Prediction of the decline of wheat yield in the United States in 2002 / 03

Lead: June 14 (Reuters) - hard red winter wheat (HRW) production in 2002 / 03 was 46 million bushels lower than last month's forecast, to 672 million bushels, 33 bushels per acre, or 2.2 bushels lower than last month, according to the world agriculture outlook Committee of the U.S Department of agriculture Although there was some rainfall in most areas of the great plain during May, it was not enough to relieve the drought in the HRW wheat growing area It is predicted that the yield of hard red winter wheat in 2002 will be reduced by 95 million bushels compared with that in 2001, the per unit yield in 2002 will be reduced by 3.7 bushels compared with that in 2001, and the harvest area in 2002 will be reduced by 500000 acres The yield of soft red winter wheat (SRW) in the United States is 12 million tons less than last month's forecast, which is 360 million bushels Its yield per acre was 54.6 bushels, down 1.9 bushels from the previous month During May, too much rain fell in Illinois, Mississippi, and Ohio, reducing the grade of wheat The drought in the southeast and the middle of the Atlantic coast further reduced the yield per unit area The output forecast is 39 million bushels lower than that in 2001, and the per acre yield in 2002 is 1.2 bushels lower than that in 2001 WW production in the United States is forecast to total 206 million bushels, down 5 million bushels from last month The yield per acre was 63.9 bushels, a decrease of 1.6 bushels, due to the deterioration of crop growth It is estimated that the output will increase by 11 million bushels compared with 2001, and the per acre yield will increase by 4 bushels compared with 2001, because the moisture condition of this season is better than that of last year In 2002, the harvest area decreased slightly compared with the previous year.