date:Sep 11, 2013
A total of 2% was planted in top-producing Kansas, in line with the 2% five-year average.
Meanwhile, the 2013 spring wheat harvest surpassed the five-year average as of Sept. 8 in the six major states. The U.S.D.A. said 80% of the crop was harvested in the latest week, just above the 79% five-year average for the date. Progress was ahead of average in every state except top-producing North Dakota, where 73% of the crop was harvested, modestly below the 78% average.