Kansas wheat harvest projected to be lowest in decades, adding to agriculture stress

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 646

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas is on course for its smallest winter wheat harvest since the 1950s, with a July report showing the state’s farmers are expected to produce almost half the number of bushels they did at the same time last year, an expert said.

A July 10 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected 196 million bushels for the Kansas winter wheat harvest, down from nearly 347 million last year, said Dan O’Brien, …

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