United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas Wheat Varieties

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Released: March 2018

Everest on Top for Sixth Consecutive Year

Everest maintained its position as the leading variety of wheat 

seeded in Kansas for the sixth consecutive year. Its share of all 

Kansas wheat fell for the third straight year, accounting for 

9.3 percent of the State’s 2018 wheat planted acres. SY 

Monument, at 6.6 percent, overtook T158 for second most 

popular variety. T158 ranked third at 6.1 percent and has grown

in popularity since 2011. WB Grainfield moved into fourth place,

with 5.5 percent, from fifth last year. Winterhawk dropped in 

percentage for the first time in nine years, though only slightly, 

sitting in fifth place with 4.2 percent of acres planted. After taking 

a fall in percentage last year, Gallagher rose to 4.0 percent, 

taking sixth place. LCS Mint came in seventh at 3.5 percent. 

New to the top ten is Byrd at 2.8 percent, rising from twelfth 

place last year to eighth place this year. TAM 112 and TAM 111 

round out the top ten, with 2.4 and 1.9 percent respectively.

Area planted with blended varieties was not included in the 

rankings by variety. Blends accounted for 12.2 percent of the 

State’s planted acreage, which is down from 14.3 percent last 

year. Hard white varieties accounted for 4.7 percent of the 

State’s acreage, up from 2.9 percent last year. Joe was the 

leading hard white variety at 1.9 percent, followed closely by 

Danby at 1.7 percent.

There were 2,712 positive reports summarized for this year’s 

Wheat Varieties survey.

This Wheat Variety project is funded by the Kansas Wheat 

Commission.

Top Five Wheat Varieties in Kansas, by District, 2018 Crop Year

Percent of Seeded Acreage

 

1 Hard White Winter Variety.

(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations

Everest 33.5

1863 3.1

Zenda 3.0

(D) (D)

2137 1.9

SY Monument 13.1

Everest 8.3

WB Grainfield 6.7

Winterhawk 3.8

SY Wolf 3.4

WB Grainfield 11.8

Byrd 10.9

Winterhawk 10.5

TAM 114 4.9

Denali 4.6

T158 13.9

WB Grainfield 9.2

Byrd 8.3

Joe1 7.2

TAM 112 5.8

SY Monument 11.3

Everest 9.7

WB Grainfield 6.3

WB 4458 5.1

T158 4.0

Everest 34.8

SY Monument 11.3

Zenda 3.3

WB Cedar 2.8

WB 4303 2.1

Everest 60.8

Zenda 6.2

Gallagher 2.8

Pioneer 25R78 1.2

(D) (D)

Gallagher 12.8

Everest 10.8

SY Monument 9.2

LCS Mint 6.0

Doublestop CL Plus 3.3

T158 13.9

Danby1 9.4

Winterhawk 7.6

TAM 112 7.3

TAM 111 6.7
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, by District, 2018 Crop Year

Variety

Agricultural Statistics District

State

NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Everest * 0.5 3.9 8.3 9.7 10.8 33.5 34.8 60.8 9.3

SY Monument 2.5 1.8 1.1 13.1 11.3 9.2 1.4 11.3 0.7 6.6

T158 4.0 13.9 13.9 2.0 4.0 2.3 (D) * * 6.1

WB Grainfield 11.8 9.2 5.4 6.7 6.3 1.4 * * (D) 5.5

Winterhawk 10.5 2.6 7.6 3.8 1.7 3.1 (D) * * 4.2

Gallagher (D) * (D) (D) 2.7 12.8 * * 2.8 4.0

LCS Mint 4.2 3.5 2.8 1.5 2.5 6.0 * * * 3.5

Byrd 10.9 8.3 3.0 * * (D) * * * 2.8

TAM 112 2.9 5.8 7.3 (D) (D) 0.3 * * * 2.4

TAM 111 1.7 2.3 6.7 0.8 (D) 0.4 * (D) * 1.9

Joe1 2.1 7.2 3.9 * * (D) * * * 1.9

WB 4458 * (D) 0.2 1.1 5.1 3.2 (D) * (D) 1.8

TAM 114 4.9 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 * * * 1.8

Danby1(D) 0.9 9.4 * * * * * * 1.7

WB Cedar 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.0 3.3 (D) 2.8 0.6 1.7

Doublestop CL Plus * * 0.5 (D) 1.5 3.3 * * (D) 1.3

Oakley CL 2.6 4.9 2.0 (D) 0.3 * * * * 1.3

Zenda (D) * * 1.5 1.6 1.9 3.0 3.3 6.2 1.3

Denali 4.6 2.4 0.9 0.4 1.0 (D) * (D) (D) 1.2

SY Wolf 2.5 0.5 0.6 3.4 1.0 * 1.7 0.7 * 1.0

LCS Chrome 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 2.0 (D) (D) * 0.8

Kanmark 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.4 * * * 0.8

1863 0.8 (D) (D) 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.1 (D) (D) 0.7

Jagger (D) (D) 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 (D) 1.1 (D) 0.7

Endurance * * 0.6 * * 2.1 * * (D) 0.6

Avery 2.3 0.8 (D) * * * * * * 0.5

Postrock (D) (D) (D) 0.8 1.5 (D) * * * 0.4

SY Flint * * * 0.9 1.4 0.2 * * * 0.4

Larry (D) (D) * (D) 0.7 0.9 * * (D) 0.4

LCS Pistol (D) 1.5 (D) (D) 0.3 0.3 * * * 0.4

WB 4515 (D) (D) (D) (D) 0.7 (D) * * * 0.3

AP503CL2 (D) * * (D) (D) 0.8 * * * 0.3

Blends 5.6 9.0 2.4 27.9 22.5 10.3 16.0 17.7 4.7 12.2

Other Hard White Varieties (D) (D) 3.8 * (D) (D) (D) * (D) 1.1

Other Hard Red Varieties 24.3 18.9 19.9 22.7 19.1 21.3 41.3 28.3 20.6 18.8

All Soft Red Varieties (D) (D) (D) * (D) (D) (D) (D) 3.6 0.3

* = No reports of variety in the District.

(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations, data is included in Other Hard Red Varieties or Other Hard White Varieties. 

1 Hard White Winter Variety.
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, by Crop Year, 2009 - 2018

Variety

Crop Year

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Everest -- -- 1.1 8.0 14.3 14.3 15.8 12.2 9.6 9.3

SY Monument -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.5 2.6 6.6

T158 -- -- 0.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 5.1 5.8 5.9 6.1

WB Grainfield -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.3 1.3 3.9 5.5

Winterhawk 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.7 2.9 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.2

Gallagher -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 1.1 3.3 2.8 4.0

LCS Mint -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.9 3.2 4.3 3.5

Byrd -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 2.1 2.8

TAM 112 2.0 3.4 3.8 5.2 5.1 4.6 4.0 4.2 2.7 2.4

TAM 111 6.8 9.9 11.6 12.6 10.8 11.6 9.1 5.7 3.9 1.9

Joe1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 1.9

WB 4458 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.8

TAM 114 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.8

Danby1 0.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.7

WB Cedar -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 2.2 4.9 4.5 2.4 1.7

Doublestop CL Plus -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.3

Oakley CL -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.3

Zenda -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.3

Denali -- -- -- -- 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.1 2.5 1.2

SY Wolf -- -- -- 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.0

LCS Chrome -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.8

Kanmark -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8

1863 -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7

Jagger 8.5 5.1 3.7 2.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7

Endurance 0.4 1.4 2.3 2.1 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.6

Avery -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.5

Postrock 6.0 8.0 7.4 4.9 3.2 2.2 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.4

SY Flint -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.2 0.4

Larry -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.4

LCS Pistol -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.4 0.4

WB 4515 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3

AP503 CL2 -- -- -- 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.3

Blends 10.7 11.6 11.1 9.0 8.8 10.4 9.6 10.7 14.3 12.2

Other Hard White Varieties 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.1

Other Hard Red Varieties 64.5 58.1 55.6 50.4 44.9 38.2 32.1 28.0 24.6 18.8

All Soft Red Varieties 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3

-- = Acreage is included in Other Hard Varieties if variety was available.

0.0 = Less than 0.1 percent of variety.

1 Hard White Winter Variety.
Top Kansas Wheat Varieties, 2017 - 2018 Crop Years

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