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Weekly Wheat Update
Weekly Wheat Update
September 3, 2025
Harvest of the spring wheat crop continues at an average pace with 72% of the U.S. crop harvested. Harvest in both Minnesota and South Dakota is at least 90% complete. In Montana about 73% has been harvested and in North Dakota nearly two-thirds of the crop has been harvested. The last couple of weeks have brought improved harvest weather for most with limited rain and normal temperatures. Some western areas have seen some disruptions this week with rain.
In North Dakota, producers are reporting overall good yields, though likely not as high as last year’s record yields. Producers are reporting some disappointing yields in areas that missed precipitation during the growing season. Protein appears to be good in the crop, mostly in the mid-13 to 16 percent range. Test weights have been high with reports mostly of 60-64 pound per bushel test weights. While there were isolated areas with lower falling number values in the early harvested crop, there appear to be no widespread quality issues. The humidity and rainfall during the first part of the harvest season did impact color, and below average vitreous kernel content levels have been observed. Quality analysis is ongoing at the NDSU wheat quality labs. With less than 15% of the expected samples analyzed, protein is averaging 14.2 percent (12% moisture basis) and test weight average is 61.2 pounds per bushel (80.5 kg/hl). Average vitreous kernel content is at 55%. More comprehensive quality data will be available in coming weeks.
Harvest progress on the durum crop is also near average with just over half of the North Dakota crop harvested and 80% of the Montana crop harvested. Both yields and quality are much more variable than the spring wheat crop. In North Dakota, yields are generally good, but areas of lower yields have also been reported, depending on growing season moisture. Montana yields are lower due to the dry growing season. Quality has been variable with some parts of the region seeing notable color loss from mid-August rains, and other areas reporting some lower test weights, lower falling number values, or lower than expected protein levels. Many other areas report excellent color and grade quality.
Wheat Harvested by State | 8/31/2025 | Last Week | Last Year | 5 yr Avg |
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US HRS | 72 | 53 | 67 | 71 |
Minnesota HRS | 89 | 73 | 72 | 76 |
Montana HRS | 73 | 58 | 74 | 79 |
North Dakota HRS | 62 | 40 | 58 | 61 |
South Dakota HRS | 91 | 84 | 92 | 95 |
North Dakota Durum | 53 | 30 | 53 | 52 |
Montana Durum | 80 | 66 | 91 | 71 |