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Winter wheat crop seen down 9 percent but near record
The 1976 winter wheat crop is estimated at about 1.5 billion bushels, down 9 percent from the record year but likely the second largest in US history. Farmers planted 57.2 million acres, up 2 percent from 1974 for the 1975 harvest, with a yield of 26.1 bushels per acre. The report notes ample supplies for consumers and exports depending on spring crop outcomes.
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