Top 20 U.S. states in wheat production | Top 15 U.S. states in winter wheat production | Historical overview of Missouri wheat farming | Historical overview of Missouri oat, rye and barley production


Top 20 U.S. states in wheat production

State Rank Production — # of bushels # of acres Yield — bushels/acre
North Dakota 1 363,482,000 7,635,000 48
Kansas 2 277,400,000 7,300,000 38
Montana 3 197,630,000 5,165,000 38
Washington 4 153,210,000 2,165,000 71
Idaho 5 104,410,000 1,136,000 92
Minnesota 6 92,930,000 1,575,000 59
South Dakota 7 72,294,000 1,628,000 44
Colorado 8 70,504,000 1,954,000 36
Oklahoma 9 70,000,000 2,500,000 28
Texas 10 56,000,000 1,750,000 32
Oregon 11 51,590,000 770,000 67
Nebraska 12 49,490,000 1,011,000 49
Illinois 13 36,960,000 560,000 66
Michigan 14 35,720,000 470,000 76
Ohio 15 33,750,000 450,000 75
Missouri 16 30,680,000 520,000 59
North Carolina 17 21,090,000 370,000 57
Kentucky 18 19,800,000 300,000 66
Tennessee 19 18,525,000 285,000 65
Indiana 20 18,460,000 260,000 71

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service

 

Top 15 U.S. states in winter wheat production

State Rank Production — # of bushels # of acres Yield — bushels/acre
Kansas 1 277,400,000 7,300,000 38
Washington 2 125,400,000 1,650,000 76
Montana 3 78,500,000 1,570,000 50
Colorado 4 70,200,000 1,950,000 36
Oklahoma 5 70,000,000 2,500,000 28
Idaho 6 61,200,000 680,000 90
Texas 7 56,000,000 1,750,000 32
Nebraska 8 49,490,000 1,010,000 49
Oregon 9 46,565,000 695,000 67
Illinois 10 36,960,000 560,000 66
Michigan 11 35,720,000 470,000 76
Ohio 12 33,750,000 450,000 75
South Dakota 13 31,680,000 660,000 48
Missouri 14 30,680,000 520,000 59
North Carolina 15 21,090,000 370,000 57

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service

 

Historical overview of Missouri wheat farming

Chart showing number of harvested wheat acres in Missouri every five years, 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing Missouri wheat production in millions of bushels every five years, 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing value of wheat grown in Missouri in billions of dollars every three years, from 1949 through 2015

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Chart showing average Missouri wheat yield in bushels per acre every five years, from 1866 through 2016

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Historical overview of Missouri oat, rye and barley production

Chart showing number of harvested oat acres in Missouri every five years, 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing Missouri oat production in millions of bushels every five years, 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing average Missouri oat yield in bushels per acre every five years, from 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing Missouri barley production in millions of bushels every five years, 1866 through 2016

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Chart showing Missouri rye production in millions of bushels every five years, 1866 through 1986

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