Kansas Wheat Varieties - Publication

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas Wheat Varieties
Kansas Field Office  3705 Miller Parkway, Ste. A  Manhattan, KS 66503  (800) 582-6443  www.nass.usda.gov
Media Contact: Doug Bounds  Released March 4, 2022

SY Monument is Top Variety for Fourth Consecutive Year
SY Monument, the top-planted variety since 2019, accounts for 6.8% of the State’s 2022 wheat planted acres.
WB Grainfield ranks second at 5.1%. Bob Dole ranks third at 3.5%. Langin and Winterhawk tie for fourth at 2.5%.
SY Wolverine is the sixth most popular variety at 2.4%. Everest takes seventh place at 2.3%. T158 and Zenda are in a tie
for eighth place at 2.1%. WB 4515 rounds out the top ten with 1.8% of planted acres.
Area planted with blended varieties is not included in the rankings by variety. Blends account for 13.6% of the State’s
planted acreage, up from 9.8% last year. Hard white varieties account for 2.4% of the State’s acreage, down from 5.3%
last year.
There are 1,334 positive reports summarized for this year’s Wheat Varieties survey. The Kansas Wheat Commission
funds data collection and publication of the Kansas Wheat Varieties report.
Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties Seeded – Agricultural Statistics Districts: 2022
Percent of seeded acreage

Northwest
WB Grainfield……..….
SY Grit..…………….….
Langin…...………….….
LCS Chrome…………..
SY Monument…….…..

SY Monument…………...
Bob Dole…………………
WB Grainfield….……..…
SY Wolverine…………....
Winterhawk………………

11.1%
8.3%
5.5%
5.4%
5.2%

SY Monument…………...
Bob Dole…………………
WB Grainfield….……..…
WB 4699…….…………....
Zenda………..………..…..

Southwest
Winterhawk………………
T158…….……………...…
WB Grainfield…….......…
TAM 114…………...….….
Joe1……………….………

8.1%
6.2%
5.0%
4.9%
2.5%

Central

West Central
Langin…………………….
WB Grainfield…..........…
Tatanka…………………..
T158…….……………...…
Joe1……………….………

Northeast

North Central
11.4%
6.6%
6.1%
4.6%
4.1%

SY Monument…………...
Bob Dole…………………
Doublestop CL Plus…....
Smith’s Gold…………….
Zenda………..………..…..

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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8.4%
6.2%
1.7%
(D)
(D)

East Central
15.8%
6.5%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%

Bob Dole…………..….…
Everest………….…..…...
SY Monument…………...
Zenda………..………..….
WB4462……..………..….

7.8%
7.0%
4.5%
4.1%
3.3%

Everest………….…..….......
Zenda………..………..……..
Jagger..................................
2174.....................................
Pioneer 25R37….….….…...

South Central
11.1%
7.1%
6.4%
5.5%
5.2%

Zenda….………..….
Everest….….………
SY Wolverine……..
SY Monument……..
TAM114.….…...……

9.0%
7.2%
7.0%
3.7%
(D)

Southeast
21.8%
6.7%
1.0%
(D)
(D)

Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties Seeded – Agricultural Statistics Districts and State: 2022
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NorthVariety
west
(Percent)

West
Central
(Percent)

Southwest
(Percent)

North
Central
(Percent)

(Percent)

South
Central
(Percent)

Northeast
(Percent)

East
Central
(Percent)

Southeast
(Percent)

(Percent)

Central

SY Monument………

4.1

1.3

3.1

8.1

15.8

7.8

(D)

7.0

(D)

6.8

WB Grainfield……….

11.4

8.3

6.4

5.0

4.2

1.1

-

-

-

5.1

Bob Dole…………….

-

-

-

6.2

6.5

7.0

(D)

9.0

(D)

3.5

Langin……………….

6.1

11.1

1.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

Winterhawk…………

1.3

(D)

11.1

2.5

(D)

1.2

-

-

-

2.5

SY Wolverine………

2.4

1.1

3.1

4.9

2.7

2.1

1.7

(D)

-

2.4

Everest……………...

-

-

(D)

1.2

3.6

1.4

6.2

7.2

21.8

2.3

T158…………………

(D)

5.4

7.1

-

(D)

(D)

-

-

-

2.1

Zenda………………..

-

-

-

2.0

4.1

3.3

8.4

3.7

6.7

2.1

WB 4515…………….

(D)

3.7

4.2

1.5

1.7

1.0

(D)

-

0.5

1.8

Joe1………………….

(D)

5.2

5.2

-

-

(D)

-

-

-

1.6

Doublestop
CL Plus……………

-

(D)

(D)

-

1.8

4.5

-

-

(D)

1.5

LCS Chrome………..

4.6

(D)

-

0.8

(D)

2.4

-

-

-

1.5

TAM 114…………….

0.3

0.9

5.5

-

(D)

0.7

(D)

-

-

1.3

Tatanka……………..

0.9

5.5

(D)

(D)

0.8

(D)

-

-

(D)

1.3

WB 4699…………….

(D)

(D)

(D)

0.7

4.1

1.5

-

(D)

(D)

1.3

SY Grit………………

6.6

-

1.7

(D)

-

(D)

-

-

-

1.2

LCS Mint…………….

(D)

(D)

3.6

-

(D)

1.5

-

-

(D)

1.1

Smith’s Gold………..

-

-

-

-

-

4.1

-

-

-

1.0

Oakley CL…………..

1.3

4.9

(D)

-

(D)

-

-

-

-

0.9

Avery………………...

2.5

1.7

1.3

(D)

-

-

-

-

-

0.8

SY Rugged………….

-

-

0.3

1.6

0.2

1.8

-

-

-

0.7

TAM 112…………….

(D)

(D)

3.1

(D)

-

-

-

(D)

-

0.7

TAM 111…………….

(D)

(D)

2.2

-

-

(D)

-

-

-

0.6

WB 4721…………….

-

1.0

3.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.6

WB 4792…………….

(D)

0.6

2.5

(D)

-

0.6

-

-

-

0.6

Byrd………………….

1.1

2.3

-

(D)

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

Canvas………………

1.3

0.7

0.3

-

(D)

-

-

-

-

0.5

KS Dallas……………

2.4

1.0

-

-

(D)

-

-

-

-

0.5

Gallagher……………

-

-

(D)

-

-

1.8

-

-

-

0.5

LCS Atomic AX….…

-

-

-

-

0.2

1.8

-

-

-

0.5

Paradise…………….

-

-

-

1.0

1.3

0.7

-

-

-

0.5

WB 4401…………….

-

-

-

(D)

0.5

1.4

-

(D)

-

0.5

Blends……………….

11.4

11.2

11.1

18.9

12.4

17.8

33.5

17.0

5.5

13.6

Other Hard White
Varieties………......

(D)

0.7

-

-

(D)

(D)

-

-

5.0

0.8

Other Hard Red
Varieties…………..

42.3

33.4

22.7

45.6

39.4

32.9

50.2

51.6

31.0

31.8

All Soft Red
Varieties…………..
(D)
(D)
1.1
(D)
0.7
1.6
(D)
4.5
29.5
- No reports of variety in District.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Included in Other Hard Red Varieties or Other Hard White Varieties.
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Hard White Winter variety.

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State

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Kansas Wheat Varieties (March 2022)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office

Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties Seeded – State: 2013-2022
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Variety

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

(Percent)

SY Monument………

-

-

0.0

0.5

2.6

6.6

7.2

9.7

9.4

6.8

WB Grainfield……….

-

0.0

0.3

1.3

3.9

5.5

6.4

5.3

5.5

5.1

Bob Dole…………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.8

2.4

3.5

Langin……………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.9

1.4

1.9

2.5

Winterhawk…………

1.7

2.9

3.8

4.7

4.8

4.2

4.8

3.9

2.7

2.5

SY Wolverine………

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D)

0.9

2.4

Everest……………...

14.3

14.3

15.8

12.2

9.6

9.3

3.8

2.9

1.9

2.3

T158…………………

3.4

5.0

5.1

5.8

5.9

6.1

3.8

2.8

3.1

2.1

Zenda………………..

-

-

-

-

-

1.3

4.7

6.4

4.7

2.1

WB 4515…………….

-

-

-

-

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.2

0.8

1.8

Joe ………………….

-

-

-

-

0.1

1.9

2.6

2.3

2.8

1.6

Doublestop
CL Plus……………

-

0.1

0.4

0.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.3

1.9

1.5

LCS Chrome………..

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.8

1.4

2.0

2.4

1.5

TAM 114…………….

-

-

0.2

0.1

0.8

1.8

2.5

2.6

2.4

1.3

Tatanka……………..

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.8

1.1

1.4

1.3

WB 4699…………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.4

1.3

SY Grit………………

-

-

-

-

-

0.3

0.6

0.9

0.8

1.2

LCS Mint…………….

-

-

0.9

3.2

4.3

3.5

3.3

2.6

1.0

1.1

Smith’s Gold………..

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D)

0.8

1.7

1.0

Oakley CL…………..

-

-

0.0

0.1

0.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

0.9

Avery………………...

-

-

-

-

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.1

0.4

0.8

SY Rugged………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.3

0.6

0.8

0.7

1

TAM 112…………….

5.1

4.6

4.0

4.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.2

0.9

0.7

TAM 111…………….

10.8

11.6

9.1

5.7

3.9

1.9

2.2

2.6

0.9

0.6

0.1

0.6

WB 4721…………….

0.2

WB 4792…………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.5

0.6

Byrd………………….

0.0

0.0

0.7

2.0

2.1

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

0.5

Canvas………………

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.1

0.5

KS Dallas……………

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.5

Gallagher……………

-

0.2

1.1

3.3

2.8

4.0

2.9

1.6

1.6

0.5

LCS Atomic AX….…

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D)

0.5

Paradise…………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.5

WB 4401…………….

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

Blends……………….

8.8

10.4

9.6

10.7

14.3

12.2

13.6

11.1

9.8

13.6

Other Hard White
Varieties………......

2.1

2.8

2.7

3.2

2.9

2.8

1.1

1.9

2.5

0.8

Other Hard Red
Varieties…………..

53.5

47.8

46.0

41.8

36.5

28.7

28.1

26.4

29.3

31.8

1.9

2.5

All Soft Red
Varieties…………..
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.7
- Included in Other Hard Red Varieties if variety was available.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Included in Other Hard Red Varieties or Other Hard White Varieties.
0.0 Less than 0.1 percent of variety.
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Hard White Winter variety.

Kansas Wheat Varieties (March 2022)
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Winter Wheat Varieties Seeded – Kansas: 2021 and 2022
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Hard White Winter variety.

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