Half of U.S. winter wheat crop now planted
Farm and Ranch October 5, 2010 In this week’s crop progress report USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says planting of the U.S. winter wheat crop has now passed the halfway mark at 53 percent complete to start this week. Rippey: “Twenty percent of the winter wheat was planted just in the last week. That is very close to average number of 54% and last year‘s number of 53%, the same as this year. The range is now just one percent planted in North Carolina, just on par very close to the average, to 90% planted in Colorado slightly ahead of the five year pace. Winter wheat emergence 22% nationally, five year average 25%, last year 26%. We don‘t see any emergence yet in California, Michigan or North Carolina. Elsewhere, emergence is at a high in Washington state at 65% and among the plains states the highest number is Colorado 45% emerged on October 3rd. Finally, finishing up with the spring wheat harvest 95% complete. Five year average 99%. Last year 97%. The only state with appreciative acreage left is Montana 81% harvested. That is an improvement of 16 points from a week ago as the very late spring wheat harvest wraps up on the northern high plains.” The planting and emergence of winter wheat in Washington, Oregon and Idaho is ahead of the five year average for now. The USDA reports 93 percent of U.S. corn is mature and the harvest is 37 percent complete, ahead of the five year average of 21 percent at this point in time. I’m Bob Hoff and that’s the Northwest Farm and Ranch Report on Northwest Aginfo Net. ?
