Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 15, 2014.
A few scattered thunderstorms moved through the state last week but no area received any significant runoff. The storms brought high winds and damaging hail to parts of the Panhandle. Damages are still being assessed. Despite the added moisture, soil erosion continued to be an issue caused by the high winds. Progress was slow for many row crops and hay baling slowed due to the wet conditions. Average precipitation for the week ranged from 0.49 of an inch in the Panhandle District to 1.64 inches in the Northeast District. Temperatures ranged from 43 degrees at Kenton on Tuesday, June 10th, to 99 degrees at Beaver on Saturday, June 14th. There were only 4.4 days suitable for field work.
Small Grains: Condition of the winter wheat continued to be rated 76 percent rated in poor to very poor condition. Wheat harvested reached 47 percent complete, 9 point behind normal. Fifty-four percent of oats were rated poor to very poor. Oats planted reached 91 percent complete and 89 percent of the crop had emerged by Sunday. Oats jointing reached 88 percent complete. Sixty-eight percent of rye was rated in fair to poor condition. Rye jointing reached 70 percent complete by the end of the week and rye headed reached 70 percent complete, both well behind normal.
Canola: Eighty-five percent of the canola continued to be rated in poor to very poor condition. Canola coloring reached 98 percent complete and harvested reached 76 percent, 44 points ahead of last year.
Row Crops: Corn conditions were rated 81 percent good to fair. Corn planted reached 100 percent complete and 97 percent of the crop had emerged by Sunday. Sorghum conditions were rated 99 percent good to fair. Sorghum seedbed preparation was 97 percent complete while sorghum planted reached 65 percent complete. Soybean conditions were rated 97 percent good to fair. Soybean seedbed preparation reached 93 percent complete by Sunday. Soybeans planted reached 61 percent by week’s end, 9 points behind normal, while 52 percent of the crop was emerged.
Ninety-seven percent of cotton was rated good to fair. Seedbed preparation of cotton was virtually complete, had reached 99 percent by week’s end. Cotton planted jumped 16 points from the week before to reach 86 percent complete. Cotton squaring and emerged were both well ahead of normal. Peanut conditions were rated 98 percent good to fair, seedbed preparation reached 95 percent complete. Peanuts planted reached 92 while 67 percent of the crop had emerged by Sunday.
Hay: Conditions of alfalfa hay and other hay continued to be rated mostly fair. A first cutting of alfalfa hay reached 80 percent complete 17 points behind normal. A first cutting of other hay was 50 percent complete.
Watermelons planted reached 69 percent complete, 29 points behind normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Range and pasture conditions continued to be rated mostly good to fair. Rain and runoff was needed to fill stock ponds. Livestock conditions were rated 85 percent good to fair and markets were holding strong.
Weather: Temperatures ranged from 43 degrees at Kenton on Tuesday, June 10th, to 99 degrees at Beaver on Saturday, June 14th. Precipitation ranged from 0.49 of an inch in the Panhandle District to 1.64 inches in the Northeast District. Soil temperature averages ranged from 61 degrees at Goodwell on Monday, June 9th to 88 degrees at Mangum on Sunday, June 15th.
