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Winter wheat production forecast drops

USDA projects 990 million bushels, down 29% from 2025 levels.

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The National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast winter wheat production at 990 million bushels on July 10, down 4% from the June 1 forecast and down 29% from 2025.

The United States yield is forecast at 46.7 bushels/acre as of July 1, down 0.1 bushel from last month and down 8.2 bushels from last year’s average yield of 54.9 bushels per acre. If realized, the United States yield would be the lowest since 2015.

Hard Red Winter production, at 471 million bushels, is down 5% from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 287 million bushels, is down 4% from the June forecast. White Winter, at 232 million bushels, is down less than 1% from last month. Of the White Winter production, 7.26 million bushels are Hard White and 225 million bushels are Soft White.