Drought conditions improve

The statewide average rainfall total for the week ending June 17 was 0.45 of an inch, with the northeast district recording the highest precipitation at 0.96 of an inch, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Oklahoma. As of June 12, drought conditions were rated 24 percent extreme to exceptional, down 4 points from the previous week. Additionally, 2 percent of the state was in the exceptional drought category, down 5 points from the previous week. Statewide temperatures averaged in the low 80s. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly very short to adequate. There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork.

Winter wheat harvested reached 73 percent, unchanged from the previous year but up 22 points from normal. Canola harvested reached 87 percent, up 14 points from the previous. Rye harvested reached 74 percent, up 15 points from the previous year. Oats jointing reached 96 percent, up 2 points from the previous year. Oats headed reached 90 percent, down 1 point from the previous year. Oats harvested reached 33 percent, down 3 points from the previous year but up 7 points from normal.

Corn emerged reached 92 percent, down 4 points from the previous year. Corn silk reached 10 percent, down 5 points from the previous year. Sorghum planted reached 60 percent, down 21 points from the previous year. Sorghum headed reached 1 percent, up 1 point from the previous year. Soybeans planted reached 74 percent, up 5 points from the previous year. Soybeans emerged reached 60 percent, up 12 points from the previous year. Peanuts emerged reached 90 percent, up 13 points from the previous year. Peanuts pegging reached 7 percent, up 6 points from the previous. Cotton planted reached 94 percent, down 1 point from the previous year. Cotton squaring reached 11 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but up 3 points from normal.