Oklahoma Harvest Report
By: The Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Wednesday June 14, 2023
Oklahoma Wheat harvest continues to move along in different areas depending on rain amounts and when producers can get into fields. Harvest is taking place from the Oklahoma/Texas line to the Oklahoma/ Kansas line. More progress has been made along the I-35 corridor up into Kansas on early cuttings, with producers just getting started in the Goltry/Helena areas, and Burlington/Alva regions of North Central and Northwest Oklahoma. No harvest has been reported at elevator locations taking place from Shattuck up into the Panhandle regions of Balko and Hooker. It is thought some dryland harvest might begin in those Panhandle regions over the weekend or the beginning of next week. (A large amount of the dryland wheat in the Panhandle has been terminated and will not be harvested due to the severe drought.) In Southern, Oklahoma test weights at most locations are still falling in the ranges of 60-62 lbs. per bushel. In Central and West Central regions, test weights are ranging from 58-60 lbs. per bushel. Early reports from Northern, Oklahoma across the state have test weights ranging from 60-62 lbs. per bushel.
Yields on wheat being taken in as harvest progresses in Southern Oklahoma still favorable at this point. Most are reporting 30 to 40 bushel per acre yields in Southern Oklahoma. In Central Oklahoma the yields are ranging from the low 20’s to mid 30’s with better wheat being reported in the Greenfield and Hinton areas. No yields have been reported in the Northern Oklahoma locations from elevator managers as most locations are just getting good starts. Some producers are mentioning yields to be ranging in the low 20’s to low 40’s depending on location. Early reports show the wheat to be fairing better along the Northern I-35 corridor than the wheat in Northwest Oklahoma, west of 81 Hwy. (Initial reports indicated the wheat was estimated to be doing better in South Central and Southwest Oklahoma and it appears those estimates are following what has been predicted.) Protein has been ranging from 10.5% to 13.5% in most all locations with stronger proteins overall. State average as of today for protein is being figured at 12.1%. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is calling harvest 35% complete.
Grandfield/Chattanooga- Test weights have dropped some in this region, due to rains and now are ranging from 59-61 lbs. per bushel. A large portion of this area was harvested with higher test weights so average on the area will still fall in the 60-61 lbs. per bushel range. Yields ranging mostly from 30 bushels to 50 bushels per acre. Grandfield region is 70% completed, Chattanooga region is 55% complete with harvest.
Devol- Yields reported from the low 30’s to mid 50’s. Test weights ranging from 61-64 lbs. per bushel. Moisture is 12.5%. This region is 98% complete with harvest.
Frederick- Test weights in this region averaging 60 to 61 lbs. per bushel. Yields being reported from low 20’s to mid 40’s depending on location. Protein ranging from 10.5% to 12%, with the average for this region at 10.9%. This region is 80% complete with harvest.
Altus/Duke- Test weights ranging 59 lbs. to 62 lbs. per bushel. Early yields reported from the high 20’s to low 40’s depending on location. Protein reported at 10.5-12.5% This region is 60% harvested.
Hobart/Roosevelt- Early loads received last week had test weights reported at 59 lbs. to 62 lbs. per bushel. Yields ranging from the mid 20’s to low 40’s. Protein was reported at 12%-14%. This region is 50% harvested.
Lone Wolf- Harvest is just getting started in this region. Test weights in the region are ranging from 57 lbs. to 61 lbs. per bushel. Average test weight at 59.5 lbs. per bushel. Yields being reported in the mid 20’s to low 40’s depending on location. This region is 50% harvested.
Apache- This area continues to be plagued with rains and high humidity which has made harvesting difficult; but, producers in the region have managed to make progress. Test weight before the rains Monday and Tuesday were ranging from 60 lbs. to 62 lbs. per bushel. Yields have been ranging from 25 to 40 bushels per acre. One management intensive producer reported a couple yields ranging from 65 to 70 bushels per acre. Proteins are ranging from 11.5% to 12.5%. This region is 25% harvested.
Rocky/Sentinel- Producers have also been dealing with on and off rains all week in this region. Over the weekend great strides were made before rains on Monday and Tuesday. Test weights are ranging from 58 lbs. to 60 lbs. per bushel, the average for the region is at 59.5 lbs. per bushel, as of today. Yields have been reported from low 20’s to high 30’s. Producers have been parked in this region but are hopeful to get back into the fields today. This region is 35% harvested.
Hinton- Harvest in this region made great progress before the rains that came thru on Monday and Tuesday. Yields in the area are being reported from the low 20’s to mid 40’s. Test weights before the rains this week were averaging 62 lbs. per bushel. Protein was ranging from 11.5% to 12.5%. This region is 10% harvested.
Okarche- Harvest in this region made progress in some areas before the rains on Monday and Tuesday. Yields being reported in the low 20’s to high 30’s for the most part. Some management intensive producers reporting higher yields in the low 40’s. Test weights ranging from 58 lbs. to 59 lbs. per bushel. Protein is ranging from 11.5% to 12.5%. This region is 8% harvested.
Reeding/Piedmont- Some early test cutting has begun in this region. Test weights on early cuttings averaging 59 lbs. per bushel. No yields have been reported. Protein was averaging 12.9% on early cuttings. This region is 1% harvested.
Kingfisher/Omega- Harvest has just begun in this region, test weights ranging from 57 lbs. to 60 lbs. per bushel, with average on early cuttings in the region at 59 lbs. per bushel. Yields ranging from the mid 20’s to low 40’s depending on management practices and location. Proteins ranging from 12.5% to 13.5%. This region is 1% harvested.
Goltry/Helena- These locations have taken in some grain and are just getting started, but producers got rained out yesterday and are hopeful to get back into the fields late this afternoon. A lot of the wheat in this region will never be harvested due to issues from the drought. On the wheat being harvested early reports of yields are ranging from low 20’s to low 30’s. Test weights are ranging from 60.5 lbs. to 62 lbs. per bushel. Early proteins reported at 12% to 14%.
Kremlin/Wakita/Renfrow- Locations have not accepted anything that have been harvested at the time of this report. Producers are hopeful to start trying late this afternoon in these locations.
Pond Creek/Hunter/Medford- Early cuttings have been taken in at these locations and harvest is just getting a good start. Yields ranging in the low 20’s to low 40’s depending on location and management practices. Test weights reported at 60 lbs. per bushel and higher. No proteins have been reported for this region.
Burlington- This location took in two loads yesterday and producers are hopeful to get a good start in this region today as custom harvesting crews are starting to arrive.
Alva- Some test cuttings are going on in this region. Early test weights reported at 60 to 61 lbs. per bushel. No yields are being reported, early protein reports at 13%.
Shattuck- No wheat has been taken in at this location, producers are hoping to get started this weekend or the beginning of next week, if they can miss the predicted rains over the weekend.
Perryton, TX/Balko/Hooker- No wheat has been taken in at these locations. Elevator operators in Perryton and Balko are hoping to start taking in dryland wheat in some locations over the weekend or next week.
Below, see the next 7 day forecast and 3-Day Rainfall Accumulations recorded by the Oklahoma Mesonet. The next Oklahoma Harvest Report will be published on Monday, June 19, 2023, and a regional report will be published by Plains Grain Inc. on Friday, June 16, 2023
