HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The state may be lagging behind in the wheat harvest, but that is not the case in the area as elevators continue to take in wheat at a fast pace.
At the farmers Co-Op in Pretty Prairie the harvest is about 95% complete with 398,000 bushels taken in at Pretty Prairie and another 465,000 at Varner. Weights continue to run around 60 pounds or better and moisture is at 10% or less. Yields are said to be averaging around 55 bushels per acre.
At the MKC in Haven 167,000 bushels have been taken in with another 233,000 at Castleton. Weights are running at 62 pounds per bushel and moisture is still at 11% or less.
The Central Prairie Co-Op is also busy with about 300,000 bushels taken in. As with the other locations weights are good at 62.5 pounds and moisture is at around 10.5%. Cutting is about 50% complete around the Nickerson area.
At last check the harvest in Kansas was only about 13% completed which is about 10% behind schedule.
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