BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says estimates of this year’s spring wheat, durum wheat, barley and oats crops might change.
USDA says that estimates released in a Sept. 30 report were based on farmer surveys done in early September, when there was significant unharvested acreage in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.
The Sept. 30 estimates included expected production from those unharvested areas. USDA plans to resurvey farmers who reported last month that they still had crop in the field. If there’s enough of a change the estimates will be updated in the Nov. 9 report.
Any adjustments are not likely to influence prices for farmers or consumers.
