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June 2001

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Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association and South Dakota Wheat, Inc.

Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
June 2001

U.S. Wheat Program Summary

Crop Year 1/

Pro-
ductio n (mil bu)

National Average
Support Price

Ave. Price to Farmers
($ per bushel)

Value of Producti on
(million $)

Government Pymts (million$)

Target Price

Pymt Rate

Loan Rate

---------($ per bushel)---------

1960 2/

1354.7

 

1.78

 

1.74

2361.2

 

 

1961

1232.4

 

1.79

 

1.83

2254.7

 

 

1962

1092.0

 

2.00

 

2.04

2225.7

285.5

Division

1963

1146.8

2.00 3/

.18 4/

1.825/

1.85 (2.03) 6/

2125.3

242.6

Div & Price Sup.

1964

1283.4

2.00 7/

.70 8

 .25 9/ 1.305/

1.37 (1.80) 6/

1757.0

442.9

Div & Certificates

1965

1315.6

2.00 7/

.75 8

 .30 9 1.255/

1.35 (1.79) 6/

1774.5

509.2

Div & Certificates

1966

1304.9

2.57 7/

1.32 8

1.25 5/

1.63 (2.22) 6/

2129.9

681.3

Div & Certificates

1967

1507.6

2.61 7/

1.36 8

1.255/

1.39 (1.87) 6/

2090.1

727.1

Certificates

1968

1556.7

2.63 7/

1.38 8

1.255/

1.24 (1.79) 6/

1929.1

746.0

Certificates

1969

1442.7

2.77 7/

1.52 8

1.25 5/

1.25 (1.89) 6/

1795.7

855.9

Div & Certificates

1970

1351.6

2.82 7/

1.57 8

1.255/

1.33 (2.08) 6/

1803.2

871.0

Div & Certificates

1971

1618.6

2.93 7/

1.63 10/

1.25 5/

1.34 (1.88) 6/

2167.8

885.7

Div & Certificates

1972

1546.2

3.027/

1.34 10/

1.25 5/

1.76 (2.23) 6/

2706.1

858.7

Div & Certificates

1973

1710.8

3.39 7/

.68 10/

1.25 5/

3.95 (4.17) 6/

6744.6

478.2

Div & Certificates

1974

1781.9

2.0511/

--

1.37 5/

4.09 --

7287.3

101.5

Disaster

1975

2126.9

2.0511/

--

1.37 5/

3.56 --

7549.8

51.2

Disaster

1976

2148.8

2.2911/

--

2.25 5/

2.73 --

5867.8

143.4

Disaster

1977

2045.5

2.9012/

.65 13/

2.25 5/

2.33 --

4764.6

1157.2

Def. & Disaster

1978

1775.5

3.4014/

.52 13/

2.35.5/

2.97

5280.6

719.3

Def/Hay&Grz,Dis

1979 15/

2134.1

3.40 14/

--

2.50 5/

3.80

8109.0

72.3

Disaster

1980

2380.9

3.08/3.63 16/ |  --

3.00/3.30 17/

3.99

9303.0

228.2

Disaster

1981

2785.4

3.81 14/

.15 13/

3.20/3.5017/

3.69

10172.0

635.2

Deficiency & Dis

1982

2765.0

4.0514/

.50 13/

3.55/4.00 17/

3.45

9489.0

488.8

Deficiency & Dis

1983

2419.8

4.3014/

.65 13/

3.65/3.65 17/

3.51

10883.0 18/

1079.5

Def & Div. & Dis.

1984

2594.8

4.38 14/

1.00 13/

3.30 5/

3.39

9246.0 18/

1555.9

Def & Diversion

1985

2424.1

4.38 14/

1.08 13/

 3.305/

3.08

7371.0

2188.0

Def & Diversion

1986

2090.6

4.38 14/

1.98 13/

2.40 5/

2.42

5042.0

3672.4

Def & Diversion

1987

2107.7

4.3814/

1.81 13/

2.28 5/

2.57

5498.0

3287.0

Deficiency

1988

1812.2

4.2314/

.69 13/

2.215/

3.72

6741.0

1688.0

Def & Disaster

1989

2036.6

4.1014/

.32 13/

2.065/

3.72

7542.0

1046.0

Def & Disaster

1990

2729.8

4.0014/

1.28 13/

1.955/

2.61

7184.0

2420.3

Deficiency

1991

1980.1

4.00 14/

1.35 13/

2.04 5/

3.00

5957.0

2246.1

Deficiency

1992

2466.8

4.0014/

.81 13/

2.215/

3.24

7984.0

1370.5

Deficiency

1993

2396.4

4.0014/

1.03 13/

2.455/

3.26

7812.0

1900.1

Deficiency

1994

2321.0

4.00 14/

.61 13/

2.58 5/

3.45

8007.0

1145.5

Deficiency

1995

2182.7

4.0014/

.00 13/

2.58 5/

4.55

9787.0

265.8

Deficiency

1996 19/

2277.4

N/A

.874

2.58 5/

4.30

9782.0

1940.5

PFC, LDP, MLG

1997

2481.5

N/A

.631

2.58 5/

3.38

8287.0

1412.5

PFC, LDP, MLG

1998 20/

2547.3

N/A

.663

2.58

2.65

6781.0

2717.6

PFC, LDP, MLG, MLA

1999 21/

2299.0

N/A

.637

2.58

2.48

5702.0

3830.3

PFC, LDP, MLG, MLA

2000 22/

2239.2

N/A

.588

2.58

2.55

5710.0

3593.3

PFC, LDP, MLG, MLA

1 For statistics for 1933 through 1959, see Wheat Commodity Fact Sheet for 1979.
2 For 1960 through 1963 crops, support outside the commercial area was 75 percent of the rate reflecting the U.S. average level.
3 Total Support.
Price support payment
5 Loan rate.
6 Blended average price to program participants, reflecting national average price received by farmers and the marketing certificate value average for participants total production.
7 Support for wheat used for domestic food.
8 Domestic marketing certificate value.
9 Export marketing certificate value.
10 The marketing certificate payment rate was the difference between the price received by farmers the first 5 months (July - November) of the marketing year and 100 percent of wheat parity on July 1.  An advance payment equal to 75 percent of the estimated face value of the certificate was made to eligible producers. 
11 Established target price, guaranteed on production from allotment acreage.
12 Established target price on planted allotment acreage; established target price on unplanted allotment acreage was $2.47.
13 Deficiency payment; 1996 and forward, contract rate.
14 Established target price.
15 Beginning with 1979, marketing average prices are being used in lieu of season average prices.
16 Target price $3.63 if planted within NCA; $3.08, if exceeded NCA.
17 Loan rate for regular loans/loan rate for wheat in the farmer-owned reserve.
18 Includes estimated value of PIK compensation.
19 1996-97 include production flexibility contract payments, loan deficiency payments, and marketing loan gains.
20 1998-2000 include production flexibility contract payments, loan deficiency payments, marketing loan gains, and market loss assistance payments.
21 Preliminary
22 Forecast based on October WASDE

U.S. Wheat Production Survey

Crop Year

Acreage Planted Millions acres

Acreage harvested Million Acres

Yield Bu. (Per harvested ac.)

Production
Million bushels

1960

54.9

51.9

26.1

1354.7

1961

55.7

51.6

23.9

1232.4

1962

49.3

43.7

25.0

1092.0

1963

53.4

45.5

25.2

1146.8

1964

55.7

49.8

25.8

1283.4

1965

57.4

49.6

26.5

1315.6

1966

54.1

49.6

26.3

1304.9

1967

67.3

58.4

25.8

1507.6

1968

61.9

54.8

28.4

1556.7

1969

53.5

47.1

30.6

1442.7

1970

48.7

43.6

31.0

1351.6

1971

53.8

47.7

33.9

1618.6

1972

54.9

47.3

32.7

1546.2

1973

59.3

54.1

31.6

1710.8

1974

71.0

65.4

27.3

1781.9

1975

74.9

69.5

30.6

2126.9

1976

80.4

70.9

30.3

2148.8

1977

75.4

66.7

30.7

2045.5

1978

66.0

56.5

31.4

1775.5

1979

71.4

62.5

34.2

2134.1

1980

80.8

71.1

33.5

2380.9

1981

88.3

80.6

34.5

2785.4

1982

86.2

77.9

35.5

2765.0

1983

76.4

61.4

39.4

2419.8

1984

79.2

66.9

38.8

2594.8

1985

75.5

64.7

37.5

2424.1

1986

72.0

60.7

34.4

2090.6

1987

65.8

55.9

37.7

2107.7

1988

65.5

53.2

34.1

1812.2

1989

76.6

62.2

32.7

2036.6

1990

77.0

69.1

39.5

2729.8

1991

69.9

57.8

34.3

1980.1

1992

72.2

62.8

39.3

2466.8

1993

72.2

62.7

38.2

2396.4

1994

70.3

61.8

37.6

2321.0

1995

69.0

61.0

35.8

2182.7

1996

75.1

62.8

36.3

2277.4

1997

70.4

62.8

39.5

2481.5

1998

65.8

59.0

43.2

2547.3

1999 1/

62.7

53.8

42.7

2299.0

2000 2/

62.5

53.2

42.1

2239.2

1/  Preliminary
2
/  Forecast based on October WASDE
Source: USDA

U.S. Wheat Price Support Programs Survey

Crop Year

Support Price/Target Price ($/bushel)

Direct Payments ($/bushel)

Loan Rate

($/bushel)

Total Quantity Place Under Loan (million bu.)

1960

1.78

--

1.74

424.0

1961

1.79

--

1.83

271.2

1962

2.00

--

2.04

297.3

1963

2.00

.18

1.88

177.4

1964

2.00

.70/.25

1.30

205.8

1965

2.00

.75/.30

1.25

172.4

1966

2.57

1.32

1.25

132.7

1967

2.61

1.36

1.25

281.5

1968

2.63

1.38

1.25

453.1

1969

2.77

1.52

1.25

407.6

1970

2.82

1.57

1.25

254.3

1971

2.93

1.63

1.25

441.8

1972

3.02

1.34

1.25

185.1

1973

3.39

.68

1.25

59.9

1974

2.05

--

1.37

37.2

1975

2.05

--

1.37

51.3

1976

2.29

--

2.25

492.8

1977

2.90

.65

2.25

604.1

1978

3.40

.52

2.35

256.4

1979

3.40

--

2.50

182.0

1980

3.08/3.63

--

3.00/3.30

331.8

1981

3.81

.15

3.20/3.50

452.7

1982

4.05

.50

3.55/4.00

646.2

1983

4.30

.65

3.65

635.2

1984

4.38

1.00

3.30

284.7

1985

4.38

1.08

3.30

842.6

1986

4.38

1.98

2.40

514.1

1987

4.38

1.81

2.28

472.3

1988

4.23

.69

2.21

106.2

1989

4.10

.32

2.06

113.5

1990

4.00

1.28

1.95

405.1

1991

4.00

1.35

2.04

143.2

1992

4.00

.81

2.21

240.3

1993

4.00

1.03

2.45

258.3

1994

4.00

.61

2.58

231.1

1995

4.00

.00

2.58

114.2

1996

N/A

.874 1/

2.58

194.8

1997

N/A

.631

2.58

262.7

1998

N/A

.663

2.58

425.0

1999 2/

N/A

.637

2.58

154.2

2000 3/

N/A

.588

2.58

235.0

1/ Production flexibility contract rate
2/ Preliminary
3/ Forecast
Source: USDA