July 14, 2014 U.S. and Colorado Crop Condition Report

Harvest at Midcap Farm, south of Wiggins, Saturday, July 12.

Harvest at Midcap Farm, south of Wiggins, Saturday, July 12.

The July 14, 2014 Crop Progress Report from USDA NASS-Colorado reported 26 percent of Colorado winter wheat was in very poor condition, 12 percent was poor, 22 percent was in fair condition, 29 percent was good, and 11 percent was in excellent condition.

USDA estimated that the 2014 Colorado winter wheat crop was 46 percent harvested, compared to 40 percent at this time last year and the five-year average of 51 percent harvested.

From USDA’s July 11 Crop Production Estimate:

Based on July 1 conditions, winter wheat production in Colorado is forecast at 86.4 million bushels, down 3 percent from the June 1 forecast but 95 percent above the 44.3 million bushels produced last year. Estimated acreage for harvest, at 2.40 million acres, is down 150,000 acres from June 1, but 760,000 acres more than the 1.64 million acres harvested in 2013. As of July 1, the average yield is forecast at 36.0 bushels per acre, 1.0 bushel above the June 1 forecast, and 9.0 bushels above last year’s final yield.

U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.37 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and down 11 percent from 2013. Based on July 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 42.2 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushel from last month and down 5.2 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 32.4 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2014 but up slightly from last year. Hard Red Winter production, at 703 million bushels, is down 2 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 458 million bushels, is up 1 percent from the June forecast. White Winter, at 206 million bushels, is up slightly from last month. Of the White Winter production, 10.6 million bushels are Hard White and 196 million bushels are Soft White.

The U.S. winter wheat crop is 69 percent harvested, according to the USDA, and they are no longer updating the U.S. crop condition.

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2014 Colorado Winter Wheat Crop Condition

Week Ending Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
10/21/13 0 7 39 44 10
10/28/13 1 3 37 46 13
11/4/13 0 5 30 54 11
11/12/13 1 4 33 50 12
11/18/13 1 4 41 47 7
11/25/13 1 5 39 47 8
3/17/14 16 16 33 31 4
3/24/14 15 16 33 32 4
3/31/14 17 16 33 30 4
4/7/14 17 16 32 31 4
4/14/14 17 16 31 32 4
4/21/14 17 15 32 32 4
4/28/14 18 15 31 32 4
5/5/14 20 17 32 28 3
5/12/14 22 16 33 26 3
5/19/14 24 16 31 26 3
5/27/14 24 16 31 26 3
6/2/14 24 15 29 28 4
6/9/14 24 14 28 28 6
6/16/14 26 12 27 28 7
6/23/14 26 13 25 29 7
6/30/14 27 13 22 31 7
7/7/14 27 13 22 30 8
7/14/14 26 12 22 29 11
Previous year 45 26 19 9 1

2014 U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Condition

Week Ending Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
10/21/13 1 3 31 58 7
10/28/13 1 3 35 54 7
11/4/13 2 4 31 53 10
11/12/13 1 4 30 55 10
11/18/13 2 5 30 52 11
11/25/13 2 6 30 53 9
4/7/14 10 19 36 30 5
4/14/14 12 20 34 30 4
4/21/14 13 20 33 29 5
4/28/14 14 20 33 28 5
5/5/14 17 21 31 26 5
5/12/14 20 22 28 25 5
5/19/14 22 22 27 24 5
5/27/14 22 22 26 24 6
6/2/14 22 22 26 25 5
6/9/14 22 22 26 25 5
6/16/14 22 22 26 25 5
6/23/14 22 22 26 25 5
6/30/14 22 22 26 25 5
7/7/14 22 22 25 26 5
Previous year 24 18 24 26 8

 

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