Kansas Wheat Harvest Report, July 2

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This is day ten of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat.

While wheat harvest in starting to wind down in southern parts of the state, those in the north and east are still in full swing as we approach the 4th of July weekend.

Doug Ross at Bartlett Grain Company in St. Fraincis says harvest is just beginning and is off to an extremely slow start.The first loads were taken in last week; however, light rain showers have kept farmers out of the field since. So far only 10,000 bushels have been hauled in with test weights averaging about 60 pounds per bushel. Moisture averages 12-13% but it is too early to estimate yields. 

Harvest in the Lyons area is about 90% complete according to Mark Chain at Farmers Coop Union. 250,000 bushels have been taken in so far at the Lyons branch, with yields averaging about 60 bushels per acre. In the samples taken today, protein was ranging between 11.3 and 11.8.

According to David Pfizenmaier at Farmway Coop in Clay Center, around 1 million bushels have been taken in so far. Pfizenmaier estimates 70% of the wheat in the area has been harvested  and yields average about 55 bushels an acre. Test weights average 61, with protein levels averaging 10.8.

Finally, at Beachner Grain in Parsons, Jason Zwahlen reports 90-95% of the wheat has been harvested in the area. Overall, about 90,000 bushels have been taken in there, with yields in the area averaging in the mid 20's. Test weights in the area are up from last year, with an average in the upper 50's.

The 2009 Harvest Salute to Producers is brought to you by Kansas Wheat in conjunction with sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association.

Kansas Wheat is the cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, joining together as "leaders in the adoption of profitable innovations for wheat."