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| Released: September 5, 2007   |               |      |              |
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**WHEAT VARIETY SUMMARY FOR 2007**

The Kentucky Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics
Service surveyed wheat varieties grown by Kentucky farmers for the 2007
crop year. The following survey results were based on 48,000 tabulated
acres.

The primary wheat variety seeded in the fall of 2006 for 2007 production
was Pioneer 25R37. This particular variety accounted for 18.8 percent of
the 440,000 acres seeded in Kentucky. The second leading variety in the
state was Pioneer 25R78 with 11.3 percent of the seeded acreage. This
variety was followed by Pioneer 25R54 with 8.0 percent, Clark with 6.1
percent, and Pioneer 25R35 with 5.9 percent respectively. The top five
varieties accounted for 50.1 percent of the total tabulated acreage.

In comparison to 2004, the top five varieties accounted for 47.0 percent
of the total. The top two varieties remained the same from 2004. The
leading variety in 2004 was Pioneer 25R37 followed by Pioneer 25R78.
Pioneer 2552 was third, Pioneer 25R23 was fourth and Exsegen Rebekah was
fifth.

There were 10 varieties new to the summary table while 5 were repeats.
The total unknown varieties (including soft and hard red winter wheat),
along with varieties reflecting less than 1 percent of the tabulated
acreage made up 32.1 percent of the state acreage. Some of the unknown
acreage was used for tobacco cover crop and not harvested for grain
purposes.

**PERCENTAGE OF WHEAT ACREAGE SEEDED**

  ------------------------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  Soft Red Winter Wheat     2007       2004     2001     1998     1995
  Variety                                                         

  Pioneer - 25R37           18.8       17.7                       

  Pioneer - 25R78           11.3       10.5                       

  Pioneer - 25R54           8.0                                   

  Clark                     6.1        4.4      6.5      6.7      15.5

  Pioneer - 25R35           5.9                                   

  Pioneer - 2552            4.8        9.4      21.9     14.4     

  Southern States - SS 520  1.8        2.8                        

  Pioneer - 26R58           1.7                                   

  Allegiance                1.6                                   

  Pioneer - 26R15           1.5                                   

  Southern States - SS 8404 1.5                                   

  Southern States - SS 8309 1.4                                   

  Southern States - SS 8302 1.3                                   

  Becks - 117               1.2                                   

  Southern States - SS      1.0                                   
  MPV-57                                                          

  Pioneer - 25R23                      4.8                        

  Exsegen - Rebekah                    4.6      2.0               

  Exsegen - Esther                     4.0      1.1               

  Southern States - SS 535             2.6      1.4               

  Southern States - SS 550             1.7                        

  Pioneer - 25R49                      1.3                        

  NK Coker - 9663                      1.2      1.8               

  Hopewell                             1.1                        

  Pioneer - 2568                       1.0      8.5      4.6      

  Patterson                                     3.5      4.5      

  Pioneer - 2545                                3.4      2.9      3.9

  Madison                                       3.1      8.9      15.1

  Southern States - SS 523                      2.6      2.4      

  Roane                                         2.0               

  Agripro - Elkhart                             1.8      1.9      

  Pioneer - 25R26                               1.8      1.1      

  Agripro - Patton                              1.6               

  NK Coker - 9474                               1.5      2.3      

  Southern States - SS 555                      1.5      7.1      8.3

  Independence                                  1.3               

  All Other Soft            30.3       30.6     31.2     23.8     36.4
  [1]{.underline}/                                                

  All Hard Red              1.8        2.3      1.5      3.0      1.0
  Winter [2]{.underline}/                                         
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> Number range CHAPTER[1]{.underline}/Includes reported varieties which
> comprise less than 1 percent of the State\'s total reported seeded
> acreage as well as
>
> reports where the variety was unknown. [2]{.underline}/Includes all
> reports of hard wheat, both known and unknown varieties.

**WHEAT VARIETY RANKINGS, SELECTED KENTUCKY REGIONS,
2007[1]{.underline}/**

  --------------- ------------ ------ ----------- ------ ------------ ------ ------------ -----
  Number range    First        \%     Second      \%     Third        \%     Fourth       \%
  CHAPTERRegion                                                                           

  Far Western     Pioneer      28.4   Pioneer     23.1   Pioneer 2552 9.3    Pioneer      8.7
                  25R78               25R37                                  25R35        

  Midwestern      Pioneer      19.9   Pioneer     13.8   Clark        11.6   Pioneer      6.4
                  25R37               25R54                                  25R35        

  Central         Pioneer      13.4   Pioneer     6.3    Southern     5.4    Southern     4.2
                  25R37               25R78              States 8309         States 520   

  Bluegrass       Southern     8.6    Southern    6.1    Caverndale   4.2    Ebbert's 501 2.5
                  States 520          States 8404        CF 1921                          
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[1]{.underline}/These 4 regions (Agr\'l Districts 1, 2, 3 & 5) made up
94.9 percent of Kentucky\'s wheat acreage seeded in 2005 for the 2006
crop.[Number range CHAPTER]{.underline}