USDA estimates SD winter wheat yield at 55 bushels per acre

Based on June 1 conditions, South Dakota’s 2021 winter wheat crop is forecast at 34.7 million bushels, down slightly from last year’s crop, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Average yield is forecast at 55 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from last year. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 630,000 acres, up 30,000 acres from last year. This would be 83% of the planted acres, compared with last year’s 95% harvested.