Harvested area of Illinois winter wheat in 2022 is forecast at 660,000 acres, up 8 percent from the previous year.
The winter wheat yield is forecast at 78 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from 2021. Production is forecast at 51.5 million bushels, up 7 percent from last year.
Nationally, winter wheat production is forecast at 1.18 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but down 7 percent from 2021. As of June 1, the United States yield is forecast at 48.2 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushel from last month but down 2.0 bushels from last year's average yield of 50.2 bushels per acre. Producers in Missouri and Tennessee are expecting record yields. As of May 29, 29 percent of the winter wheat acreage in the 18 major producing States was rated in good to excellent condition, 19 percentage points lower than at the same time last year. Nationally, 72 percent of the winter wheat crop was headed by May 29, four percentage points behind the 5-year average pace.
Categories: Illinois, Crops, Wheat