Winter wheat production in Wisconsin is forecast at 17.0 million bushels, 9 percent below last year’s
18.7 million bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop
Production report.
Based on conditions as of June 1, the State’s winter wheat yield is forecast at 71.0 bushels per acre. This is 7.0 bushels below last year. Wisconsin winter wheat growers intend to harvest 240,000 acres for grain, unchanged from 2022.
Winter wheat production across the United States is forecast at 1.14 billion bushels. This is 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. Kansas leads the nation in production with a forecasted production of 191.4 million bushels for this year.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
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