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Early Wheat Harvest Results Fairly Good Considering Conditions, Kim Anderson Says
Thu, 30 May 2013 19:42:14 CDT
Wheat harvest is now underway in far southwestern Oklahoma. In his preview to this weekend's SUNUP program, Kim Anderson, OSU Extension Small Grain Marketing Specialist says yields have been fairly good considering the conditions.
"The yields were relatively good-20 to 25. One load was up to 34 bushels per acre. The test weights were good, mostly above 60, some in the low 58 to 59-good No. 1 and No. 2 wheat. And the protein tests that have been done have been relatively high."
He says prices are all over the place right now with cash prices in Oklahoma fluctuating in a 20-cent range between $7.20 and $7.40. He said the Kansas City Board of Trade is showing a 28-cent trading range for the last couple of weeks. He says the forward contract price for wheat delivered this harvest is now running about $7.25.
Anderson says there is a lot of concern this year with the quality of the wheat crop.
"The crop conditions are significantly below last year's level. If you look at the total U.S. winter wheat crop, 31 percent is good to excellent. Oklahoma is well below the average at 17 percent good to excellent. That's compared to 73 percent last year good to excellent."
He said Texas producers are faring even worse with only seven percent of their crop in the good to excellent category versus 34 percent the year before.
Also on this week's SUNUP:
--landowners learn about drilling fluid application research, contracts and potential crop impacts from seismic crews. Interviews include Chad Penn, Shannon Ferrell and Eric DeVuyst.
--In Cow-Calf Corner, Glenn Selk discusses the importance of udder soundness.
--Gant Mourer previews a new program from the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN).
--In the Mesonet report, Al Sutherland and Gary McManus update drought conditions and look at how May's rainfall impacted soil moisture levels.
-Finally, Wayne Kiner and Randy Taylor demonstrate how to build a drywall mud box in Shop Stop.
Catch SUNUP: Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. & Sundays at 6 a.m. on OETA-TV or online at http://www.sunup.okstate.edu or http://www.youtube.com/sunuptv.
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