U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.14 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the May 1 forecast and up 3 percent from 2022. As of June 1, the United States yield is forecast at 44.9 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushels from last month but down 2.1 bushels from last year’s average yield of 47.0 bushels per acre.
Hard Red Winter production, at 525 million bushels, is up 2 percent last month. Soft Red Winter, at 402 million bushels, is down 1 percent from the May forecast. White Winter, at 209 million bushels, is down 1 percent from last month. Of the White Winter production, 10.3 million bushels are Hard White and 199 million bushels are Soft White.
According to the Drought Monitor, Kansas led the Nation on May 30 with nearly 57 percent of the state experiencing extreme to exceptional drought (D3 to D4). Correspondingly, Kansas led the Nation on May 28 with 51 percent of its rangeland and pastures rated very poor to poor, followed by Nebraska at 43 percent. Additionally, late-spring rainfall on the central and southern Plains largely arrived too late to benefit winter wheat. On May 28, more than two-thirds (69 percent) of the winter wheat in Kansas was rated in very poor to poor condition, followed by Nebraska (51 percent) and Texas (40 percent).
OKLAHOMA:
Oklahoma winter wheat production is forecast at 53.8 million bushels, down 22.6 percent from 2022 production at 68.6 million bushels. As of June 1, Oklahoma’s yield is forecast at 25 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels per acre from last month but down 3 bushels per acre from last year’s average of 28 bushels per acre.
Oklahoma is forecasted to harvest 2.2 million acres of winter wheat in 2023, down from the 2022 area harvested of 2.5 million acres.
KANSAS:
Kansas winter wheat production is forecast at 191.4 million bushels, down 21.6 percent from 2022 production at 244.2 million bushels. As of June 1, the Kansas yield is forecast at 29 bushels per acre, even with last month, but down 8 bushels per acre from last year’s average of 37 bushels per acre.
Kansas is forecasted to harvest 6.6 million acres of winter wheat in 2023, even with last year’s harvested acres.
TEXAS:
Texas winter wheat production is forecast at 60 million bushels, up 35 percent from 2022 production at 39 million bushels. As of June 1, the Texas winter wheat yield is forecast at 30 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels per acre from last month and even with last year’s average of 30 bushels per acre.
Texas is forecasted to harvest 2 million acres of winter wheat in 2023, up significantly from 2022 harvested acres of 1.3 million acres.
View the latest USDA Crop Production Report below:
