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USDA data show Idaho barley output fell 31% to 38 million bushels in 2026 from 54.9 million in 2025, the state's lowest total in over 10 years. Harvested acreage dropped to 380,000 acres and yields fell to 100 bushels per acre from a record 112.
Idaho remains the top U.S. barley producer, with Montana second and North Dakota third, while the national crop fell 19% to 115.7 million bushels.
A sharp drop in U.S. barley supply tightens the feed grain balance, supporting barley prices and encouraging substitution toward corn and other grains in livestock rations.
idahopress.comSean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau FederationNov 13, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
