Early June rains delayed the start of the Kansas wheat harvest. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics office shared that 12% of the Kansas winter wheat crop is in very poor condition, 21% is in poor condition, 35% is in fair condition, 29% is in good condition and only 3% is in excellent condition.

Winter wheat coloring is at 90%, compared to 59% at the same time last year and is ahead of the five-year average of 62%. Maturity was 52% compared to 18% at the same time the previous year and ahead of the five-year average of 12%.

The USDA NASS estimates that 5% of the Kansas winter wheat crop has been harvested. Kansas State University heat Extension Specialist Romulo Lollato said the wheat crop matured amid a drought, resulting in shorter wheat plants and thinner crop stands this year.

Read more on the Kansas winter wheat harvest here.