Spring wheat production was forecast at 450 million bushels. That is down six percent from the previous report but above the average trade guess. “One of the concerns that we continue to have is whether or not we can save this crop at this late date and I think there’s an awful lot of worry about the drought in the southern Canadian Prairies, too,” said Kent Beadle, market analyst, Paradigm Futures. “We may get more interesting data a month or two down the road.” USDA is forecasting Minnesota spring wheat yields at 50 bushels per acre, down four bushels from the July report. The average North Dakota yield is 45 bushels per acre, down two bushels from the last report. A 30 bushel per acre statewide average spring wheat yield is projected for South Dakota. That’s down four bushels from July.
