The U.S. wheat harvest is moving into its final stages in the Southern Plains and picking up speed farther north. Less than ten percent of the hard red winter whea
t crop remains to be harvested, with the crop continuing to grade U.S. No. 1. Hot, dry weather is accelerating hard red spring wheat harvest in the northern region, with the first samples arriving for quality testing. USDA is forecasting total U.S. wheat production at 1.53 billion bushels, down 23 percent from last year.
