Wheat harvest comes in at 115% of a five-year average

The 2024 area wheat harvest is now recorded as 115% of the five-year average and 235% over last year’s crop.

Farmers Union Elevator Manager Michael Carpenter said the harvest went well, and the last few loads of wheat came in over the weekend. Stockton’s Farmers Union Elevator took in 425,000 bushels, and 385,000 bushels were taken in at the Woodston Coop, for a total of 810,000 bushels.