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The Kansas wheat crop in 1963 was a disaster, and the 2023 harvest was shaping up to be similarly disastrous. The final tour prediction was for a statewide average of 30.0 bushels per acre (bpa). Of the 6.6 million acres USDA predicts producers will harvest, compared to the planted acreage of 8.1 million, that would work out to a total of 198 million bushels. However, the official tour projection for total production of wheat to be harvested in Kansas was lower than that, at 178 million bushels, indicating that tour participants thought abandonment might be quite a bit higher than normal at 26.75%. Crop abandonment estimates for the western part of the state reached and even topped 50%. The wheat is short, making harvest difficult or impossible, in some cases. DTN – The Progressive Farmer (Burnsville, Minn.), May 18, 2023 The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers wheat tour this week has found that the crop is far less than desired for lack of rain. Some farmers have considered or already have abandoned their wheat crop this year, especially in western Kansas. KWCH 12 (Wichita, Kan.), May 18, 2023