The US winter wheat harvest has now passed two-thirds complete but continues to trail the five-year average pace.
Monday’s USDA crop progress report pegged the national harvest at 68% complete as of Sunday, up from 56% a week earlier but 8 points behind last year and 9 points back of the five-year average.
An estimated 87% of the crop was off in the top production state of Kansas as of Sunday. That was up 16 points on the week but trails 98% on average. Last year at this time, the Kansas crop was completely in the bin. The Oklahoma harvest advanced 3 points on the week and has now finished for the year.
In the Soft Red state of Michigan, the harvest gained 16 points to move to 47% complete as of Sunday, but that remains well back of 63% last year and 59% on average. The Ohio harvest reached 96% complete as of Sunday, up from 85% a week earlier and 3 points ahead of average.
