This is day ten of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat. While wheat harvest in starting to wind down in southern parts of the state, those in the north and east are still in full swing as we approach the 4th of July weekend.

Doug Ross at Bartlett Grain Company in St Francis says the harvest has just begun and is off to a slow start. The first loads were taken in last week; however, light rain showers have kept farmers out of the field off-and-on since. So far just 10,000 bushels have been hauled in, with test weights averaging about 60 pounds per bushel. Moisture is below the 13% mark and it is too early to estimate yields.

Harvest in the Lyons area is about 90% complete, according to Mark Chain at the Farmers Coop Union. 250,000 bushels have been taken in so far at the Lyons branch, with yields averaging about 60 bushels per acre. Samples taken earlier this week show a protein level of between 11.3 and 11.8.

David Pfizenmaier at Farmway Coop in Clay Center says about 1 million bushels have been hauled in thus far. Harvest in Clay County is about 70% complete and farmers report yields of about 55 bushels an acre. Test weights average 61 pounds per bushel and protein is 10.8. Finally, at Beachner Grain in Parsons, Jason Zwahlen reports that 90-95% of the wheat has been harvested in the area. The elevator has received about 90,000 bushels so far, with yields averaging about 25 bushels per acre. Test weights in the area are up from last year, with an average in the upper 50's.

The 2009 Harvest Salute to Producers is brought to you by Kansas Wheat in conjunction with sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association.