United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas Wheat Varieties

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Released: March 2017

Everest on Top for Fifth Consecutive Year

Although its share of all Kansas wheat fell for the second 

consecutive year, Everest retained its position as the leading 

variety of wheat seeded in Kansas for the fifth straight year, 

accounting for 9.6 percent of the State’s 2017 wheat crop. It is 

the first year since at least 2003 that no single variety has 

accounted for ten percent or more of the Statewide acreage. 

Everest, developed by Kansas State University, was the most 

popular variety in the eastern two thirds of Kansas. T158 

likewise retained its position as the second most popular variety 

in Kansas. Winterhawk moved into third place from fourth with 

4.8 percent. LCS Mint continued its upward trajectory since 

2015, coming in fourth with 4.3 percent. WB Grainfield, a 

newcomer to the top ten, tripled its 2016 share to place fifth with 

3.9 percent. TAM 111 fell three spots to sixth with 3.9 percent. 

Gallagher maintained its seventh spot, while TAM 112 dropped 

two spots to eighth. SY Monument and Denali rounded up the 

top ten, the former experiencing more than a quintuple gain in 

its share from last year.

Area planted with blended varieties was not included in the 

rankings by variety. Blends accounted for 14.3 percent of the 

State’s planted acreage and were used more extensively in the 

north central, east central and central areas of the State. Hard

white varieties accounted for 2.9 percent of the State’s acreage, 

down from 3.2 percent in 2016. Danby was the leading hard 

white variety, accounting for over 30 percent of the State’s white 

wheat. The majority of the white wheat was planted in the 

southwestern portion of the State.

There were 2,617 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, 2017 Crop Year

Percent of Seeded Acreage

1 Hard White Winter variety.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Winterhawk 12.4

Denali 10.5

WB Grainfield 9.8

Byrd 7.2

TAM 111 5.7

Everest 7.3

SY Wolf 5.7

WB Grainfield 5.0

WB Cedar 4.5

Winterhawk 4.2

Everest 42.8

1863 4.6

SY Monument 2.6

Winterhawk 2.1 

Abilene D

T158 15.7

WB Grainfield 9.9

Byrd 6.8

TAM 112 6.7

LCS Mint 5.2

Everest 11.8

SY Monument 7.1

WB 4458 4.6

T158 4.4

WB Grainfield 3.9

Everest 48.5

Jagger 3.2

SY Wolf 2.8

WB Cedar 1.9

1863 D

T158 10.8

TAM 111 10.3

Winterhawk 8.2

TAM 112 7.3

Danby1 4.2

Everest 13.0

Gallagher 8.5

LCS Mint 8.0

WB Cedar 4.3

Doublestop Cl Plus 3.9

Everest 58.6

Gallagher 6.3

Pioneer 25R78 4.6

WB Cedar 3.4

Ruby Lee 1.4
Distribution of Kansas Winter Wheat Varieties, by District, 2017 Crop Year

Variety

Agricultural Statistics District

State

NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE

Percent of Seeded Acreage

Everest D D 0.4 7.3 11.8 13.0 42.8 48.5 58.6 9.6

T158 4.2 15.7 10.8 2.6 4.4 1.6 * D D 5.9

Winterhawk 12.4 2.9 8.2 4.2 2.0 3.4 2.1 D * 4.8

LCS Mint 1.7 5.2 2.4 3.2 3.8 8.0 D D 0.3 4.3

WB Grainfield 9.8 9.9 1.3 5.0 3.9 0.8 D * * 3.9

TAM 111 5.7 4.9 10.3 D 1.6 1.8 * D D 3.9

Gallagher D * 0.9 0.6 1.4 8.5 * * 6.3 2.8

TAM 112 3.2 6.7 7.3 * D 0.4 * * * 2.7

SY Monument 2.1 1.1 1.4 3.7 7.1 1.6 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.6

Denali 10.5 5.0 0.9 1.1 2.4 0.5 D D D 2.5

WB Cedar 0.5 D 0.1 4.5 3.5 4.3 D 1.9 3.4 2.4

Byrd 7.2 6.8 2.2 * * D * * * 2.1

SY Wolf 3.6 0.7 0.2 5.7 2.0 D D 2.8 D 1.5

WB 4458 D 0.3 0.1 0.6 4.6 2.1 D * 1.1 1.4

Doublestop CL Plus * D D 0.3 2.0 3.9 * * D 1.3

Danby1 D 1.4 4.2 * * * * * * 1.0

Jagger D 0.6 1.4 0.5 1.8 0.6 * 3.2 D 0.9

1863 D D * 1.9 1.6 1.1 4.6 D * 0.8

TAM 114 1.0 1.8 1.7 0.3 D 0.5 * * * 0.8

Antero1 D 0.8 2.8 * * * * * * 0.6

Endurance * * 1.1 * D 1.3 * * D 0.6

TAM 113 0.2 0.5 1.5 D 0.3 D * * * 0.6

Fuller 1.8 D D D D 1.0 * * * 0.6

PostRock 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.1 D * * * 0.5

Armour * * D D 1.4 1.0 D D * 0.5

AP503 CL2 D D D 0.4 * 1.0 * * * 0.5

Kanmark 0.8 1.2 D 0.8 0.2 0.3 * * D 0.5

LCS Pistol D 0.7 D 0.4 0.4 0.4 * D * 0.4

Santa Fe * D * D D 1.2 D * * 0.4

T154 * * * 2.1 0.8 * * * * 0.4

Thunderbird 2.6 D * * * * * * * 0.3

TAM 103 2.4 D D * * * * * * 0.3

Blends 4.0 6.8 12.8 29.5 19.6 14.2 9.8 17.0 7.2 14.3

Other Hard White Varieties 0.3 2.1 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 * * 0.2 1.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 24.3 23.9 22.9 23.1 22.4 27.0 35.6 21.5 15.4 22.3

All Soft Red Varieties 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 2.5 4.2 6.5 0.7

* = 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, 2008 - 2017

Variety

Crop Year

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Percent of Seeded Acreage

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

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

Winterhawk -- 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.7 2.9 3.8 4.7 4.8

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

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

TAM 111 7.3 6.8 9.9 11.6 12.6 10.8 11.6 9.1 5.7 3.9

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

TAM 112 1.6 2.0 3.4 3.8 5.2 5.1 4.6 4.0 4.2 2.7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Danby1 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0

Jagger 14.7 8.5 5.1 3.7 2.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9

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

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

Antero1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.6

Endurance 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.3 2.1 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.6

TAM 113 -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.6

Fuller 0.3 10.9 11.8 10.3 5.5 4.2 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.6

PostRock 0.9 6.0 8.0 7.4 4.9 3.2 2.2 1.3 0.6 0.5

Armour -- -- 0.3 3.6 7.5 6.7 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.5

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

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

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

Santa Fe 5.8 9.5 7.0 4.0 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4

T154 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 0.2 0.4

Thunderbird -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

TAM 103 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 -- 0.3

Blends 10.4 10.7 11.6 11.1 9.0 8.8 10.4 9.6 10.7 14.3

Other Hard White Varieties 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3

Other Hard Red Varieties 56.9 44.1 39.0 37.7 35.3 32.5 30.4 26.4 24.9 22.3

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

-- = 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.
Kansas Winter Wheat Seeded Acres (000), by District, 2017 Crop Year 1

NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE State

830 930 1,350 880 1,150 1,750 55 95 360 7,400

1 Preliminary estimate subject to revision.

Top Kansas Wheat Varieties, 2016 - 2017 Crop Years

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