"Oklahoma agriculture officials are calling the state's wheat harvest is dismal and "disheartening" with about 70 percent of the crop now harvested.
The state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has maintained its forecast of 74.8 million bushels for 2011, 38 percent lower than 2010's yield of 121 million bushes. The average yield is expected to be 22 bushels per acre for this year's crop, down from 31 bushels per acre last year.
"Overall, when you look at the entire state, it looks to be pretty disheartening," Mike Schulte, executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission told The Oklahoman"...........LINK
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