The 2025 winter wheat crop forecast is in for Kansas, and there is some promise on the horizon.
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, based on May 1st conditions, the crop is forecast at 345 million bushels, up 12% from last year's crop. Average yield in Kansas is forecast at 50 bushels per acre, up 7 bushels from last year. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 6.9 million acres, down 250,000 from last year.
On the crop progress side, 72% of the crop was rated fair or good, with 6% excellent. In Oklahoma, wheat is rated 85% fair or good, with 5% excellent.
In southeast Kansas, winter wheat headed is 94% with corn well underway at 78% emerged.
