Winter wheat harvest in South Dakota was progressing this week. “I’d say we’re a third finished and yields have been mostly good to excellent,” said Jon Kleinjan, Executive Director, of South Dakota Wheat Commission. According to Kleinjan, test weights seem to be good all around while yields are quite variable ranging from as low as 25 to as high as 107 bushels per acre. Protein levels are also variable but generally around 11-12 percent. The winter wheat looks like a promising crop this year. With drier weather for the strong spring wheat parts of the state, Kleinjan does not expect it to be a record crop.
