Based on June 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2023 winter wheat crop is forecast at 33.0 million bushels, up 26% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 34 bushels per acre, up two bushels from last year.

Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 970,000 acres, up 150,000 acres from last year. This would be 84% of the planted acres, compared with last year's 84% harvested.