Sporadic, sometimes heavy rains continued across much of the HRW growing region, slowing harvest progress in Texas; harvest has begun in Oklahoma. In Alabama, 14% of the SRW crop is now harvested and test cutting has begun in Arkansas and Tennessee. HRS and durum farmers made excellent progress with planting, well ahead of last year’s slow pace. The SW conditions in the PNW remain quite good. New crop data is expected by mid-June.
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Thanks to this quick cellphone snapshot, we have our first scene from the 2023 Oklahoma wheat harvest. It features Zeller Farms cutting wheat near Chattanooga on May 30. To the west, farmers in Frederick reported test weights ranging from 60 to 62 pounds per bushel. An early report on yields with one small patch was reported at 43 bushels per acre. This region is where USDA is reporting that less than 10% of the wheat crop is in good condition.
A hopper being emptied on May 29 in Wingate, Texas. According to USDA, the Texas winter wheat harvest was 18% complete as of May 31, compared to 20% at the same time in 2022. The five-year average is 21%.
As evening sets in, the 2023 wheat harvest remains steady in this field near Waxahachie, Texas, which is located just south of Dallas. According to Texas Wheat, harvest is well-underway in Central Texas, with test weights averaging 58 to 59 pounds per bushel and yields ranging from 25 to 50 bushels per acre.
BT Harvesting submitted this May 31 shot from the 2023 wheat harvest in Wilbarger County, Texas. The North Texas county is just west of Wichita Falls, a part of the Lone Star State here harvest kicked into high gear this week.
Rain and moisture delayed harvest progress in west-central Texas, but this May 30 harvest shot from Winters shows that combines are up and running again. Meanwhile, to the south, Texas Wheat reports that harvest in the Rio Grande Valley and along the Coastal Bend have mostly wrapped up.
