Spring wheat and winter wheat harvest now underway

Farm and Ranch August 3, 2010 The winter wheat harvest continues well behind the five year average in the Pacific Northwest states. At the start of this week harvest was the most advanced in Oregon at 41 percent complete. Washington growers had harvested 23 percent of their winter wheat, while in Idaho only five percent of the crop has been cut. Normally, Oregon would have harvested 62 percent of its winter wheat by now, Washington 39 percent.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the national numbers are also lagging.

Rippey: “Winter wheat harvest 83 percent. Five year average 88%. Last year also 83%. And in terms of the spring wheat crop we see harvest underway in most of he major production states. Five percent of the nation‘s spring wheat crop has been brought in now. Five year average though is 13%. Some of that delayed harvest is because it is coming in behind the winter wheat as well so we have king of a waiting game in place there.”

In Washington five percent of the spring wheat has been harvested compared to the five year average for now of 13 percent. Just one percent of the spring wheat in Idaho has been cut, two points behind the five year average.

As for the condition of the spring wheat crop nationally Rippey says;

Rippey: “Pretty much locked in at this point, 82% good to excellent. Better than last year’s crop 71% good to excellent.”

Turning to the U.S. corn and soybean crops;

Rippey: “Remains a very good season in terms of corn and soybean conditions and progress for that matter.”

I’m Bob Hoff and that’s the Northwest Farm and Ranch Report on Northwest Aginfo Net.

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