date:Sep 25, 2013
e of 26.5% for durum. Hard red winter wheat in 2013-14 posted a wide loss of about 21.5% of production from 2012-13.
Production of soft red winter wheat in the latest year was 542.15 million bus in 2013-14, up 29% from 419.8 million bus in 2012-13, the U.S.D.A. said. Harvested acreage of soft red winter wheat in 2013-14 totaled 8.731 million acres, up 25.4% from 6.965 million acres in 2012-13.
Other wheat varieties posted less dramatic changes in production and harvested acreage, although all