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Wheat Rated Good to Excellent in Oklahoma Drops to 8%, 2 Percentage Points Down from Last Week
Tue, 31 May 2022 16:21:37 CDT
U.S. farmers were seemingly busy week last week, pushing corn planting to 86% completion and soybean planting to 66%, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Tuesday. The report is normally released on Mondays but was delayed this week due to Memorial Day.
Winter Wheat:
Crop development progress: 72% of the winter wheat crop was headed nationwide as of Sunday, 4 percentage points behind the five-year average.
Crop condition: "USDA said 29% of the winter wheat crop was rated good to excellent as of May 29, 2022, up 1 percentage point from the previous week and down from 48% a year ago; 40% of the crop is rated poor to very poor compared to just 19% a year ago. It is the lowest crop rating since the drought of 1989. Kansas is at 28% good to excellent, and 72% of the winter wheat crop is headed, a little below the five-year average of 76%," Mantini noted.
Corn:
Planting progress: 86% nationwide as of Sunday, May 29, up 14 percentage points from the previous week.
Crop development: 61% of corn was emerged as of Sunday, up 22 percentage points from the previous week and 7 percentage points behind the five-year average
Soybeans:
Planting progress: 66% nationwide as of Sunday, up 16 percentage points from the previous week, and now just 1 percentage point behind the five-year average.
Crop development: 39% of soybeans had emerged nationwide as of Sunday, 7 percentage points behind the five-year average.
Cotton:
Crop development progress: 68% planted as of Sunday, which is 12% more than last week's percentage planted and 4% ahead of the five-year average.
California is leading the way with 100 % cotton planted. Oklahoma is at the bottom with 40% cotton planted.
Sorghum:
Crop development progress: 40% planted as of Sunday, which is 7% more and last week and 3% less than the 5-year-average at 43%.
Texas is leading the way with 81% of the sorghum planted. Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma are at the bottom with Oklahoma at 25% and Colorado at 20% and Kansas at 20%
For Oklahoma:
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 2.37 inches. According to the May 24th US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 53 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down 7 points from the previous week.
Additionally, 44 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, down 10 points from the previous week. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the upper 60's. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to short. There were 3.7 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Winter wheat harvested reached 6 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal. Canola blooming reached 95 percent. Canola coloring reached 55 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but down 13 points from normal. Rye headed reached 95 percent. Rye harvested reached 8 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 3 points from normal.
Wheat conditions for Oklahoma include 8 % good to excellent, 41% fair and 51% poor to very poor.
In Oklahoma, Sorghum is 25% planted, compared to the 5-year-average of 32%
Cotton is 40% planted, compared to the five-year average of 34%.
Oats jointing reached 82 percent, down 2 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal. Oats headed reached 55 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal.
Weather for week ending: Temperatures ranged from 41 degrees at Boise City on Wednesday, May 25th to 105 degrees at Beaver and Hollis on Saturday, May 28th. Precipitation ranged from 1.26 inches in the Southeast district with the Central district at 3.94 inches. Soil temperature averages ranged from 55 degrees at Kenton on Wednesday, May 25th to 83 degrees at Erick and Waurika on Sunday, May 29th.
To see the Oklahoma Crop Progress Report, click here.
For Texas:
Much of the state received from trace amounts to upwards of 3.00 inches of precipitation. Isolated areas in the Southern High Plains, South Texas, and the Lower Valley received up to 6.00 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry with the Trans-Pecos, the Edwards Plateau, South Central Texas, and the Northern and Southern Plains being the driest. There was an average of 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Winter wheat in the Low Plains, the Cross Timbers, the Blacklands, and the Edwards Plateau continued being harvested. Winter wheat in the Northern High Plains benefitted following recent precipitation.
Row Crops: Cotton planting continued throughout the state with help from recent moisture. Cotton was reported as doing well in the Blacklands, the Trans-Pecos, and the Edwards Plateau. Corn and sorghum in the Cross Timbers and the Edwards Plateau were progressing well but more moisture was needed. Rice planting in the Upper Coast continued.
Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crops: Pumpkin planting commenced in the Northern High Plains. Melons and pecans were progressing well in the Southern High Plains. Meanwhile, irrigated watermelon and cantaloupes in South Texas were reported in good condition. Watermelons in the Lower Valley had some damage from hail.
Livestock, Range and Pasture: Supplemental feeding continued across the state. Flies continued to multiply in the Blacklands and North East Texas areas. Goats began kidding in the Blacklands. Topsoil and subsoil conditions were very short due to the lack of moisture, but conditions improved from the previous week. Range and pasture conditions are rated 70 percent, very poor to poor.
Wheat conditions in Texas include 6% good to excellent, 15% fair and 80% poor to very poor.
To see the Texas Crop Report, click here.
For Kansas:
For the week ending May 29, 2022, there were 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 18% very short, 19% short, 51% adequate, and 12% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 22% very short, 24% short, 48% adequate, and 6% surplus.
Winter wheat condition rated 16% very poor, 23% poor, 33% fair, 25% good, and 3% excellent. Winter wheat headed was 95%, near 93% last year and 92% for the fiveyear average. Coloring was 31%, ahead of 12% last year and 21% average.
Corn planted was 87%, ahead of 82% last year, and near 85% average. Emerged was 61%, near 65% last year, and behind 68% average.
Soybeans planted was 56%, near 57% last year, but ahead of 50% average. Emerged was 35%, near 38% last year and 33% average.
Sorghum planted was 20%, near 16% last year and 17% average.
Cotton condition rated 2% very poor, 6% poor, 37% fair, 54% good, and 1% excellent. Cotton planted was 84%, well ahead of 62% last year and 53% average.
Sunflowers planted was 12%, behind 25% last year and 19% average
Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 15% very poor, 17% poor, 31% fair, 34% good, and 3% excellent.
To see the Kansas Crop Report, Click Here.
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