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Hard winter wheat tour projects 37 b/a

The final projected yield from the 2018 Hard Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas and surrounding states is 37 bushels per acre.

Tour participants estimated total wheat production in Kansas at just over 243 million bushels.  That would be 90 million bushels less than last year’s crop and the lowest production in Kansas since 1989.

According to a Kansas Wheat report, the wheat is significantly behind schedule, with most areas three or more weeks behind normal development. The wheat is also short, which will make harvesting difficult. The group says abandoned acres will likely be higher than normal, but how much depends on the next few weeks.