Wheat harvest progressing

Triple digit temperatures were experienced in many areas of Texas for the week ending May 27, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Southern Plains Regional Field Office, Texas. Areas of South East Texas, the Upper Coast, South central Texas and the Trans-Pecos, recorded from trace amounts of precipitation with isolated areas reporting up to 5 inches. However, most totals ranged from less than an inch up to 2.5 inches. Hail damage was reported in isolated areas in the Northern High Plains. There were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork.

Winter wheat in the Northern Plains was in need of additional moisture. Wheat harvest was getting underway in the Southern Low Plains, the Cross Timbers and the Blacklands. Meanwhile harvest continued to progress in East Texas, the Edwards Plateau, and South Texas. Oats harvest was in full swing in the Blacklands.

Cotton planting was ongoing in the Northern Plains. Cotton was emerging in the Blacklands and starting to square in South Texas. Cotton, corn and sorghum were showing signs of drought stress in the Upper Coast. Corn in the Blacklands was entering the silking stage. Peanut planting continued in South Texas.