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First Weekly Harvest Report for May 14, 2021
Mon, 17 May 2021 14:23:20 CDT
Welcome to the first Harvest Report for the 2021/22 U.S. wheat crop. Hard red winter (HRW) harvest is just underway in Texas. Samples of HRW and SRW are expected to begin arriving in the coming weeks; initial grade and crop quality data should be available early to mid-June.
HARD RED WINTER
• Planted Area: USDA estimates HRW planted at 23.2 million acres (9.39 million hectares), up from last year.
• Crop progress: The 2021 HRW wheat harvest is off to a slow start with 5% harvested in Texas (South and Coastal Bend
regions). Most of the planting region is a week to 10 days behind normal development.
• Crop Conditions: USDA estimates 43% of the HRW wheat crop is in good to excellent condition.
• Weather: Forecasters expect continuing cool, wet weather throughout much of the growing region. The PNW crop could
use moisture.
• Disease/Pest Pressures: Farmers have started reporting incidences of leaf and stripe rust due to cool, wet conditions.
SOFT RED WINTER
• Planted Area: USDA estimates that farmers planted 6.42 million acres (2.60 million hectares) of SRW last fall.
• Crop progress: Nearly 60% of the SRW crop is now headed, with 7% of Arkansas's crop beginning to color.
• Crop Conditions: USDA estimates 70% of the SRW wheat crop is in good to excellent condition.
• Weather: Most of the sampling region experienced cool, rainy conditions this week, which are expected to continue
through the weekend. The wheat growing region in North Carolina remains abnormally dry.
SOFT WHITE
• Planted Area: Based on current USDA estimates, farmers planted 3.48 million acres (1.41 million hectares) of soft white
last fall and 0.84 million acres (0.34 million hectares) this spring.
• Crop progress: In Washington and Idaho, winter crop heading is behind the 5-year average at 3% and 2%, respectively. In
Oregon, the winter crop is 22% headed, ahead of the 5-year average of 10%. Spring crop emergence is ahead of the 5-year
average with 65% emerged in Washington, 55% in Idaho and 91% in Oregon.
• Crop Conditions: USDA estimates 45% of the PNW soft white crop is in good to excellent condition.
• Weather: Cool, dry conditions continue in the PNW. Moisture would improve crop potential.
HARD RED SPRING
• Planted Area: USDA's March 31 forecast estimates that planted acres for HRS wheat will be 10.9 million acres (4.41
million hectares).
• Crop progress: HRS planting is ahead of last year and the 5-year average with Minnesota 97% planted, South Dakota 91%,
Montana 53% and North Dakota 66%. Emergence is also ahead of normal with Minnesota 50% emerged, South Dakota
60% and Montana and North Dakota both at 20%.
• Weather: Sporadic moisture last week will help crop emergence, but timely rains are needed for crop development,
especially in North Dakota.
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