Kansas wheat yield seen at 46.1 bpa, up from five-year average

MANHATTAN: Wheat yield potential in Kansas was estimated at 46.1 bushels per acre (bpa), crop scouts on the annual Wheat Quality Council crop tour said on Thursday.

That is above the five-year crop tour average of 41.6 bpa and the US Agriculture Department's 2016 actual yield of 57.0 bpa. Much of the crop benefited from ample moisture during the growing season, however it was unknown to what extend wheat was damaged by snowstorms over the weekend, the scouts said.