date:Jul 25, 2013
er acre, based on surveys of six fields in McLean and Ward counties.
In 2012, the average forecast on the same route was 51.0 bushels per acre. The tour's five-year average is 45.9 bushels per acre.
It just needs time, said Ben Handcock, executive vice president of the Wheat Quality Council and leader of the tour. A lot can happen during the three, four or five weeks until harvest.
Scouts did see some fields that farmers were unable to plant, likely due to wet soils, but the empty acreage was