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Latest Crop Progress Report Shows Oklahoma Wheat 21% Good to Excellent, Down from Last Week
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:05:20 CDT
Farmers made little headway planting corn and soybeans last week as winterlike weather returned to much of the Midwest and Northern Plains, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. In addition, dry weather in major winter-wheat-growing regions eroded the crop's condition last week.
Corn: Planting Progress: 4% nationwide as of Sunday, April 17, up just 2 percentage points from the previous week, 3 percentage points behind last year's 7% and 2% points behind the five-year average of 6%.
States at the top and bottom last week: Texas led the way in corn-planting progress at 64%. On the low end of other states that had started planting, Nebraska and Pennsylvania reported just 2% of corn planted. Several other states reported no progress, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Soybeans: Planting Progress: 1% nationwide as of Sunday. That was 2 percentage points behind last year's 3% and slightly behind the five-year average of 2%.
States at the top and bottom last week: Louisiana reported the most progress at 23%. On the low end of states that had started planting were Kansas and Tennessee, at 1% complete. Several other states reported no planting progress, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio.
Cotton: Planting Progress: 10% nationwide, up from 3% the prior week. A point ahead of the 5-year Average. California led the way for Cotton with 55% planted, behind the 20% five year average, followed by Arizona at 27%, and Texas rounding out at 16% planted.
Winter Wheat: Crop development progress: 7% of the winter wheat crop was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 2 percentage points behind last year's 9% and 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 12%.
States at the top and bottom last week: California's winter wheat crop was the furthest along at 65% headed. Texas wheat was next furthest along at 30%. Of the other states reporting winter wheat heading, the lowest was Missouri, with just 1% of winter wheat headed compared to its five-year average of 7%. Other major winter-wheat-producing states reported no wheat headed, including Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Crop condition: Nationwide, winter wheat was rated 30% good to excellent, dropping 2 percentage points from 32% the previous week. The current rating is well below last year's good-to-excellent rating of 53%.
Winter wheat condition ratings in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas all declined from last week, and are at 33%, 21% and 6% good to excellent, respectively, with Oklahoma falling 8 percentage points from a week ago.
Sorghum: Planting Progress: 17% Nationwide compared to 19% a year ago, with Texas leading at 57% planted.
For Oklahoma:
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.40 of an inch. According to the April 12th US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 85 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down 1 point from the previous week.
Additionally, 74 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, down 2 points from the previous week. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the lower 60's. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to short, while subsoil moisture conditions were rated short to adequate. There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Winter wheat jointing reached 55 percent, down 29 points from the previous year and down 28 points from normal. Canola blooming reached 20 percent, down 26 points from the previous year and down 41 points from normal. Rye jointing reached 40 percent, down 36 points from the previous year and down 40 points from normal.
Wheat conditions for Oklahoma includes 21% good to excellent, 42% fair, and 37% poor to very poor.
Oats jointing reached 35 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Pasture and range condition was rated 34% good to excellent, 39% fair, and 27% poor to very poor.
Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 18 degrees at Kenton on Thursday, April 14th to 98 degrees at Mangum on Tuesday, April 12th. Precipitation ranged from trace amounts in the Panhandle, West Central and Southwest districts with the East Central district at 1.59 inches. Soil temperature averages ranged from 50 degrees at Vinita on Sunday, April 17th to 73 degrees at Waurika on Tuesday, April 12th
To see the Oklahoma Crop Progress click here.
Over in Texas:
Much of the state received from trace amounts to upwards of 1.50 inches of precipitation. Isolated areas in North East and the Blacklands received up to 3.00 inches, while very isolated areas in South East Texas received up to 6.00 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry with the Northern and Southern Plains, the Blacklands, and South Texas being the driest. There was an average of 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Small Grains: Winter wheat continued to struggle in the Blacklands, the Northern High Plains, the Southern Low Plains and the Cross Timbers. Irrigated wheat was doing well in the Northern and Southern High Plains. However, in some areas within the Southern Low Plains and the Edwards Plateau failed winter wheat was plowed up.
Row Crops: Cotton plantings in the Southern High Plains and the Trans-Pecos was delayed while producers awaited adequate moisture. Cotton continued to be planted in the Coastal Bend, the Lower Valley, and South Texas. Rice plantings continued in areas of the Upper Coast. Sorghum producers awaited precipitation in areas of the Northern High Plains and the Southern Low Plains.
Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crops: In the Lower Valley, harvesting had begun for onions while citrus trees and sugarcane was irrigated. Irrigated watermelons had progressed in the Lower Valley. Vegetable plantings had begun in some areas of South Texas, while pecan trees in the Cross Timbers had broken free from winter dormancy.
Livestock, Range and Pasture: Supplemental feeding continued across the state. Topsoil and subsoil conditions were very short due to the lack of moisture. In areas of North East Texas, fly presence had increased while feral hog control continued. Range and pasture conditions had improved in the Edwards Plateau, while areas of the Coastal Bend and the Lower Valley continued to decline.
To see the Texas Crop Progress report click here.
In Kansas:
For the week ending April 17, 2022, there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 33% very short, 30% short, 36% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 32% very short, 34% short, 34% adequate, and 0% surplus.
Field Crops Report: Winter wheat condition rated 11% very poor, 20% poor, 36% fair, 30% good, and 3% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 34%, behind 47% last year and 44% for the five-year average.
To see the Kansas Crop progress report click here.
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