Colorado, USA
January 12, 2016

All wheat production in Colorado, estimated at 79.64 million bushels, is down 11 percent from 2014. All wheat yield was 37.1 bushels per acre, down 1.0 bushel per acre from a year ago. Winter wheat producers seeded 2.40 million acres in the fall of 2014 for harvest in 2015, down from 2.75 million acres seeded for the previous year’s crop. Acreage harvested for grain decreased 210,000 acres from last year to 2.14 million acres in 2015. Winter wheat production is estimated at 79.18 million bushels, down 11 percent from last year. Winter wheat yield, at 37.0 bushels per acre, is down 1.0 bushel per acre from last year. Spring wheat seedings, at 8,000 acres, are down 1,000 acres from last year. Acreage harvested totaled 7,000 acres, down from 8,000 acres harvested last year.

Spring wheat production is estimated at 455,000 bushels, down 11 percent from last year. Spring wheat yield, at 65.0 bushels per acre, is up 1.0 bushel per acre from last year.

Colorado Report:  CO_Crop_Production_01122016

For a full copy of the Crop Production 2015 Summary report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.

Website: http://coloradowheat.org/

Published: January 12, 2016