date:May 07, 2014
and 39%, respectively, a year ago.
The dismal ratings in Oklahoma and Kansas reinforced findings by crop tours in both states last week when participants forecast Oklahoma output the lowest since 1957 and Kansas production the lowest since 1996, based mostly on weather-reduced yields in both states.
Most of the state (Kansas) is still seriously short of moisture, said Ben Handcock, executive director of the Wheat Quality Council, which sponsored the Kansas wheat tour. I believe our 33.2 bu av