Nebraska Wheat

See this week's report from the Nebraska Wheat Board for an update on wheat planting progress.

Winter wheat production is estimated at 46.9 million bushels, down 34% from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 1.02 million acres, down 22% from 2016.

Planted acreage totaled a record low 1.12 million, down 18% from a year earlier. The yield is 46.0 bushels per acre, down 8 bushels from last year.

Oat production is estimated at 1.72 million bushels, up 14% from 2016. Area harvested for grain, at 35,000 acres, is up 40% from last year. Planted acreage totaled 110,000, down 19% from a year earlier. Average yield is 49.0 bushels per acre, down 11 bushels from 2016. Access the national publication for this release at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/SmalGraiSu/2010s/2017/SmalGraiSu-09-29-2017.pdf