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U.S. Winter Wheat Objective Yield Data - Aug 2015

Winter Wheat for Grain Objective Yield Data
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield
surveys in 10 winter wheat-producing States during 2015. Randomly selected
plots in winter wheat for grain fields are visited monthly from May through
harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are
based on counts from this survey.
Winter Wheat Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab -
United States: 2011-2015
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               :       June        :       July        :      August
      Year     :-----------------------------------------------------------
               :     Mature 1/     :     Mature 1/     :     Mature 1/
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               :                          percent
               :
2011 ..........:        24                  60                  86
2012 ..........:        57                  77                  92
2013 ..........:        12                  55                  92
2014 ..........:        15                  58                  92
2015 ..........:        16                  64                  93
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1/ Includes winter wheat in the hard dough stage or beyond and are
   considered mature or almost mature.
Winter Wheat Heads per Square Foot - Selected States: 2011-2015
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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        State        :   2011    :    2012    :    2013    :   2014    :  2015 1/
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                     :                           number
                     :
Colorado             :
July ................:   45.3         41.0         32.1        42.4        51.1
August ..............:   45.0         41.0         31.9        43.2        49.3
Final ...............:   45.0         41.0         31.9        43.4
                     :
Illinois             :
July ................:   60.0         56.5         60.9        63.5        56.7
August ..............:   60.1         56.5         61.2        63.7        56.9
Final ...............:   60.1         56.5         61.2        63.7
                     :
Kansas               :
July ................:   42.2         46.5         50.4        36.4        43.1
August ..............:   42.2         46.7         50.4        36.4        43.1
Final ...............:   42.2         46.7         50.4        36.4
                     :
Missouri             :
July ................:   50.7         49.9         54.6        51.2        52.5
August ..............:   48.9         49.9         55.8        50.9        52.5
Final ...............:   48.9         49.9         55.8        50.9
                     :
Montana              :
July ................:   44.3         44.1         43.7        43.4        48.9
August ..............:   46.7         44.7         45.1        44.2        47.7
Final ...............:   46.9         45.0         45.1        44.2
                     :
Nebraska             :
July ................:   54.3         50.7         38.5        48.2        47.9
August ..............:   54.6         50.7         38.8        48.2        47.6
Final ...............:   54.6         50.7         38.8        48.2
                     :
Ohio                 :
July ................:   56.1         58.3         53.0        58.8        51.0
August ..............:   56.2         58.3         54.0        58.4        51.2
Final ...............:   56.2         58.3         54.0        58.4
                     :
Oklahoma             :
July ................:   37.7         47.7         51.7        34.9        39.6
August ..............:   37.7         47.7         51.7        34.9        39.4
Final ...............:   37.7         47.7         51.7        34.9
                     :
Texas                :
July ................:   32.7         34.3         33.3        32.8        34.3
August ..............:   32.8         34.3         33.3        32.8        34.3
Final ...............:   32.9         34.3         33.0        33.1
                     :
Washington           :
July ................:   41.3         37.3         38.0        32.3        31.3
August ..............:   41.5         36.6         38.6        32.1        31.3
Final ...............:   41.4         36.9         38.6        32.3
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1/ Final head counts will be published in the "Small Grains 2015 Summary."

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