Area wheat harvest final figures

This year’s wheat harvest is now in the books with the Stockton Farmers Union Elevator recording 430,117 bushels of brought in, and Woodston Coop taking in 389,534 bushels. The test weights were light, averaging out at 58 with proteins a little low. Yields were good. This harvest was 126% of last year’s total. It was 88% of a five-year average, and 92% of a ten-year average.