Record hard red winter wheat yields are not enough to keep 2016 winter wheat plantings from declining, and there are several reasons for the drop in acreage.Record hard red winter wheat yields are not enough to keep 2016 winter wheat plantings from declining. Our guess is that total U.S. winter wheat planted acres will drop again by as much as 1 million acres from this past season. The reduction would likely be more if producers across the southern Plains could find an alternative crop to plant. Their problem is they are basically stuck with winter wheat or idling the acres. There is no chance to make any money if there is nothing planted. The table below shows the previous three years winter wheat planting history and WPI’s early forecast...

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