Plains Grains Inc. Weekly Harvest Report for Aug. 24, 2023

State Percent Complete:

Texas 100%

Oklahoma 100%

Kansas 100%

Colorado 100%

Nebraska 100%

Wyoming 95%

South Dakota 100%

Montana 85%

Idaho 70%

Washington 100%

Oregon 100%

• Ohio – Harvest wrapped in July. Record yields, 100 bu+. With high yields, slightly lower protein. Almost no DON. Expect increase in acreage this year.

• Oklahoma – Much of southern/western Oklahoma is in severe drought to abnormally. Hot, dry weather continues for the next 2 weeks. If hot and dry conditions continue, producers might delay planting.

• Colorado – Harvest essentially complete. No planting progress yet. Very hot and dry this week with cooler weather/rain forecast. Rain over weekend would likely start planting next week.

• Nebraska – Harvest is complete with overall better than expected yields. This week has been very hot and dry with 100+ temps. If soybeans come off early, might see slight increase in wheat acres.

• Wyoming – Similar to CO. The few fields left were swathed. Expect to see planting by end of next week. Good soil moisture right now with rains forecast.

• Minnesota – Harvest underway. Good quality, better than expected yields. Yields variable depending on rains. Long, drawn out harvest – no heat, heavy dews. So far, no quality issues.

• North Dakota – Spring: 24% harvested. Eastern part of state is very humid, drizzling, cloudy, hard to dry down. Slower than hoped. Better than expected yields (65-80 bu). Further west, average to below average yields. Some areas hailed out and some no precipitation. Overall better than expected yields given dry conditions. Durum: Cooler, humid, dewy. Slow progress. Average to above average yields and protein.

• Montana – Spring: harvest is progressing. Below average yields, good protein 14-15%. Rains from hurricane. Hot and dry. Winter: harvest 85% done. Big crop, good protein, average 11.5%. Pockets of high yields. Durum: harvest is progressing. No quality concerns. Below average yields.

• Idaho – Cooler temps and precipitation from hurricane. Wheat is drying out with warmer/dryer weather forecast. Quality looks good. Avg to below average yields.

• Washington – Winter harvest complete. Better than expected yields and protein. Protein spread is smaller than in 2021. Rains last week that stopped/slower harvest. Warmer, dry weather forecast.

• PGI/USDA – 456 samples received. Avg TW 60 lbs. Large kernel size 69.4%. Protein content 12.7%. TKW 30 g. FN holding steady. Composites: 63 formed, 59 milled. Flour data shows a really good crop in terms of overall quality. Flour ash 5.4, flour color 90.6; Farinograph absorption. 57.8. development time 4.9 min. stability time 8.6, all slightly lower than last two years. Alveograph P value 76.1. L value 10.7 (almost double than previous years). W value 263, well above 230 target value. P/l ratio is lower than previous years at 0.7. Mixograph looks good. Mix time 4 min. Tolerance 2.9 (3 is quality target). Bake absorption 64.8, average loaf volume 936 cc. Average high protein is 12.4 with all loaf volumes well above quality target. Average median protein is 10.9 with average loaf volume 917 cc. average low protein is 9.8% with avg loaf volume 855 cc. Overall this is a good quality crop in terms of protein quality and baking products.

• WMC – 73% of expected samples. Protein content is holding steady and expect to drop to ~10.5. Lower protein areas still harvesting. Quality is typical for SW. Some high protein this year will be an opportunity for blending wheat. Higher than average protein crop but functionality it will be better than 2021.

• NDSU – 47 samples received. No data yet.

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