Adams County wheat harvest draws to a quick close

Despite a very dry growing season wheat yields for the year are not far from average.

According to Ritzville Warehouse CEO John Anderson, this year’s harvest was only about five percent lower than the 10-year average for the area.

The reduced yields however seem magnified when compared to the three previous years crop yields, which were up to 30 percent higher than average. That average, however, includes the 2005-2007 harvest years, which, according to Anderson, were terrible.

Manager Jon Sperl from Union Elevator in Lind reported similar yields, about 30 to 40 percent lower than recent years...