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Wheat Production in NAWG States, 1996-98
	Area Harvested (1,000 acres)			Yield (bushels per acre)			Production (1,000 bushels)
State	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998
Arizona	178	98	152	90.4	89.5	104.2	16,090	8,775	15,840
Arkansas	1,240	820	900	54.0	48.0	51.0	66,960	39,360	45,900
California	688	544	555	75.2	80.3	69.5	51,750	43,680	38,550
Colorado	2,268	2,900	2,710	33.3	32.7	39.7	75,500	94,700	107,610
Idaho	1,560	1,440	1,280	76.4	79.2	80.0	119,200	114,060	102,410
Kansas	8,800	11,000	10,100	29.0	46.0	49.0	255,200	506,000	494,900
Kentucky	530	530	550	53.0	54.0	46.0	28,090	28,620	25,300
Maryland	227	215	215	52.0	68.0	50.0	11,804	14,620	10,750
Minnesota	2,542	2,465	1,982	41.9	32.0	40.6	106,582	78,890	80,444
Montana	6,360	5,930	5,280	27.8	31.3	32.0	176,960	185,630	168,790
Nebraska	2,100	1,900	1,800	35.0	37.0	47.0	73,500	70,300	84,600
New Mexico	110	285	265	37.0	35.0	30.0	4,070	9,975	7,950
North Carolina	590	670	680	44.0	52.0	41.0	25,960	34,840	27,880
North Dakota	12,515	11,025	9,610	31.6	24.3	32.3	395,130	267,695	310,650
Ohio	1,330	1,090	1,160	39.0	63.0	64.0	51,870	68,670	74,240
Oklahoma	4,900	5,400	5,100	19.0	33.0	39.0	93,100	178,200	198,900
Oregon	955	970	885	70.8	65.4	65.9	67,605	63,430	58,280
South Dakota	3,854	3,469	3,294	36.1	28.6	36.7	139,270	99,213	120,884
Texas	2,900	4,100	3,900	26.0	29.0	35.0	75,400	118,900	136,500
Virginia	275	250	245	53.0	68.0	45.0	14,575	17,000	11,025
Washington	2,745	2,595	2,656	66.5	64.8	61.4	182,670	168,080	157,425
Wyoming	236	256	216	25.6	32.3	30.2	6,030	8,276	6,524
Total	56,903	57,952	53,535	35.8	38.2	42.6	2,037,316	2,218,914	2,285,352