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Latest Crop Report Shows Winter Wheat Conditions in Oklahoma and Kansas Continue to Decline
Mon, 02 May 2022 17:31:29 CDT
Corn and soybean planting progress fell further behind the five-average pace last week as continued cool and wet conditions kept farmers out of their fields across large portions of the Eastern Corn Belt, Upper Midwest and Northern Plains, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. And more precipitation in the DTN weather forecast for already-wet areas of the country this coming week could spell even more planting delays.
Corn: Planting progress is 14% nationwide as of Sunday, May 1 -- double the previous week's 7%. Current progress is now 28 percentage points behind last year's pace of 42% and 19 percentage points behind the five-year average of 33%.
Illinois corn is only 7% planted, 36 percentage points behind the state's five-year average of 43%; Indiana corn is 6% planted, 19 percentage points behind the average of 25%; and Iowa is 9% planted, 33 percentage points behind its average of 42%. Nebraska's corn crop is 28% planted, 6 percentage points behind its five-year average of 34%. No corn has been planted in Minnesota compared to 54% of the crop that was planted by this time last year and the state's five-year average of 28%.
Soybeans: Planting progress is 8% nationwide as of Sunday, up 5 percentage points from the previous week. That is 14 percentage points behind last year's 22% and 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 13%.
Illinois soybeans were 5% planted, 14 percentage points behind the state's average of 19%; Indiana was 3% planted, 10 percentage points behind the average of 13%; and Iowa was 4% planted, 13 percentage points behind the average of 17%. Kansas and Nebraska were both ahead of their averages for soybean planting. Eleven percent of Kansas' soybean crop was planted, 6 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 5%; and 19% of Nebraska's soybeans were planted, 5 percentage points ahead of the average of 14%.
Winter wheat: 23% of the winter wheat crop was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 3 percentage points behind last year's 26% and 6 percentage points behind the five-year average of 29%.
Kansas' winter wheat was 10% headed as of Sunday, 7 percentage points behind the average of 17%. Oklahoma's crop was 42% headed, 18 percentage points behind the five-year average of 60%. Texas' winter wheat was 66% headed, 6 percentage points behind the average of 72%.
Nationwide, winter wheat was rated 27% good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week. The percentage of the crop rated very poor to poor increased 4 percentage points from 39% the previous week to 43% as of Sunday.
Cotton: planting progress was 16% nationwide, up from 12% the prior week and one point above the 5-year-average. California leads the way with 95% of cotton planed, followed by Arizona at 71% and Louisiana at 35%.
Sorghum: of the 6 states that planted in 2021, Texas leads the way with 66% sorghum planted, 5 points behind the 5-year-average of 71%. Nationwide, there is 20% sorghum planted compared to the 5-year-average of 23%.
For Oklahoma:
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.42 of an inch. According to the April 26th US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 77 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down 4 points from the previous week.
Additionally, 65 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, down 8 points from the previous week. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the lower 60's. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to very short, while subsoil moisture conditions were rated very short to adequate. There were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Winter wheat jointing reached 86 percent, down 9 points from the previous year. Winter wheat headed reached 42 percent, down 18 points from both the previous year and normal. Canola blooming reached 62 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 20 points from normal. Canola coloring reached 11 percent, down 5 points from the previous year and down 8 points from normal. Rye jointing reached 89 percent, down 6 points from the previous year and down 4 points from normal. Rye headed reached 25 percent, down 33 points from the previous year and down 30 points from normal.
Wheat conditions for Oklahoma include 17% good to excellent, 32% fair and 51% poor to very poor.
In Oklahoma, Sorghum is 3% planted compared to the 5-year-average of 7%.
There is currently no cotton planted in Oklahoma compared to the 5-year-average of 8%.
Oats jointing reached 55 percent, up 6 points from the previous year and down 1 point from normal. Pasture and range condition was rated 28% good to excellent, 33% fair and 39% poor to very poor.
Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 30 degrees at Seiling, Camargo and Kingfisher on Tuesday, April 26th to 100 degrees at Altus on Friday, April 29th. Precipitation ranged from 0.03 of an inch in the Southwest district with the Southeast district at 0.75 of an inch. Soil temperature averages ranged from 57 degrees at Vinita, Minco and Apache on Tuesday, April 26th to 76 degrees at Erick on Friday, April 29th.
To see the Oklahoma Crop Progress Report, Click Here.
Over in Texas:
Much of the state received from trace amounts to upwards of 3.00 inches of precipitation. Isolated areas in the Edwards Plateau, the Cross Timbers, South and South East Texas, and the Blacklands received up to 6.00 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry with the Trans-Pecos, and Northern and Southern Plains rated the driest. There was an average of 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Winter wheat continued to struggle in most of the Plains. Irrigated wheat was doing well in some areas of the Edwards Plateau, and the Northern and Southern High Plains. Recent rainfall improved the standing wheat in areas of the Blacklands and the Cross Timbers. Some wheat producers in the Trans-Pecos plan to cut and bale wheat in the coming weeks, while others in North East Texas continued to graze.
Row Crops: Irrigated acres intended for corn were planted in areas of the Northern High Plains. Some corn in the Blacklands was reported as emerged and thriving. Cotton producers in the Northern and Southern Low Plains awaited moisture to begin planting. While some cotton producers in the Cross Timbers and Trans-Pecos planned on planting next week. Rice planting continued in South Central Texas, with some acres replanted in areas of the Upper Coast.
Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crops: In South Texas, the vegetable crops continued to grow or be planted while strawberry harvest continued. Onion harvest wrapped up in areas of the Lower Valley. Pecan orchards were irrigated, fertilized, and sprayed by some producers in the Trans-Pecos.
Livestock, Range and Pasture: Supplemental feeding continued across the state while the fly population increased and burdened livestock in areas of the Blacklands. Feral hogs troubled producers in North East Texas. Topsoil and subsoil conditions were very short due to the lack of moisture. Range and pasture conditions are rated 74 percent, very poor to poor.
Wheat conditions in Texas include 8% good to excellent, 15% fair and 77% poor to very poor.
To see the Texas Crop Report, Click Here.
In Kansas:
For the week ending May 1, 2022, there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 36% very short, 32% short, 31% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 34% very short, 34% short, 31% adequate, and 1% surplus.
Winter wheat condition rated 14% very poor, 25% poor, 36% fair, 22% good, and 3% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 67%, behind 81% last year and 75% for the five-year average. Headed was 10%, near 11% last year, and behind 17% average.
To see the Kansas Crop Report, Click Here.
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