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Kansas wheat harvest reveals significant yield variability
The CEO of Kansas Wheat says on-going drought and freeze damage have significantly impacted this year’s crop.
Justin Gilpin says harvest is slightly ahead of schedule and, so far, the crop is highly variable. “You’re hearing yields in some counties at 10 to 15 bushels per acre and then within 20 or 30 miles you might hear of 20 to 40 bushel per acre yield.”
He tells Brownfield crop losses have increased, but, “It’s not the high abandonment that we saw in 2023 of 30 percent abandoned. This year, with the drought and freeze, we are going to get to 20 percent of the wheat acres in Kansas aren’t going to be harvested. We’ve even lost a few more.”
Gilpin says recent storms and severe weather have added to the production challenges.
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