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Wheat Harvest Halted by Rains- Extended Delay Seems Likely
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 19:50:55 CDT
The latest wheat harvest report from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission was released on Friday afternoon, after rains had started to shut down the 2015 wheat harvest for the time being. Here is the report from Oklahoma Wheat Commission Executive Director Mike Schulte:
"Harvest throughout the state has been hindered today because of light rains throughout the Western part of Oklahoma. Mesonet readings from Friday morning showers show .01 inches in parts of far Southwest Oklahoma to as much as 3.55 inches received in Southern Beaver County in the Northern regions of the state. Combines rolled all over the Oklahoma Wheat Belt late Thursday evening except in Panhandle regions where the dryland wheat is not completely ready. Producers were especially trying to beat the storms in Northern Oklahoma where wheat harvest is just really getting started.
"Test weights have been averaging 57 lbs. to 59 lbs. per bushel with concerns that the predicted rains for this coming weekend will potentially lower that average in Northern Oklahoma. Protein averages are ranging anywhere from 10% to 13% throughout the state with an average of protein readings statewide being estimated at 11.5%. Yields across Oklahoma have been ranging from the low 20's to the low 40's for the most part, with some higher yields and test weights reported around the Okarche and Cashion areas.
"Estimates from Plains Grains released late Thursday evening show the state to be 17% complete with wheat harvest, while parts of far Southwest Oklahoma are ranging from 80% to 95% depending on location. In Central Oklahoma, some locations are 60% to 65% complete with wheat harvest, while other locations are around the 20% to 30% mark. Harvest just started moving at a fast pace in Northern Oklahoma on Thursday, with many working late in the fields on Thursday evening until they were stopped by rains."
To see the full Plains Grains harvest update from Thursday night that showed Oklahoma at 17% complete and Texas 23% harvested for 2015, click here.
Rainfall totals since early Friday shows multiple Oklahoma Mesonet stations reporting more than three inches of rain- with the Hollis station reporting 5.99 inches in that time- which could be a problem for cotton just planted this month in that southwestern community. Skiatook and El Reno have reports that top four inches and locations from Beaver to Cheyenne to Buffalo to Woodward to Mangum to Ft Cobb to Chickasha to Chandler and Guthrie all have come in above the three inch level. Sixty to eighty percent chances of rain continue to be in place for Sunday, Sunday night, Monday and Monday night from west central Oklahoma up across much of northwestern Oklahoma into Central and north central Oklahoma- all areas that had just really started wheat harvest before the rains began on Friday.
Schulte had indicated that his next report would be on Monday- however, it currently appears that there will be little fresh harvest information to share at that time.
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