Yields of wheat averaged 38 bushels per acre, down 13 bushels from 1994 levels. Wheat prices increased as a result of world grain shortages. Barley yellow dwarf, an aphid vectored virus, continues to increase in importance in some areas of Georgia. As a result, aphids have become the primary insect pest problem associated with small grains.
Hessian fly continues to be a problem in some fields planted to the older wheat varieties.
Cereal leaf beetle continues to increase in importance in the northern part of Georgia. 1.0 1.0 Avg. 2 Yield units measured in bushels. These estimates were derived from 300,000 acres of wheat.