May 10, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In Central Texas, wheat…continued to dry down with harvest approaching. Recent rains and hotter temperatures caused some wheat rust, but crops were past the point of applying a fungicide. In the Rolling Plains, high temperatures and winds were quickly curing out wheat and forages. Winter wheat was maturing quickly…Some wheat hay was baled with about half a bale per acre reported. Some wheat was harvested, but the majority of harvestable wheat was lower quality, with the exception of some wheat in the bottom fields. Overall wheat yields were expected to be low. In the Panhandle, wheat was heading, but rain was needed to fill the head with grain. Winter wheat was progressing well in North Texas. In the west central region, wheat producers were choosing to bale wheat pastures as they anticipated little grain production and a short hay crop. More favorable weather improved winter wheat growing conditions in Southwest Texas.
May 11, 2022
Harvest began in the Uvalde/Knippa area. Wheat production was significantly lower, but what had been harvested was of good quality. Test weights were 58-60 pounds per bushel. Moisture content was low at 10%.
May 13, 2022
According to Cargill Houston, harvest had not begun in the area. Producers in Brenham expected to start harvest in 2 weeks and producers in Temple expected to start harvest the first week of June.
May 16, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 7% complete, compared to 9% last year and a five-year average of 8%.
Lone Star Grain reported that harvest started between Houston and Temple on Sunday, May 15. Initial loads averaged 59.1 pounds per bushel.
May 17, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In the Rolling Plains, dryland wheat looked bad in areas with some field abandonment occurring, but in other areas it looked fair. In the Panhandle, winter wheat in some areas was devastated. Winter wheat was doing well and starting to turn in some areas of North Texas. In the west central region, irrigated wheat was maturing fast in the heat and will be harvested soon. Wheat and oat harvests started in the southwest.
May 18, 2022
According to the Corpus Christi Grain Exchange, wheat harvest was about 50% complete in the area. Protein was high at 13-15% and test weights averaged 58-60 pounds per bushel.
Cargill Houston reported that loads were starting to come in and the wheat was good quality. Protein was varied between 9-15%, with an average of 12.8%, and test weights averaged 60.3 pounds per bushel.
May 19, 2022
Producers began harvesting wheat in the Vernon area. Some fields yielded 20 bushels per acre and test weights were up to 62 pounds per bushel. Near Itasca, yields were about 30-40 bushels per acre.
May 20, 2022
According to Attebury Grain in Saginaw, a few loads had begun to come in. Test weights averaged 60 pounds per bushel and protein was between 11-12%. Soft red winter wheat was expected to be harvested around June 7th or 8th. It was expected that harvest activity would slow over the weekend as rain was expected across the Blacklands, Central Texas and South Texas.
May 23, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 10% complete, compared to 15% last year and a five-year average of 12%.
May 24, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In Central Texas, winter wheat and oat crops were mostly mature and dried down rapidly under the heat and windy conditions. Wheat harvest started. In the Rolling Plains, some wheat harvest was underway. Some wheat fields were cut and baled, and yields were 30% below normal. Wheatlage was being harvested in the Panhandle. In North Texas, wheat farmers were satisfied with this year’s crop overall, but concerns about prolonged drought could impact plantings this fall. Wheat and oat harvest neared completion with below average yields reported in the southwest region.
May 25, 2022
According to Attebury Grain in Saginaw, harvest was picking up again after the cool and wet weekend. Moisture content was low at 11%, protein was between 11-12.5% and test weights averaged 60 pounds per bushel. Producers were harvesting around Hillsboro. Soft red winter wheat was nearing harvest.
May 27, 2022
Harvest progress picked up slowly at the end of the week and was expected to increase over the weekend. Test weights maintained an average of 60 pounds per bushel and dockage was low so far. Protein averaged 11.9%. Soft red winter wheat yields south of Fort Worth were anywhere from 50-80 bushels per acre. Hard red winter wheat yields were lower due to Hessian fly damage. Producers expected harvest to continue for 2-3 more weeks in the area. In the Rolling Plains, harvest slowed significantly due to rains and cool temperatures. Yields were low, between 5-20 bushels per acres, but test weights were good at 60-62 pounds per bushel. The area was most likely less than 50% complete with harvest, but producers expected things to move quickly once the ground dried up.
May 31, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 22% complete, compared to 17% last year and a five-year average of 23%.
June 1, 2022
Harvest progressed well over Memorial Day weekend and things were in full swing in the Blacklands and Rolling Plains. Protein and test weights were similar to the previous week. Some fields were cut around Sweetwater and Floydada. More activity was expected in the Panhandle early next week.
June 2, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In the Rolling Plains, wheat harvest continued in the little bit of wheat worth combining. Yield reports ranged from 3-25 bushels per acre. Recent rains helped irrigated crops like wheat, corn and cotton some in the Panhandle. In North Texas, the wheat harvest began, and fields looked good. Some farmers harvested wheat last week, but yields were poor in the west central region. In the southwest part of the state, wheat and oat harvests were complete with below-average yields reported.
June 3, 2022
Harvest slowed due to precipitation across the state. Areas of the Panhandle, South Plains, Rolling Plains and Blacklands received several inches of rain. Warmer, drier weather was expected through the weekend.
June 6, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 36% complete, compared to 20% last year and a five-year average of 38%.
June 7, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: Harvesting of oats and wheat was near completion but put on hold due to rains in Central Texas. In the Rolling Plains, wheat harvest was close to complete with 7-40 bushels per acre reported on dryland acres and 30-50 bushels per acre from irrigated fields. In the Panhandle, winter wheat was maturing, but yield potential looked below average. Wheat harvest was in full swing until the rains in North Texas. Early reports indicate a good harvest for some areas. In the west central region, wheat harvest was underway, though very few acres were being harvested for grain. Wheat and oat harvests were completed in the southwest.
June 8, 2022
Harvest was basically complete in South and Central Texas. In the Blacklands, things were in full swing, with protein averaging about 12.3% and test weights averaging 58 pounds or higher. Soft red winter wheat yields and quality were good. Producers were cutting south of Lubbock and protein averaged over 12%, while test weights averaged 58 pounds per bushel.
June 9, 2022
After more cool, wet weather, harvest was about 75% complete in the Rolling Plains. Yields ranged from 5-30 bushels per acre. Producers were expecting to start harvest in the High Plains over the weekend.
June 13, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 53% complete, compared to 29% last year and a five-year average of 52%.
June 14, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In the Rolling Plains, wheat was mostly harvested. Dryland wheat in Wilbarger County produced 11-13 bushels per acre with one field producing 40 bushels per acre. Irrigated fields produced around 50 bushels per acre. In the South Plains, winter wheat, pastures and rangelands were in very poor to poor condition. In the Panhandle, some wheat, cotton and corn acres were destroyed. Wheat harvest should get underway as soon as fields dry enough to enter. Yields were expected to be low. In North Texas, wheat harvest was progressing with the dry weather. Many larger fields were being harvested. All wheat was harvested, but yields were light in the west region.
June 16, 2022
Harvest was nearly complete in the Blacklands, while it began in the Panhandle. Test weights were good at 58-60 pounds per bushel. For dryland wheat, protein was about 13%. For irrigated wheat, protein was just over 12%. Yields varied from 5-25 bushels per acre on dryland. Irrigated yields were expected to be about 55-60 bushels. Hail damage was significant across the northeastern corner of the region. Many producers reported that any wheat harvested would be kept for seed.
June 21, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 72% complete, compared to 54% last year and a five-year average of 65%.
June 22, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: Farmers finished oat and wheat harvests and were baling hay in Central Texas. In the Panhandle, wheat grain harvest was expected to be very short as many fields were cut for silage and hay or damaged by May hailstorms. In North Texas, wheat harvest continued. No wheat made it to grain in the far west region.
June 23, 2022
In the Panhandle, yields averaged 10-15 bushels per acres for dryland wheat and 40-60 for irrigated wheat. According to Attebury Grain, quality was mostly good, with test weights averaging 58-60 pounds per bushel and protein over 12%. Producers expected harvest to be complete within a week to ten days.
Harvest was nearing its end in the Blacklands. Although there was Hessian fly damage, yields were about 60-70 bushels per acre.
June 27, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 80% complete, compared to 73% last year and a five-year average of 79%.
June 28, 2022
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report: In the Panhandle, wheat harvest continued, but very little wheat was being harvested due to drought, and yields were low on surviving acres.
June 30, 2022
Wheat harvest was nearly complete in the Panhandle. Dryland yields varied from 5-25 bushels per acre and irrigated yields averaged about 50-60 bushels per acre. Protein ranged from 12-15%.
July 5, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 94% complete, compared to 84% last year and a five-year average of 88%.
July 10, 2022
According to the NASS Texas Crop Progress and Condition Report, harvest was 97% complete, compared to 94% last year and a five-year average of 93%.
