Winter Wheat Headed by State
Texas - 97%
Oklahoma - 97%
Kansas - 93%
Oregon - 70%
Nebraska - 60%
Colorado - 53%
Washington - 48%
Idaho - 16%
South Dakota - 3%
Montana - 1%
State Updates
Ohio: Has had a lot of rainfall. USDA ratings slightly declined, potentially due to moisture-related disease concerns. Quality impact is uncertain. About 75% of wheat is headed.
Illinois: Their crop tour was last week. Expecting high yields again. It’s been pretty wet in southern Illinois; potential quality/disease impacts.
Texas: Slight drop in USDA conditions ratings. About 25% harvested. Harvest in southern TX is close to concluding, reports of TW 58-60 lb/bu, protein 10-13%. North of Dallas, still waiting for crop to be ready after recent rains. Central TX up to Stamford, variable yields (10-40 bu/ac). South Plains harvest will begin soon but not a lot of wheat left due to drought.
Oklahoma: Southern OK ready for harvest, delayed by rain. More rain forecast next week. Test cuttings show 60 lb, 14% moisture, but none at elevators yet. Yield drops expected from floods/heavy rain. Parts of west-central OK lost massive acres due to hail earlier this week.
Kansas: A lot of rain following the wheat
tour. Cool temps. Crop condition rating dropped; due to disease
pressure? Expecting good grainfill and test weights with cooler weather;
also delaying harvest. Wheat turning color. Highs in 80s this weekend.
Wyoming: Received 1-2.5 inches of rain. First time any wheat graded as excellent (1%). Crop is really behind; 31% jointed. Harvest likely late July unless conditions change.
Nebraska: Rain past days, up to 2 inches. Wheat late, ~70% headed. Southcentral: flowering to soft dough stage. Isolated reports of mosaic virus, isolated head blight, stripe rust, but minimal due to earlier dryness. Rain in forecast next week.
South Dakota: Widespread rain and cooler temps have helped to improve wheat crop ratings. HRW is now rated 74% F-G versus 69% last week and 59% two weeks ago. However, nothing rated ‘excellent’. HRS ratings improved quite a bit with 55% called G-E versus 39% last week. Producers I have spoken with mostly agree that the HRW crop looks ‘fair’ and the HRS crop looks ‘good’.
Minnesota: 100% planted. Rains last week, dry since. Moderately dry, upper 80s till Sunday. Rain expected early next week. Crop looks good overall.
North Dakota: Nearly done with HRS and durum planting, 10-15% left. Recent moisture delayed fieldwork but helped. Planting should finish by this weekend. Conditions vary: uneven emergence due to dry/wet areas, stress from heat, cold, and snow. Improved weather and moderate temps aiding recovery. Durum looks good with recent moisture.