Combines continued their northern journey this week as they reached the Texas Panhandle. Harvest in the Southern Blacklands and Rolling Plains has wrapped up for the season. Quality factors in both regions remained strong with high test weights and protein levels. The South Plains region, including Brownfield and Lubbock, will also be wrapping up harvest soon with an estimated 90 percent of the acres cut to date. Quality coming out of the South Plains region remains strong with high test weights and above average protein levels.
Harvest in the Panhandle has been put on the fast track this week due to above normal temperatures and high winds. This week combines are starting to wrap up in the southern half of the region and have traveled as far north as Perryton. Yields in the region are highly variable and down considerably with only 5-30 bushels per acre on dryland wheat and 10-50 bushels per acre on irrigated wheat, in contrast, test weights and protein levels have been above average.
The Soft Red Winter Wheat region north of Dallas is expected to conclude harvest this week with about 90 percent of the acreage being cut. Yields from the area are still holding strong.
Harvest Progress by Region:
- Coastal Region – 100%
- Northern Blacklands – 95%
- Southern Blacklands (South of Dallas) – 99%
- Southern Rolling Plains (East of Abilene) – 99%
- Northern Rolling Plains (Wichita Falls, Vernon, Childress) – 99%
- South Plains (Lubbock, Brownfield) – 90%
- Panhandle (Amarillo and North) – 45%
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