Earlier this week, USDA-NASS released their initial wheat production estimate for 2026 predicting 1.7 million harvested acres, an expected statewide average yield of 28 bushels per acre and 47.6 million bushels in total wheat production. These estimates will be updated in June and July with the final production statistics released in September.
Some combines have entered fields in the Southern Blacklands, Central and Rolling Plains regions of Texas. It’s still very early in the harvest season for these farmers, but initial yield estimates range from 15 – 50 bushels per acre in areas of the Southern Blacklands and around 30 bushels per acre in areas of Central Texas.
