Kansas wheat production up 3 percent from June forecast

Kansas

Wheat production in Kansas for 2008 is forecast at 366.6 million bushels. The current forecast is up 3 percent from June 1 and 29 percent above last year's production. Harvested acres are expected to total 9.4 million, unchanged from June 1 but 800,000 acres higher than last year. Yield is expected to average 39 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from the June 1 forecast and up 6 bushels from last year's yield. As of June 29, wheat harvest was 36 percent complete, behind last year's progress of 48 percent complete and the 5-year average of 69 percent. Harvest has been delayed by late maturity and frequent rains.

Oat production is forecast at 1.10 million bushels, down 17 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 55 bushels per acre, up 17 bushels from last year's yield of 38 bushels.

United States winter wheat crop

Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.86 billion bushels. This is up 3 percent from last month and 23 percent above 2007. The U.S. yield is forecast at 46.3 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushel from last month and 4.1 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain totals 40.3 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2008 but up 12 percent from last year.

Hard red winter, at 1.04 billion bushels, is up 1 percent from a month ago. Soft red winter, at 607 million bushels, is up 6 percent from the last forecast. White winter is up 1 percent from last month and now totals 218 million bushels. Of this total, 23.3 million bushels are hard white and 194 million bushels are soft white.

7/21/08
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Date: 7/17/08

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