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Oklahoma's Wheat Crop was 60% Headed, 21 Percentage Points Behind the Five-Year Average of 81% in Latest Crop Progress Report

Mon, 09 May 2022 19:16:26 CDT

Oklahoma's Wheat Crop was 60% Headed, 21 Percentage Points Behind the Five-Year Average of 81% in Latest Crop Progress Report U.S. corn and soybean planting progress inched ahead by just single-digit percentages again last week as wet conditions across central, eastern and northern parts of the country continued to keep many farmers out of their fields, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.


Corn:
Planting progress: 22% nationwide as of Sunday, May 8, up just 8 percentage points from 14% the previous week. Current progress is now 42 percentage points behind last year's pace of 64% and 28 percentage points behind the five-year average of 50%.

Crop development: 5% of corn emerged as of Sunday, up 2 percentage points from the previous week and 10 percentage points behind the five-year average of 15%.

Notable states: Planting progress in the "I" states continued to lag well behind average last week, with Illinois corn 15% planted, 43 percentage points behind the state average of 58%; Indiana 11% planted, 28 percentage points behind the average of 39%; and Iowa 14% planted, 49 percentage points behind the average of 63%. Minnesota was also well behind normal with just 9% of intended corn planted, 39 percentage points behind the state's average of 48%. Only 1% of North Dakota's corn and 7% of Wisconsin's corn were planted as of Sunday, behind averages of 18% and 29%, respectively. Eighty-one percent of Texas' corn was planted, 4 percentage points ahead of the state's average of 77%.


Soybeans:
Planting progress: 12% nationwide as of Sunday, up 4 percentage points from the previous week. That is 27 percentage points behind last year's 39% and 12 percentage points behind the five-year average of 24%.

Notable states: As with corn planting, soybean planting progress continued to lag in the "I" states. Illinois' soybean crop was 11% planted as of Sunday, 19 percentage points behind the average of 30%; Indiana's soybeans were 7% planted, 17 percentage points behind the average of 24%; and Iowa's soybeans were also 7% planted, 27 percentage points behind the average of 34%. Only 2% of Minnesota's soybeans were planted, 23 percentage points behind the average of 25%. Nebraska was just slightly behind its average pace at 28% as of Sunday compared to a five-year average of 29%.

Crop development: 3% of soybeans had emerged nationwide as of Sunday, near the five-year average of 4%.


Winter Wheat:
Crop development progress: 33% of the winter wheat crop was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 3 percentage points behind last year's 36% and 7 percentage points behind the five-year average of 40%.

Notable states: Kansas' winter wheat was 30% headed as of Sunday, 4 percentage points behind the average of 34%. Oklahoma's crop was 60% headed, 21 percentage points behind the five-year average of 81%. No winter wheat was heading in Nebraska, South Dakota, Oregon or Washington. Texas' winter wheat was 76% headed, 4 percentage points behind the average of 80%.

Crop condition: Nationwide, winter wheat was rated 29% good to excellent, up 2 percentage points from 27% the previous week.


Cotton:
Crop development progress: 24% planted as of Sunday, which is 8% percent more than last week's percentage planted and the same this time last year, and as the 5-year-average.

California is leading the way with 74% of the cotton planted. Tennessee is at the bottom of the 15 states planted at 3% planted.


Sorghum:
Crop development progress: 22% planted as of Sunday, which is 2% more and last week and 4% less than the 5-year-average at 26%.

Texas is leading the way with 68% of the sorghum planted. Colorado and South Dakota are at the bottom of the 6 states planted with no sorghum planted.


For Oklahoma:
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 2.68 inches. According to the May 3rd US Drought Monitor Report, drought conditions were rated 77 percent abnormally dry to exceptional drought, similar to the previous week.

Additionally, 65 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, also similar to the previous week. Statewide, temperatures averaged in the lower 60's. Topsoil and Subsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to short. There were 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork.

Small Grains: Winter wheat jointing reached 95 percent. Winter wheat headed reached 60 percent, down 18 points from the previous year and down 21 points from normal. Canola blooming reached 70 percent, down 3 points from the previous year. Canola coloring reached 19 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 8 points from normal. Rye jointing reached 95 percent. Rye headed reached 38 percent, down 30 points from the previous year and down 34 points from normal.

Wheat conditions for Oklahoma include 20% good to excellent, 33% fair and 47% poor to very poor.

In Oklahoma, Sorghum is 5% planted compared to the 5-year-average of 17%.

Cotton is 5% planted compared to the 5-year-average of 15%.

Oats jointing reached 60 percent, up 5 points from the previous year but down 3 points from normal. Oats headed reached 16 percent, down 6 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal.

Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 36 degrees at Boise City on Thursday, May 5th to 108 degrees at Grandfield on Sunday, May 8th. Precipitation ranged from 0.32 of an inch in the Panhandle district with the East Central district at 6.13 inches. Soil temperature averages ranged from 55 degrees at Vinita on Wednesday, May 4th to 81 degrees at Waurika on Sunday, May 8th.

To see the Oklahoma Crop Progress Report, Click Here.


For Texas:
Much of the state received from trace amounts to upwards of 3.00 inches of precipitation. Isolated areas in the Southern Low Plains and North East Texas received up to 6.00 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry with the Trans-Pecos, Northern, and Southern Plains being the driest. There was an average of 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork.

Small Grains: Winter wheat producers need rain to improve plantings in the Northern and Southern High Plains. Rainfall received last week improved the standing wheat in areas of South East Texas, the Blacklands, and the Cross Timbers. Irrigated wheat condition continued to improve in some areas of the Edwards Plateau.

Row Crops: Drought conditions in the Northern High Plains are causing some cotton producers to reevaluate the number of acres they plan to plant to irrigated acres. Cotton producers in the Northern and Southern Low Plains and the Edwards Plateau awaited moisture to begin planting. In the Trans-Pecos, some cotton fields were damaged by hail. Some corn producers in the Blacklands and South Central Texas experienced good crop progress after the recent rainfalls. Rice planting continued in some areas of the Upper Coast, while organic rice is expected to be planted sometime later.

Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crops: In South Texas and the Lower Valley melons continued to progress. Pecan orchards progressed slowly in the Cross Timbers while producers in South Central Texas applied pesticides.

Livestock, Range and Pasture: Supplemental feeding continued across the state while the fly population increased and burdened livestock in areas of the Blacklands. Feral hogs troubled producers in North East Texas. Topsoil and subsoil conditions were very short due to the lack of moisture. Range and pasture conditions are rated 74 percent, very poor to poor.

Wheat conditions in Texas include 7% good to excellent, 16% fair and 77% poor to very poor.

To see the Texas Crop Report, Click Here.


In Kansas:
For the week ending May 8, 2022, there were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Topsoil moisture supplies rated 22% very short, 23% short, 47% adequate, and 8% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 27% very short, 32% short, 38% adequate, and 3% surplus.

Winter wheat condition rated 15% very poor, 22% poor, 35% fair, 26% good, and 2% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 83%, behind 90% last year. Headed was 30%, near 26% last year and 34% for the five-year average.

Corn planted was 46%, behind 51% last year, and near 50% average. Emerged was 17%, behind 24% last year and 23% average.

Soybeans planted was 16%, behind 25% last year, but near 14% average. Emerged was 1%, near 3% last year and 2% average. Sorghum planted was 2%, near 3% last year, and equal to average.

Cotton planted was 11%, equal to last year, and near 7% average

Pasture and range conditions rated 17% very poor, 18% poor, 42% fair, 22% good, and 1% excellent.

To see the Kansas Crop Report, Click Here.


   

 

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