Kansas wheat producers face their smallest crop in decades amid a severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the 2025 wheat production to be 1.56 billion bushels, a record low and the lowest since 1972. This situation cannot escape impacts on consumers as well.
Crop estimates underscore just how bad the situation is. Growers will see their smallest wheat crop in terms of production since 1972, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1.56 billion bushels this year, down to 1.05 billion bushels in 2025.
That’s especially harmful to Kansas, one of the top overall producers of wheat in the U.S. Only in five of the past 40 years has Kansas’ wheat crop been in such a bad state, an analysis of USDA data shows, with 58% of the crop rated as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ as of May 17. The last time the fields were in as bad a condition was during a severe drought in 2023
Wheat Crop Drought Kansas U.S. Department Of Agriculture 1.56 Billion Bushels 1.05 Billion Bushels 1972 2025 Severe Drought In 2023 U.S. News International Market Bread Prices Wheat Crop In The U.S. Top Overall Producers 1.56 Billion Tons 1.05 Billion Tons
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