Barley Production By State
Production was estimated at 118 million bushels, down 31 percent from the 2020 total of 171 million bushels.
Barley production down 31% from 2020
Production was estimated at 118 million bushels, down 31 percent from the 2020 total of 171 million bushels. The average yield, at 60.4 bushels per acre, was down 16.8 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.66 million acres in 2021, down 2 percent from 2020. Harvested area, at 1.95 million acres, was down 12 percent from 2020.
Record low planted acres were estimated in California, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Utah, and Wisconsin, and record low harvested acres were estimated in California and Wisconsin. Record high yields were estimated in Alaska, Kansas, and New York, while record low production was estimated in California and South Dakota.
