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Freeze Damage Causes Significant Yield Loss, But Planted Acres Soften the Blow, Anderson Says
Thu, 02 May 2013 17:04:48 CDT
With a record late freeze in much of Oklahoma's wheat country last night, wheat damage is a great concern not only for farmers, but for the grain trade in general. Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University Grain Marketing Specialist says the damage may not be as great as feared, partly due to increased planted acreage.
"If you look at past production, the five-year average for the United States is 951,000,000 bushels. For Oklahoma, it's 118,000,000 bushels. Last year, the hard red winter wheat crop was just slightly over a billion bushels and Oklahoma was 155,000,000.
"If you look at 2011, the drought-stricken year, it was 780,000,000 bushels of hard red winter wheat in the U.S. and only 70 in Oklahoma.
"The average bushels per acre for Oklahoma, is 30 bushels."
What's your prediction for this year?
"Getting information from analysts on predictions, especially with the recent freezes and the drought going on is like pulling teeth, but I think for Oklahoma, probably somewhere around 100 million, 105 million bushels; for the United States, probably somewhere around 900,000,000.
You can hear more of Kim Anderson's preview for this week's SUNUP program by clicking on the LISTEN BAR at the bottom of this story.
Also on this week's program:
--SUNUP attends the 115th annual meeting of the Oklahoma Feed and Grain Association to discuss wheat quality, supply estimates and harvest outlook with Gary Strickland, Joe Neal Hampton and Mike Rosen.
--In the Mesonet report, Al Sutherland compares March and April temperatures and rainfall to the same period last year.
--Gant Mourer explains how producers can get the most return when culling cattle.
--Derrell Peel analyzes slaughter rates, herd rebuilding and beef demand.
--In Cow-Calf Corner, Glenn Selk helps producers set realistic expectations for artificial insemination success rates.
--Brian Arnall has a preview of summer crops.
--In Lahoma, Roger Gribble and Raymond Sidwell invite viewers to the 2013 North Central Oklahoma Research Station Wheat Tour on May 10.
--Finally, in Shop Stop, Randy Taylor and Wayne Kiner demonstrate options for filling an air tank.
Catch SUNUP: Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. & Sundays at 6 a.m. on OETA or online at http://www.sunup.okstate.edu or http://www.youtube.com/sunuptv.
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