The North Dakota spring wheat harvest is just over halfway complete. North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson says a combination of late planting and uncooperative weather is delaying progress. “I don’t have a solid number in terms of yield, but most farmers are calling the crop average. Some are seeing yields below expectations,” says Olson. “Overall, yields are not as high compared to the past couple years. “A majority of the protein reports are 14 percent or higher. However, like with yield, here are pockets of lower numbers. “We’ve even heard down in that 12 to 12.5 percent range.” Listen to the interview with Olson.