Kentucky Wheat Production Up from 2021
Kentucky farmers expect to harvest 32.8 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 8% from the previous year. Growers expect a yield of 82.0 bushels per acre, down 5.0 bushels from 2021. Farmers expect to harvest 400,000 acres for grain. Winter wheat production for the Nation is forecast at 1.20 billion bushels, down 6% from 2021. The United States yield is forecast at 47.9 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushels from last month and down 2.3 bushels from last year. The expected area to be harvested for grain or seed totals 25.0 million acres, down 2% from last year.