NM wheat crops lowest since 1927

The number of acres of New Mexico wheat harvested for grain was the lowest this year since 1927 because of the ongoing drought. 

The Portales News-Tribune reports  a U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows 90,000 acres of wheat were harvested for grain this year. The previous low was 25,000 acres in 1927. 

The report shows the state's farmers brought in two million bushels of grain in both 2011 and 2012. In 2010 they harvested eight million bushels. 

New Mexico Agriculture Statistic Service deputy director Longino Bustillos says many farmers did not harvest this year due to lack of moisture.

NM wheat crops lowest since 1927