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Rains Slow Wheat Harvest, Canola Harvest Wrapping Up
Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:56 CDT
Weekend rains slowed the earlier-than-average wheat harvest significantly, but it was estimated to be 14 percent complete by Sunday. Canola harvesters have progressed well, with 56 percent of the crop having been completed by week's end.
Fifty-four percent of the winter wheat crop was in good condition, 2 percent was excellent, 19 percent was listed in fair condition and six percent was list as poor or very poor.
Forty-eight percent of canola was in good condition, 25 percent was listed as excellent, 23 percent was in fair condition and only four percent was in poor or very poor shape.
In Kansas, 36 percent of the winter wheat crop was in good condition, 35 percent was in fair shape, 22 percent was in poor or very poor condition, and seven percent was listed as excellent.
Texas wheat showed 34 percent in fair shape, 32 percent in poor or very poor condition, 26 percent in good condition, and eight percent was in excellent condition.
You can read the full USDA Crop Progress Report for Oklahoma by clicking here.
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