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Dry Weather Speeds Wheat Harvest in Southern, Western and Central Oklahoma
Wed, 23 May 2012 20:57:57 CDT
Harvest is progressing from south to north and is in full swing across southern, western and central Oklahoma. Weekend rains slowed progress in some areas, but warm, dry conditions have crews back in the field.
In Carnegie, Ryan Clark of Johnston Grain said business is booming. He has trucks coming in from every direction and the wheat is looking very good. Test weights are in the 60 to 62 range and moisture levels are dropping slowly. He says they are 25 percent done with harvest. Yields are running anywhere from 27 bushels to the acre to just over 59. He said there is some concern that the custom cutters in the area will move further north before everyone is cut out, but he expects harvest will be over by June 10th.
In Weatherford, Vincent Smith said they were just getting started again after the rains. Test weights are running 59-60 pounds per bushel. He said the yields are in the 30-bushel range, and some of producers are a little disappointed as they had expected to see yields in the 40s.
Marty Pyron in Clinton said about 20 percent of the crop in his area has been cut. He estimated yields to be about 35 bushels to the acre with test weights of 59-60 pounds. He said farmers had expected yields to be a little higher, but the hot weather at the beginning of the month hurt them more than they realized.
In the Okarche and Kingfisher areas, Jay Minton of Plains Partners said things are rolling along well. He said they are 25 percent to one third done with harvest. The quality looks good. Test weights are running at just under 60 pounds even after the rains. Yields are running from 30 bushels to 60 bushels per acre depending on how long the wheat was grazed. He said progress is a little slower than expected as there aren't very many custom cutting crews in the area yet.
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