# Winter wheat planting reaches 58% in Southeast Kansas district that includes Butler County

> As of Nov. 1, winter wheat planting in southeast Kansas was 58%, up from 46% the prior week but below the statewide pace of 86%. The USDA report also said Kansas sorghum harvest was 49% complete, behind its five-year average of 70%, while statewide winter wheat planting was near its five-year average.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:05:49.189Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82664-winter-wheat-planting-reaches-58-in-southeast-kansas-district-that-includes
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The slower district planting and delayed sorghum harvest are localized progress signals, but the statewide wheat pace is close to normal and the report does not indicate a material change in crop supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-03 | [SOYBEAN HARVEST IS COMPLETED IN PARANÁ; WHEAT PLANTING REACHES 11% – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58930-soybean-harvest-is-completed-in-parana-wheat-planting-reaches-11-williams.md) | -5.5% | -9.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter wheat planting in France surpasses historical pace: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27353-winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-27 | [Disappointing summer crop season in the south-east - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22339-disappointing-summer-crop-season-in-the-south-east-joint-research-centre.md) | +3.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-13 | [2025 NASS County Corn, Soybean, and Winter Wheat Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12994-2025-nass-county-corn-soybean-and-winter-wheat-yields.md) | +0.9% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-24 | [MARS: Sowing of winter cereals in the EU usually](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50100-mars-sowing-of-winter-cereals-in-the-eu-usually.md) | -1.0% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- andover311.com: https://www.andover311.com/stories/2026-11-04-winter-wheat-planting-reaches-58-in-southeast-kansas-district-that-includes-butler-county/

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