Combines are beginning to wrap up the Texas harvest as they continue to push through the Panhandle region. Harvest across the South Plains region is wrapping up with approximately 98 percent of the acres cut to date, including irrigated land. Quality factors have held constant with high test weights and protein levels.
Harvest in the Panhandle has continued to be a swift process as combines made their way north quickly. Approximately 90 percent of the crop has been cut at this time, including both dryland and irrigated acres, and harvest is expected to conclude next week. Test weights have remained strong with high protein levels; the only downfall has been dismal yields on dryland crops due to poor weather conditions. Yields on irrigated acres have been higher, averaging around 30-40 bushels an acre.
The Soft Red Winter region, north of Dallas, is also wrapping up harvest this week with 99 percent of the harvest done. Yields have been higher than expected averaging 50-60 bushels an acre.
Harvest Progress by Region:
- Coastal Region – 100%
- Northern Blacklands – 99%
- 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) – 98%
- Panhandle (Amarillo and North) – 90%
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