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Wheat Harvest Continues Across Oklahoma Where Drier Weather Rules
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:01:56 CDT
The following update is from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission as of Friday afternoon- with reports from the most locations that we have yet for a daily report. Plains Grains reported that as of Friday- Oklahoma was 25% complete with the 2010 wheat harvest, and Texas was 30% complete.
Here's the location by location rundown from the OWC:
Frederick area:
Test weights averaged 62 pounds here as harvest finishes up. A pop-up shower hit some fields this morning, but ranged from a trace to ½ inch. The few acres still out should be in the bin by the end of the day.
Apache area:
Wheat fields received ½ inch of rain in places west of town. Producers were hopeful to get back in the fields east of town Friday afternoon. The crop in this part of the state is approximately 1/3 harvested. We are seeing yields all over the board in this area with reports of yields in this region making anywhere from 18 bushels to 40 bushels per acre and test weights are coming in around 61 to 62 pounds .
Tuttle/Minco area:
Grain cutting has been progressing slowly in this area due to high humidity. Not much wheat was taken in this region yesterday. Producers are hopeful they will be able to get back into the fields later this afternoon. Wheat received in this area has high test weights from 62 to 65 pounds. Yields in this region are reported from 35 to 45 bushels, with one report of over 60 bushels per acre.
Clinton area:
They received light showers last night but producers are hopeful that they will be back in the fields Friday evening. Test weights range from 60 to 62 pounds and Yields are anywhere 20 to 35 bushels per acre. This area is 40 to 60 percent cut out.
Hydro area:
Harvest in this area is reported to be about 55 percent complete with test weight reports from 60 to 65 pounds. Yields in this region are being reported in the mid 30's mainly with some reports of some fields making more than 50 bushels per acre.
Bison/Lahoma area:
Harvest started slowly and is only 10 percent complete. The weekend forecast shows a 20 to 30 percent chance of thunderstorms all weekend and they currently report over 60 percent humidity. Producers got in the field late yesterday afternoon, but are not back in them yet today. Current test weights from this area are ranging from 59 to 63 pounds. Yields vary from 35 to 45 bushels per acre and the moisture content is over 13 percent as of 2 p.m. today. Reporters say the crop is ready, but it just needs more sun and wind for them to get a good start on harvest.
Greenfield/Watonga area:
Harvest is just getting started in this region. Test weights are reported from 61 to 65 pounds. Yield reports are anywhere from the mid 30's to mid 40's. Some reports of wheat in this region yielded around 55 bushels per acre.
Kingfisher area:
Harvest in this area is considered 85 percent complete. Test weights ranging from 60 to 65 pounds. A lot of wheat in this region is reported to be making 29 to 34 bushels per acre.
Hunter area:
Some producers are just starting to cut wheat in this area. Test weights are reported between 58 and 59 pounds. Producers are hopeful that the test weights in this region will go up when moisture starts going down. Producers are also hopeful they miss the predicted rains this coming week.
Perry area:
They are experiencing cloudy skies, spotty showers and high humidity today, and the forecast is calling for the exact same all week. Producers indicate the crop is ready, but simply getting into the fields is not an option. A few test spots appear to have been cut, but no one has done more than simply attempt.
Ponca City/Tonkawa area:
Reports indicate anywhere from 1.5 to 4 inches of rain in the past five days. The numbers were random, with the Ponca City limits reporting four inches, the Co-op with three inches and a report from 10 miles west of Tonkawa with one inch. The crop in Ponca City isn't quite ready, but around Tonkawa it is.
Alva/Burlington/Cherokee area:
The Alva area is expected to be 50 percent done by the start of the weekend, but locations just East of there say they are only 20 percent done. Average test weights from this region are 61 pounds. Reported yields are 40 to 50 bushels per acre and are better than expected. We have also heard the quality is exceeding expectations. Once person indicated an increase in dockage, a concern that has been there in the past but has escalated in this crop. Woodward/Mooreland area:
Producers are just starting to cut wheat in this area this afternoon. Test weights in this region being reported from 59.5 to 61.5 pounds, with yields predicted to be making in the mid 30's to low 40's in some places.
Panhandle area:
Most wheat in this area is at least 5 to 7 days off. The irrigated wheat will probably begin harvest later than that around the Guymon and Goodwell areas.
Protein levels throughout the state continue to be all over the board with proteins being reported anywhere from 10.3 to 11.7. We have had some reports of higher proteins around Clinton, Rocky, and Hydro.
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