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With a wetter than average spring and early summer, the prospect of a good wheat harvest seemed less than favorable in Oklahoma this year. As the calendar days flew by, many were unsure they would get any acres cut before the wheat became unsalvageable. Little did they know, however, the 2019 wheat harvest in Oklahoma was destined to be the best yielding harvest this state has ever seen. Last month, the USDA National Ag Statistics Service released their August 2019 Crop Production Report, which reported area harvested, yield per acre and total production for winter wheat by state. Oklahoma ended up third in total production, behind Kansas and Washington respectively, with 110 million bushels harvested. The total yield averaged 40 bushels/acre—the highest per acre yield the state has ever seen. Despite the less than favorable conditions, Oklahoma farmers and grain cooperatives united to beat the odds and bring in a successful harvest for 2019. With planting for the 2020 crop getting ready to begin, we are confident Oklahoma farmers and cooperatives will work hard to provide another abundant crop.
With a wetter than average spring and early summer, the prospect of a good wheat harvest seemed less than favorable in Oklahoma this year. As the calendar days flew by, many were unsure they would get any acres cut before the wheat became unsalvageable. Little did they know, however, the 2019 wheat harvest in Oklahoma was destined to be the best yielding harvest this state has ever seen.
Last month, the USDA National Ag Statistics Service released their August 2019 Crop Production Report, which reported area harvested, yield per acre and total production for winter wheat by state. Oklahoma ended up third in total production, behind Kansas and Washington respectively, with 110 million bushels harvested. The total yield averaged 40 bushels/acre—the highest per acre yield the state has ever seen.
Despite the less than favorable conditions, Oklahoma farmers and grain cooperatives united to beat the odds and bring in a successful harvest for 2019. With planting for the 2020 crop getting ready to begin, we are confident Oklahoma farmers and cooperatives will work hard to provide another abundant crop.