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U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Improves as Spring Planting Rapidly Progresses
Mon, 10 May 2021 16:50:50 CDT
Favorable weather conditions have pushed spring planting ahead of schedule and improved the nation's winter wheat crop.
The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows corn farmers have planted 67 percent of the crop, which is 15 points ahead of normal for this date.
Iowa farmers have planted 86 percent of the crop, Illinois producers have planted 74 percent and in North Carolina that number is 90 percent.
Approximately 20 percent of the corn crop has emerged which is one point ahead of the average.
Soybean producers in the 18 major states have planted 42 percent of their crop, compared to only 22 percent for the normal average and 6 points ahead of last year.
Iowa producers have planted 67 percent of the soybean crop while in Minnesota that number is 65 percent.
Approximately 10 percent of the soybean crop has emerged, 6 points ahead of the normal average.
Cotton producers have planted 25 percent of their crop, one point behind the average and 5 points behind last year at this time.
Grain sorghum planting has reached 22 percent, 6 points behind the average.
The nation's winter wheat crop is quickly maturing as 38 percent is now headed yet that is still 8 points behind the normal average and 4 points behind last year.
The winter wheat crop is rated 49 percent good to excellent, one point better than last week but 4 points behind last year at this time.
The remainder of the winter wheat crop is rated 33 percent fair and 18 percent poor to very poor.
Oklahoma leads the region with a 59 percent rating of good to excellent.
Texas, (31 percent), Colorado (30 percent), Oregon (42 percent) and South Dakota (20 percent) wheat crops have the most in the poor to very poor category.
U.S. pasture and range conditions are rated 24 percent good to excellent this week, compared to 22 percent last week and 48 percent last year at this time.
The remainder is rated 32 percent fair and 44 percent poor to very poor.
To view the U.S. Crop Progress Report, click here.
Specifically, for Oklahoma, winter wheat headed reached 80 percent, unchanged from the previous year but down 5 points from normal.
The crop is rated 59 percent good to excellent, (54 percent last week), 29 percent fair and 12 percent poor to very poor.
Canola blooming reached 74 percent, down 20 points from the previous year. Canola coloring reached 23 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but down 4 points from normal.
Oklahoma corn planted reached 47 percent, down 10 points from the previous year and down 11 points from normal.
Corn emerged reached 23 percent, down 5 points from the previous year and down 13 points from normal.
Sorghum planted reached 7 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal.
Soybeans planted reached 18 percent, down 10 points from the previous year and down 1 point from normal.
Peanuts planted reached 15 percent, up 10 points from the previous year but down 6 points from normal.
Cotton planted reached 18 percent, up 11 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal.
The first cutting of alfalfa hay reached 6 percent. The first cutting of other hay reached 5 percent.
Oklahoma pasture and range conditions are rated 47 percent good to excellent, 41 percent fair and 12 percent poor to very poor.
To view the Oklahoma crop progress report, click here.
In Kansas, winter wheat condition rated 53 percent good to excellent (55 percent last week), 31 percent fair and 16 percent poor to very poor.
Winter wheat jointed was 91 percent, near 88 percent last year.
Headed was 28 percent, behind the 36 percent mark last year and 46 percent for the five-year average.
Kansas corn planted was 54 percent, near 58 percent last year and 55 percent average.
Emerged was 26 percent, near 27 percent last year and 28 percent average.
Kansas soybeans planted was 27 percent, ahead of 21 percent last year and 12 percent average.
Emerged was 3 percent, near 5 percent last year and 2 percent average.
Sorghum planted was 3 percent, near 5 percent last year and 2 percent average.
Kansas cotton planted was 13 percent, near 16 percent last year, but ahead of 5 percent average.
Pasture and range conditions rated 54 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair and 12 percent poor to very poor.
To view the Kansas report, click here.
For Texas, small grains in areas of the Northern High and Low Plains, the Cross Timbers, and the Blacklands were being baled for hay.
Winter wheat conditions in the Edwards Plateau were improving. Meanwhile, winter wheat producers in South Central Texas were gearing up for harvest.
Overall, the Texas wheat crop is rated 30 percent good to excellent (24 percent last week), 39 percent fair and 31 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton and corn planting continued in the Northern High Plains. Pre-irrigation on cotton fields in the Southern High Plains continued. Pre-plant activities for cotton continued in the Northern Low Plains. Sorghum planting in the Southern Low
Plains continued.
Corn, cotton, and grain sorghum were progressing well after the recent rainfall and sunshine in the Blacklands.
Cotton planting in areas of the TransPecos was nearing completion.
Meanwhile, some cotton fields were being replanted in South Central Texas following severe weather.
Cotton planting was almost complete in South Texas, while peanut planting had commenced.
Statewide, Texas corn producers have planted 76 percent of the crop and it is rated 78 percent good to excellent, 18 percent fair and 4 percent poor to very poor.
Supplemental feeding continued across the state. Cattle producers in the Southern High Plains began turning their bulls out for spring breeding. Rainwater runoff was needed in the Northern Low Plains to fill tanks for livestock water.
Insects continued to be a problem for livestock in the Cross Timbers and South East Texas.
Feral hog activity in North East Texas continued. Spring calving and shearing of sheep and goats continued in the Edwards Plateau.
Pasture and range condition was rated 23 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair and 46 percent in the poor to very poor category.
To view the Texas crop progress report, click here.
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