Michigan's Wheat Harvest Sets New Record In 2025

By Brianna Edgar

New reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have listed Michigan as one of the top producers of wheat in 2025, with the state sitting at number four in overall wheat production in the nation.

The harvest yielded over 44 million bushels, or 90 bushels-per-acre. This is nearly double the national average and an new overall record in state recorded history, according to the Michigan Wheat Program.

Michigan State University Extension Wheat Specialist Dennis Pennington said the high yield can be attributed to a good growing year with few downfalls.

"We have a unique climate here in the Great Lakes state that allows us to grow good quality, high yielding wheat," Pennington told WCMU. "Growers were able to get the crop planted on time, we had very little winter kill, there were some pockets of drought that were temporary here and there, but overall it didn't impact the crop that much."