The winter wheat harvest in Kansas has finally wrapped up. The USDA says the vast majority of the crop is now in, about a month behind schedule. When the final figures are released, it’s expected to be one of the smallest wheat crops in decades. Meanwhile, the Kansas corn crop is rated 50% good-to-excellent. Soybeans are rated 49% good-to-excellent.
Western Kansas farmers say drought destroyed most of the winter wheat crop and now, it won’t stop raining. The recent moisture was too little too late. They’ve gone from having the driest three-year period of their lifetimes to now having 20 inches of rain since May. But, most say, the rain has their corn and sorghum crops in good shape, despite extreme weed pressure.
