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Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Shows Winter Wheat Sturggling as Fall Harvest Nears Finish Line
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:55:53 CDT
Another sign of expanding drought conditions showed up in the latest USDA Crop Progress Report with the first rating of the newly planted 2020-21 winter wheat crop and it's not pretty as Texas leads the nation with 27 percent of the crop in poor to very poor condition. Oklahoma and Kansas are close behind with 25 percent and 24 percent respectfully in that category.
Overall, in the 18 major winter wheat producing states, the crop is rated 41 percent in the good to excellent category, 40 percent fair and 19 percent in the poor to very poor category.
Compared to a year ago at this time, 56 percent of the crop was in the good to excellent category, 31 percent fair and 13 percent poor to very poor.
Winter wheat producers have planted 85 percent of their crop, 8 points more than last week and 5 points ahead of the average.
Approximately 62 percent of the crop has emerged which is 2 points ahead of the 5-year average.
Fall harvest is winding down as U.S. corn farmers have completed 72 percent of their acres, well ahead of the 56 percent average for this time of year.
Michigan (34 percent complete), Ohio (32 percent complete) and Wisconsin (40 percent) are lagging behind all other corn states.
Soybean harvest is 83 percent complete, 10 points ahead of the average.
North Carolina (21 percent complete), Nebraska (50 percent) and Kentucky (51 percent) are lagging other states in this category.
Cotton harvest is nearing the halfway mark at 42 percent complete, which is right on the average. Oklahoma has the smallest percentage of completion at just 9 percent, well behind the average of 36 percent for this date.
Grain sorghum producers have harvest 74 percent of their crop, well ahead of the 61 percent average.
Pasture and range conditions remain mostly unchanged from last week with only 20 percent of the acres rated good to excellent, 37 percent fair and 43 percent poor to very poor.
Click here to view the latest national crop progress report.
Specifically, for Oklahoma, winter wheat planted reached 82 percent, down 4 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Winter wheat emerged reached 66 percent, down 8 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
The wheat crop condition for Oklahoma is rated at 11 percent good, 64 percent fair and 25 percent poor to very poor.
Canola planted reached 76 percent, up 33 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Oklahoma corn harvest reached 82 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Grain sorghum harvest reached 55 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal.
Soybeans harvested reached 33 percent, up 5 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Peanut harvested reached 50 percent, down 6 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Cotton harvest reached 21 percent, down 6 points from the previous year and down 4 points from normal.
The fifth cutting of alfalfa hay reached 37 percent, up 37 points from the previous year and up 11 points from normal.
The third cutting of other hay reached 55 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
Pasture and range conditions were rated at 24 percent good to excellent, 45 percent fair and 31 percent poor to very poor.
Click here to view the Oklahoma report.
For Kansas, winter wheat planted was 92 percent, ahead of 85 percent last year and 82 percent for the five-year average.
Emerged was 70 percent, ahead of 58 percent last year and 60 percent average.
Kansas winter wheat condition was rated 29 percent good to excellent, 47 percent fair, and 24 percent poor to very poor.
Kansas corn harvest was 85 percent, ahead of 71 percent last year and 79 percent average.
Soybeans harvested was 78 percent, well ahead of 49 percent last year and 55 percent average.
Kansas grain sorghum harvest was 64 percent complete, well ahead of 44 percent last year, and ahead of 46 percent average.
Kansas cotton acres harvested was 11 percent, near 8 percent last year and 9 percent average.
Sunflowers harvested was 59 percent, well ahead of 38 percent last year and 36 percent average.
Kansas pasture and range conditions rated 27 percent good to excellent, 40 percent fair and 33 percent poor to very poor.
Click here to view the Kansas report.
For our neighbors to the south, Texas winter wheat seeding continued in some areas of the High and Low Plains but was paused in other areas due to a lack of moisture.
Small grain seeding continued in the Blacklands, South Texas, and the Cross Timbers, while some producers in the Edwards Plateau were awaiting moisture in order to reseed small grain fields.
Statewide, Texas wheat producers have planted 71 percent of their crop with 49 percent emerged, both right on the average for this time of year.
Texas cotton harvest was underway or set to begin soon in areas of the Plains, the Edwards Plateau, and the Trans-Pecos.
Meanwhile, cotton harvest neared completion in the Blacklands, South East Texas, and the Cross Timbers.
Statewide, Texas cotton producers have harvested 48 percent of their crop which is 14 points ahead of normal.
Texas grain sorghum harvest is 95 percent complete, well ahead of the 83 percent average.
Peanut harvest continued in the Cross Timbers, South Texas, and the Southern High Plains.
Row crop producers in some areas of the Upper Coast had begun to ready fields for next season.
Citrus harvest and vegetable planting continued in areas of the Lower Valley.
Meanwhile, pecan harvest was underway in some areas of the Cross Timbers, the Trans-Pecos, the Edwards Plateau, South Texas, and South-Central Texas.
Supplemental feeding continued in the Northern Low Plains, the Edwards Plateau, South Central Texas, and South Texas.
Stock tank levels dropped in some areas of the Cross Timbers, the Blacklands and South Texas. Feral hog damage continued in areas of North East Texas.
Texas pasture and range conditions are rated 18 percent good to excellent, 42 percent fair and 40 percent poor to very poor.
Click here to view the Texas crop progress report.
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