COLBY, Kan. (DTN) -- Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Tuesday, May 13, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 50.5 bushels per acre (bpa). Scouts assessed 196 wheat fields along six routes in northwest and north-central Kansas from Manhattan to Colby, along with some sampling in five select counties in southern Nebraska.

Last year, the average yield estimate on these same routes was 49.9 bpa.

Watch www.dtnpf.com for the complete story and more updates from the tour. Also, follow DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins on social platform X @JasonJenkinsDTN for daily updates and final yield estimates.

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