Oklahoma’s wheat crop estimate remained unchanged at 68.2 million bushels according to the latest figures from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
It is shaping up to be the Sooner State’s smallest wheat crop in 50 years and 47 percent below last year’s harvest of 128 million bushels. Oklahoma’s average crop is 140 million bushels.
Wheat production in the southwest part of the state was hurt tremendously by the prolonged drought, according to NASS. Last year that region produced 25.9 million bushels, while only 6.9 million bushels is expected this year. The north central region, which includes Enid, remains the major wheat-producing region in the state, but harvest is expected to be down in the area, too. The region is expected to produce 32 million bushels of wheat, down from 42.5 million last year.
According to NASS, 3.1 million acres are expected to be harvested in Oklahoma, down 900,000 from last year.
Average yield in Okla-homa is expected to be down significantly, as well, according to NASS, at 22 bushels an acre. Last year’s figure was 32 bushels an acre.
Through the week ending June 11 — the latest figures available — 81 percent of Oklahoma’s wheat crop had been harvested, according to NASS, compared to just 34 percent at the same time last year. The drought and hot temperatures have been reported as reasons for an early harvest this year.
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June 17, 2006
State wheat forecast still 68.2 million bushels
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