South Dakota winter wheat production estimated to be 28% lower than in 2024

Based on May 1, 2025, conditions, South Dakota’s 2025 winter wheat crop is forecast at 34.3 million bushels, down 28% from last year’s crop, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Average yield is forecast at 49 bushels per acre, down 14 bushels from last year.

Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 700,000 acres, down 60,000 acres from last year. This would be 88% of the planted acres, virtually unchanged from last year.

May 1 hay stocks of 2.24 million tons are up 18% from last year.