 8.0 bushels from last year.
U.S. White Winter wheat, at 214 million bushels, is up 3 percent from last month. Of the White Winter production, 19.0 million bushels are Hard White and 195 million bushels are Soft White. Hard Red Winter production, at 938 million bushels, is up 9 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 355 million bushels, is down slightly from the May forecast.