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Six different areas were toured the first day, resulting in six major estimates of wheat yields:

After the first day of the tour, Kansas average yield was estimated at 40.7 bushels per acre. This estimate is .6 less bushels per acre than last year's day 1 estimate of 41.3 bushels per acre.

The Kansas HRW wheat crop after being observed on the first day of the Wheat Quality Council tour is being summed up as a "consistent" crop, with yield averages coming in line with last year's crop and favorable across the board. Bushel per acre averages from the eastern third of the state to the western third on the first day of the tour were in line with what was seen last year and the crop is in good condition, according to crop tour scouts.

Disease and crop stress is minimal, with hardly any seen in fields throughout the northern/central tier of the state. Some powdery mildew, rust, tan spotting, and nitrogen deficiency was seen but at minimal levels, according to participants of the tour. The further west the tour progressed, drier conditions were witnessed. "Moisture is a factor in the development of plants at this stage," according to scouts. "Late planting in the fall for summer fallow, and going into post corn and soybean harvest has shown to be an issue. It is evident in the development of the crop." Participants are estimating harvest at approximately one week ahead of normal shedule.

Deb Bollman's car was on the green route, or what would entail Interstate36 West across most of the northern area of the state. While the largest yield was estimated in Clay County outside of Clay Center, KS at 52.5 bpa, the lowest average was estimated in Washington County, outside of Linn, KS at 24.42 bpa. Disease was not an issue in the crop at this time. Harvest was estimated in 60 days.

Area 1(Northwest and north central Kansas/southern Nebraska)
Counties: Riley, Cloud, Republic, Thayer, Knox, Webster, Franklin, Harlan, Nuckolls, Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 32.o to 57.0 bushels with the average being 44.0 bushels.

Area 2 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Clay, Washington, Republic, Jewell, Smith, Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins, Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 25.0 to 54.0 bushels with the average being 38 bushels.

Area 3 (Kansas)
Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 22.0 to 58.0 bushels with the average being 39.0 bushels.

Area 4 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa, Lincoln, Russell, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan and Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 22.0 to 58.0 bushels with the average being 39.0 bushels.

Area 5 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, Ellsworth, Rice, Barton, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 32.0 to 77.0 bushels with the average being 47.0 bushels.

Area 6 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Marion, McPherson, Rice, Barton, Rush, Ness, Trego, Graham, Sheridan and Thomas

Yield estimates ranged from 25.0 to 62.0 bushels with the average being 38.0 bushels.

Colorado scouts also joined the group in Colby with a report. "Thirty-five percent of the Colorado wheat crop was observed in the tour today," according to Darrell Hanavan, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers. "There is a lack of tillers in the Colorado crop due to a late planted crop,", according to Hanavan. Hanavan is estimating the Colorado crop at 2.450 million acres planted, and 2.250 million acres potentially harvested. The Colorado estimate by scouts of production is 36 bpa, with 81 million bushels produced compared to 98 million last year. The 10-year average for Colorado production is 63.3 million bushels.

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