MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) --- The Wheat Quality Council's 68th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Thursday, May 14, in Manhattan, Kansas. After three days, scouting 394 fields across the state and some into neighboring Nebraska and Oklahoma, the total weighted average yield for hard winter wheat was estimated at 38.9 bushels per acre (bpa), 26.6% decrease from 2025.

Last year, the average yield estimate for the 2025 winter wheat tour was 53.0 bpa.

According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas' 2026 winter wheat crop is forecast at roughly 215 million bushels, down 38.1% from last year's crop, based on May 1 conditions. Average yield is forecast at 37.0 bpa, down 14 bushels from last year.

Watch www.dtnpf.com for the complete wrap-up story from the tour. Follow DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins on social platform X @JasonJenkinsDTN for more photos and updates.

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