The Oklahoma Harvest Report will be brief today as harvest is virtually at a standstill in all locations across the state due to rains over the weekend. Some producers were hoping the ground would be able to carry them in parts of central and north central Oklahoma late this afternoon.
Oklahoma wheat harvest made strides Wednesday through Friday of last week, but then statewide rains across most all regions of the wheat belt have hindered progress. Producers and custom harvesters have been getting late starts even on the days they could get into the fields due to high humidity. Test weights have dropped in some locations of Southwest and Central Oklahoma, but overall test weights across the state were still 60 plus in most locations up until Friday evening. It is thought that in Northern Oklahoma where wheat has a later maturity date that hopefully test weights will hold up in those regions once producers get into the fields. Yields across the state have been ranging from 30 bushels per acre to 50 bushels per acre depending on management practices. Producers with management intensive plans have been reporting yields in the mid 60’s to mid 80’s, depending on weather and location. Proteins have been ranging from 10.5% to 11.4% with higher proteins noted in parts of south central and central Oklahoma where proteins are as high as 13.7%. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is calling harvest 30% completed.
Panhandle Dryland Harvest Begins
**Dryland wheat harvest has begun in the Oklahoma Panhandle, and harvest was proceeding forward in parts of the Panhandle this afternoon. Some areas of the Panhandle also got rain over the weekend, which will delay producers getting into fields in some locations. Harvest on dryland wheat was taking place around Turpin, Goodwell, Guymon and Hooker. Test weights on dryland wheat in the Panhandle were reported at 60 lbs. to 62 lbs. per bushel on early cuttings, with some poorer wheat having test weights reported at 56 lbs. to 59 lbs. per bushel. Yields on the early dryland wheat in the Panhandle ranging from 20 bushels to 60 bushels per acre depending on location. Some producers are hoping to start on irrigated wheat in this region by the end of the week if weather cooperates. No protein was reported on early cuttings.
Note: The OWC will not be putting a harvest report out this coming Wednesday but will plan to put a report out on Monday June 23, 2025.
NWS Days 1-5 Precipitation Forecast
The Days 1-5 Precipitation Forecast is produced by the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center for June 16-21, 2025. See 2-Day Rainfall Accumulation (inches) measured by Oklahoma Mesonet. Please note several places have high humidity and received larger amounts of moisture than reported by the Mesonet over the past 2 days which has hindered harvest in many locations.
See Rain & Storm Chances for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
