Kansas crop values forecast

The value of Kansas’s 2019 field and miscellaneous crops is forecast at $7.41 billion, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is up 9% from 2018. The value of corn production is expected to total $2.96 billion, up 29% from the previous marketing year. Kansas’s corn price is projected to average $3.70 per bushel, up $0.12 from the last marketing year.

The value of soybean production is expected to total $1.57 billion, down 2% from the previous marketing year. Kansas’s soybean price is projected to average $8.40 per bushel, up $0.47 from the last marketing year.

The value of winter wheat production is expected to total $1.37 billion, up slightly from the previous marketing year. Kansas’s winter wheat price is projected to average $4.05 per bushel, down $0.88 from the last marketing year.