The Kansas wheat crop is estimated at 374.4 million bushels, unchanged from the July 1 forecast but 19 percent larger than the 2004 crop. Yield is estimated at 39 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from a year ago. Acreage harvested for grain, at 9.6 million acres, is unchanged from July 1 but up 1.1 million acres from last year.

Corn production is forecast at 387.5 million bushels, down 10 percent from the previous year’s record production of 432.0 million bushels. Planted acreage is 3.45 million acres, 350,000 acres above a year ago. Acreage expected to be harvested for grain is 3.10 million acres, up 220,000 acres from last year. Corn yields are expected to average 125 bushels per acre, 25 bushels below the 150 bushels per acre in 2004.

Kansas sorghum grain production is forecast at 182.9 million bushels, down 17 percent from the 220.4 million bushels in 2004. Yields are expected to average 69 bushels per acre, down 7 bushels from last year's yield. Planted acreage is 2.9 million acres, down 300,000 acres from 2004. Sorghum acreage to be harvested for grain, at 2.650 million acres, is down 250,000 acres from 2004.

Soybean production is forecast at 89.6 million bushels, down 19 percent from last year’s production of 111.11 million bushels. Yield is forecast at 32 bushels per acre, down 9 bushels from last year's yield. Harvested acreage is expected to be 2.80 million acres, up 90,000 acres from the acreage harvested last year. Planted acres are estimated at 2.9 million, up 100,000 from 2004.

Cotton production is projected to reach 80,000 bales in 2005. Yield is forecast at a record 549 pounds of lint per acre. Planted acreage is 80,000 acres, down 5,000 acres from last year. Harvested acreage is forecast at 70,000, down 10,000 acres from last year.

Kansas Crop Production, August 1, 2005
Crop & Unit	Planted 1/		Harvested		Yield per Acre 2/		Production
Crop & Unit	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
	1,000 Acres				Per Unit		(000's)
Winter Wheat, bu.	10,000	10,100	8,500	9,600	37	39	314,500	374,400
Oats, bu.	120	110	40	50	43	53	1,720	2,650
Corn Grain, bu.	3,100	3,450	2,880	3,100	150	125	432,000	387,500
Sorghum Grain, bu.	3,200	2,900	2,900	2,650	76	69	220,400	182,850
Soybeans, bu.	2,800	2,900	2,710	2,800	41	32	111,110	89,600
Dry Beans, cwt. 3/	9.0	13.0	8.5	12.5	1,800	1,900	153.0	238.0
Cotton, 480 lb. bales 3/	85.0	80.0	80.0	70.0	424	549	70.7	80.0
All Hay, tons	-		3,350	3,100	2.35	2.27	7,880	7,030
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-		950	900	4.00	3.90	3,800	3,510
Other Hay, tons	-		2,400	2,200	1.70	1.60	4,080	3,520

1/ Planted for all purposes. 2/ Production divided by harvested acres rounded to whole bushels. 3/ Yield in pounds.

UNITED STATES: All wheat production is placed at 2.17 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the July forecast but up slightly from 2004. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 43.0 bushels per acre, down 0.8 bushel from last month and 0.2 bushel below last year. Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.52 billion bushels. This is down slightly from last month but 1 percent above 2004. The U.S. yield is forecast at 44.4 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from last month. Acres for harvest as grain are forecast at 34.3 million, unchanged from last month but down 1 percent from 2004.

The 2005 sorghum grain production forecast is 380 million bushels, down 16 percent from 2004. Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 63.1 bushels per acre, down 6.7 bushels from 2004. Kansas continues to lead the Nation in sorghum production. Texas, the second leading sorghum producer, expects a yield of 56.0 bushels per acre, down 6.0 bushels from 2004. Acreage expected to be harvested for in the U.S. in 2005, 6.03 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate but 7 percent below 2004.

Corn production is forecast at 10.3 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year but 3 percent above 2003. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 139.2 bushels per acre, down 21.2 bushels from the record high last year. Across the U.S., yields are forecast lower than last year in 29 of the 33 published corn states. The largest decreases occurred in Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 74.4 million acres, unchanged from June but up 1 percent from 2004.

Soybean production is forecast at 2.79 billion bushels, down 11 percent from 2004 but up 14 percent from 2003. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 38.7 bushels per acre, down 3.8 bushels from the record high U.S. yield set last year. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 72.2 million acres, has declined slightly from June and is down 2 percent from 2004.

United States Crop Production, August 1, 2005
Crop & Unit	Planted 1/		Harvested		Yield per Acre		Production
Crop & Unit	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
	1,000 Acres				Per Unit		(000)
All Wheat, bu.	59,674	58,080	49,999	50,361	43.2	43.0	2,158,245	2,167,178
Winter Wheat, bu.	43,350	41,408	34,462	34,271	43.5	44.4	1,499,434	1,520,848
Oats, bu.	4,085	4,342	1,792	1,976	64.7	64.7	115,935	127,819
Corn Grain, bu.	80,930	81,592	73,632	74,368	160.4	139.2	11,807,217	10,349,841
Sorghum Grain, bu.	7,486	7,013	6,517	6,030	69.8	63.1	454,899	380,319
Soybeans, bu.	75,208	73,103	73,958	72,184	42.5	38.7	3,140,996	2,791,133
Dry Beans, cwt. 2/	1,354.3	1,668.8	1,219.3	1,530.8	1460	1687	17,799	25,829
Cotton, 480 lb. bales 2/	13,658.6	14,069.0	13,057.0	13,657.0	855	748	23,250.7	21,291.0
All Hay, tons	-	-	61,916	61,723	2.55	2.43	157,774	149,917
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-	-	21,707	22,118	3.47	3.34	75,383	73,849
Other Hay, tons	-	-	40,209	39,605	2.05	1.92	82,391	76,068
Apples, lbs.	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,419.9	9,837.1

Kansas Crop Production Forecast, August 1, 2005, by Districts
Crop And District	Acres Planted, All Purposes		Acres Harvested for Grain			Yield per Acre		Production
Crop And District	2004	2005	2004	2005	% Prev. Year	2004	2005	2004	2005	% Prev. Year
	------------ 1,000 Acres ------------					Bushels		1,000 Bushels
WINTER WHEAT
Northwest	1,125	1,190	490	1,140	233	18	35	9,045	39,330	435
West Central	1,190	1,270	870	1,215	140	22	36	18,995	43,200	227
Southwest	1,510	1,510	1,345	1,385	103	31	41	42,135	56,100	133
North Central	1,355	1,340	1,275	1,290	101	42	40	53,590	50,960	95
Central	1,520	1,640	1,460	1,580	108	43	42	62,655	65,600	105
South Central	2,240	2,290	2,075	2,165	104	41	41	84,795	87,700	103
Northeast	240	260	230	250	109	55	46	12,645	11,380	90
East Central	285	240	270	230	85	42	31	11,350	7,130	63
Southeast	535	360	485	345	71	40	38	19,290	13,000	67
State	10,000	10,100	8,500	9,600	113	37	39	314,500	374,400	119
CORN
Northwest	533	510	464	440	95	102	105	47,450	46,000	97
West Central	238	300	199	250	126	132	102	26,295	25,500	97
Southwest	713	720	665	660	99	196	171	130,330	113,000	87
North Central	162	220	155	190	123	139	105	21,495	20,000	93
Central	100	150	92	130	141	165	115	15,210	15,000	99
South Central	332	360	316	330	104	171	155	54,150	51,000	94
Northeast	479	540	461	500	108	156	114	71,820	57,000	79
East Central	268	310	260	280	108	130	100	33,790	28,000	83
Southeast	275	340	268	320	119	117	100	31,460	32,000	102
State	3,100	3,450	2,880	3,100	108	150	125	432,000	387,500	90
SOYBEANS
Northwest	102	75	85	72	85	36	37	3,059	2,630	86
West Central	35	40	30	39	130	30	45	896	1,770	198
Southwest	115	125	113	121	107	52	54	5,848	6,510	111
North Central	320	320	312	306	98	40	31	12,330	9,560	78
Central	199	230	195	222	114	40	30	7,785	6,730	86
South Central	296	265	287	251	87	49	40	13,900	9,930	71
Northeast	593	635	582	616	106	46	33	26,978	20,300	75
East Central	568	600	551	582	106	43	30	23,456	17,570	75
Southeast	572	610	556	591	106	30	25	16,858	14,600	87
State	2,800	2,900	2,710	2,800	103	41	32	111,110	89,600	81