HUTCHINSON, Kan. — An official with a Co-Op in southern Kansas says he would not be surprised if a sample or two of wheat comes in by the end of the week — despite the numbers from the Kansas Ag Statistics Service that show most of the crop is still behind schedule.
The OK Co-Op in Kiowa is usually one of the first elevators to take in wheat each year. If all goes as planned, cutting could be getting underway in southern parts of Kansas in the next two weeks.
The latest report shows 65% of the wheat is in good to excellent shape, 25% fair and just 10% poor to very poor. Some fields have been damaged by hail, but most are still standing despite some unfavorable weather.
In south-central Kansas, 80% of the wheat has turned color with the state average at 49%. That’s well behind the five-year average of 59%. Two percent of the wheat has matured in the state.
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