The figure was based on samples of 17 durum wheat fields. A last year crop tour in the South Dakota states of South Dakota , North Dakota and Minnesota have cast doubt on the US Department of Agriculture ’s ( bpa ) forecast for a record national spring wheat yield of 48 bushels per acre (bpa). A survey of 342 fields suggested wheat yields of 41.1 bpa compared with 38.1 bpa last year but below the five-year average of 45.4 bpa. Wheat experts were optimistic that the hard red spring wheat, a higher quality grain used in artisanal breads, bagels and pizza, would provide higher protein due to the warmer temperatures and dry weather.
A last year crop tour in the South Dakota states of South Dakota , North Dakota and Minnesota have cast doubt on the US Department of Agriculture ’s ( bpa ) forecast for a record national spring wheat yield of 48 bushels per acre (bpa). A survey of 342 fields suggested wheat yields of 41.1 bpa compared with 38.1 bpa last year but below the five-year average of 45.4 bpa. Wheat experts were optimistic that the hard red spring wheat, a higher quality grain used in artisanal breads, bagels and pizza, would provide higher protein due to the warmer temperatures and dry weather.