U.S. winter wheat harvest looking the worst in many years
5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Start Date: 5/8/2023
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The production outlook for the U.S. winter wheat crop is the lowest in recent years, with USDA records dating to 1986. Crops in parts of the Great Plains were in especially bad condition due to drought. One wheat grower in southwest Kansas expects to abandon 85% of the crop, making this his farm’s smallest harvest as the crop barely emerged. U.S. wheat stocks are projected to drop to a nine-year low by June. A smaller crop could lead to higher bread and staple food prices.
Successful Farming (Des Moines, Iowa), May 8, 2023
Winter wheat production in Oklahoma was mixed this year. Some fields looked good, while other fields did not even have a stand. Some of the wheat may be cut for hay as the demand for feed supplies was high, due to so many drought-damaged pastures.
A Kansas wheat grower abandoned 4,000 acres, due to drought, because the crop never emerged.
At least one South Dakota wheat grower has opted to plant corn since his winter wheat failed.
RFD TV (Nashville, Tenn.), May 5, 2023
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