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.