Indiana's farmers expect an increase in the winter wheat yield over last month, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician of the USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office.
The Indiana winter wheat production is anticipated to be 18.7 million bushels, down 18 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 78 bushels per acre, 7 bushels below last year but 2 bushels above the May 1 forecast.
The 2022 winter wheat crop was 63 percent headed as of May 29, an 8-percentage point decrease from last year and 11-percentage points behind the five-year average. The crop condition was rated 64 percent good to excellent at the beginning of June compared to 73 percent a year ago.
Nationally, winter wheat production is forecast at 1.18 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but down 7 percent from 2021. As of June 1, the United States yield is forecast at 48.2 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushel from last month but down 2.0 bushels from last year's average yield of 50.2 bushels per acre. Producers in Missouri and Tennessee are expecting record yields. As of May 29, 29 percent of the winter wheat acreage in the 18 major producing States was rated in good to excellent condition, 19 percentage points lower than at the same time last year. Nationally, 72 percent of the winter wheat crop was headed by May 29, four percentage points behind the 5-year average pace.
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