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Canola Harvest Winding Down- 85 Percent Done- Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Far Ahead of Normal at 41 Percent Complete
Tue, 29 May 2012 17:52:43 CDT
According to the latest Oklahoma Crop Weather Update- Harvest of all small grains and canola continued significantly ahead of normal this past week and into the Memorial Day holiday weekend, facilitated by warm and dry conditions. The wheat harvest was 41 percent complete by Sunday, 31 points ahead of the previous year. The canola harvest was 85 percent complete by week's end, more than 70 points ahead of last year. Rye harvesting was 31 percent complete. Oat heading was 94 percent complete and 76 percent was in the soft dough stage by Sunday. The oat harvest was also well ahead of normal, with 28 percent harvested by week's end.
Planting progress continued on single-cropped acreage. Ninety percent of corn had emerged by the end of the week. Sorghum seedbed preparation was 93 percent complete by Sunday. Sorghum planting was 52 percent complete, and 25 percent had emerged by the end of the week. Soybean seedbed preparation was 89 percent complete by week's end. Soybean planting was 57 percent complete, and 42 percent had emerged by Sunday. Peanut planting was 85 percent complete, and 50 percent of the peanut crop had emerged by Sunday. Cotton seedbed preparation was 90 percent complete. Half of the cotton crop was planted by Sunday and 32 percent had emerged.
Click here for the complete Oklahoma Crop Weather Update as issued on Tuesday afternoon of this week.
Nationally- The condition of the U.S. corn crop dropped 5 percentage points from the previous week in the good-to-excellent category, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report.
As of Sunday, 72% of corn was rated in good-to-excellent condition compared to 77% the previous week. The US Corn Crop is largely planted for the 2012 season.
The US Winter Wheat crop has dropped another four points in the good excellent ratings this week versus last week- now standing at 54% good to excellent. The important Kansas wheat crop is now 25% poor to very poor, 36% fair and 39% good to excellent.
Meanwhile, the planting of the US Soybean crop continues to outpace the 2011 planting season and the five year average. Soybeans are now 89% planted and 61% emerged, far beyond the 48% planted and 22% emerged last year and the five year average of 61% planted and 30% emerged.
The USDA's ratings on Pasture and Range conditions showed slippage in this latest report, with an increase of three percentage points in the poor to very poor categories from 19% to 22% this week. The states that are in the worst condition are easily New Mexico and Arizona with 87% and 77% poor to very poor ratings respectively. Texas continues to show a battle with drought conditions in their pasture ratings- 35% in the poor to very poor ratings, 36% in fair shape and 29% in good to excellent condition.
Click here to jump over to the full national summary of the 2012 Crop Progress report for May 29, 2012.
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