It's about time for winter wheat harvest, and this year's forecast is out. According to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas's 2023 winter wheat crop is forecast at 191 million bushels, down 22% from last year's crop based on June 1st conditions. Average yield is forecast at 29 bushels per acre, down 8 bushels from last year. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 6.6 million acres, unchanged from last year.
Wheat production for Oklahoma is forecast at 53.8 million bushels, down 22 percent from last year. Yield per acre is expected to average 25 bushels, down 3 bushels from last year. Acres expected to be harvested for grain, at 2.15 million acres, are down 12 percent from 2022.
