Hard Winter Wheat Tour Day 2 Results

Winter Wheat Tour Day 2 Average Yield Estimate: 39.3 BPA

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Nick Methner with ADM examines wheat heads in a southwest Kansas while estimating yield during Day 2 of the 2026 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour on May 13. Methner was part of a scouting team that assessed fields along routes from Colby to Wichita, Kansas. (DTN photo by Jason Jenkins)
Nick Methner with ADM examines wheat heads in a southwest Kansas while estimating yield during Day 2 of the 2026 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour on May 13. Methner was part of a scouting team that assessed fields along routes from Colby to Wichita, Kansas. (DTN photo by Jason Jenkins)

WICHITA, Kan. (DTN) --- Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 68th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded on Wednesday, May 13, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 39.3 bushels per acre (bpa). Scouts assessed 177 wheat fields along six routes traversing western and southern Kansas from Colby to Wichita, along with some sampling in five select counties in northern Oklahoma.

Last year, the average yield estimate on these same routes was 53.3 bpa. After two days of scouting on the 2026 tour, the average estimate yield is 38.8 bpa, compared to 52.0 bpa in 2025.

Watch www.dtnpf.com for the complete story and more updates from the tour. Also, follow DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins on social platform X @JasonJenkinsDTN for daily updates and final yield estimates.

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