Wheat:
Manitowoc County continued to be the largest winter wheat producing county in Wisconsin with 778 thousand bushels produced, according to estimates released today by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fond du Lac and Kewaunee were second and third in 2019 production with 643 and 622 thousand bushels, respectively. East Central District was the largest winter wheat producing district in Wisconsin, with 4.14 million bushels produced.
The highest yielding county was Fond du Lac County with a yield of 76.7 bushels per acre. Iowa and Columbia Counties had the next two highest yields at 74.7 and 72.7 bushels, respectively. Oconto County had the lowest yield at 41.7 bushels per acre.
The largest increase in yield came in Columbia County with an increase of 8.5 bushels per acre. Kenosha was the county with the largest drop in yield from the previous year with a decrease of 29.9 bushels per acre.
Yields are derived from production divided by area harvested. Only published estimates were considered in rankings of districts and counties.
Oats:
In 2019, Langlade County was the largest oat-producing county in Wisconsin at 789,000 bushels, according to estimates released December 12, 2019, by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Clark was the second largest producing county with 215,000 bushels, followed by Dodge with 181,000 bushels.
Winnebago County had the highest yield in the state with 82.9 bushels per acre. Jefferson County had the second highest yield at 73.8 and Langlade County had the third highest yield at 71.1 bushels per acre. Dodge County also recorded an average yield over 70.0 bushels per acre at 70.7. Dodge County had the greatest increase in yield from 2018, at 10.6 bushels. Washburn County showed the next largest increase in yield, at 9.3 bushels.
The lowest yielding county was Clark at 37.9 bushels per acre. Lincoln had the second lowest yield at 38.1, and Juneau was the third lowest at 38.8 bushels per acre. Lincoln had the largest decrease in yield from 2018 at 33.2 bushels, followed by Vernon and Clark at 17.4 and 16.3, respectively.
Yields are derived from production divided by area harvested. Only published estimates were considered in rankings of districts and counties.
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