Colorado Wheat Outlook – June 24, 2022
After a week of extreme heat, wind and no rain, crop conditions worsened. Not optimal weather for grain fill. The crop is also starting to change color and is 2% mature. Harvest is anticipated to begin in Northeastern Colorado in roughly ten days. Read the Full Report Here
Colorado Wheat Outlook – June 17, 2022
Both the NASS Crop Conditions and the drought monitor saw improvement this week. However, the ten-day forecast is showing temperatures in the mid-90s-low 100s with little to no chance for rain. Not ideal conditions as the crop moves into the grain fill stage. Read the Full Report Here
Colorado Wheat Outlook – May 27, 2022
Parts of Eastern Colorado (mostly south of I-70) saw some moisture over the last week – some of it in the form of rain and some of it in the form of heavy, wet snow. Temperatures did drop below freezing in several locations last weekend, so freeze damage is something we will keep an eye […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook – May 20, 2022
Wheat conditions across Eastern Colorado are highly variable. Some wheat has started to head out. Freezing temperatures are in the forecast for the weekend, leading to concerns for potential freeze damage. Read the full report here.
Colorado Wheat Outlook – May 13, 2022
Despite last week’s rain, the crop conditions basically remained unchanged this week. This further drives home the point that what remains of Colorado’s wheat crop is living on borrowed time. The rain last week did buy the crop some more time, but it is still going to need more rain as soon as possible. Read […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook – May 6, 2022
Overall crop condition worsened in this week’s NASS report. This was not surprising considering it had just experienced another week of high wind and high temperatures. However parts of Eastern Colorado received much needed rain later on in the week. Totals ranged anywhere from 0.20-2.50 inches according to CoCoRaHS. Read the Full Report Here
Colorado Wheat Outlook – April 29, 2022
A good portion of Eastern Colorado is expected to see strong wind gusts (anywhere from 45-50 mph) and low humidity today. Some areas had thunderstorms on Wednesday, but very little rain actually made it to the ground. The “good” and “excellent” categories improved on Monday’s crop report, with “excellent” going from 0% to 1% and […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook – April 22
Conditions continued to decline this week, with the “Very Poor” category gaining 5 points and the “Excellent” category dropping to zero. This is no surprise considering all that the wheat has been through. This week it faced more warm temperatures and extreme wind, with even more in the forecast next week. Still no rain in […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook – April 15
The drought monitor remained unchanged this week while the “Poor” category gained six points on the crop condition report. Eastern Colorado faced another week of dry conditions and extreme wind. Click Here to View the Full Report.
Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – April 1, 2022
As of March 1, 2022, Colorado wheat producers seeded an estimated 2.10 million acres for harvest in 2022, which is down 100,000 acres from the 2021 crop. This is revised down from the 2.15 million acres reported last fall. Click here to read the full report.