From staff reports Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition Report’s latest release on March 18, 2024, marked decreases in the preferability of winter wheat conditions.
Winter wheat jointing, which showcases a transition from vegetative to reproductive growth, reached 14%, down f ive points from 2023.
Winter wheat conditions rated 61% good to excellent and 32% fair, both down 4%. The poor to very poor rating remained the same at 7%.
Pasture and range conditions varied: 38% good to excellent, a 2% increase, and 38% fair, a 2% decrease. Again, the poor to v ery poor rating remained the same at 24%.
Livestock conditions also varied: 55% good to excellent, down by 3%, 39% fair, up by 5%, and 6% poor to very poor, down 2%.
Meanwhile, Kansas and Texas had varying statistics of their own. In Kansas, winter wheat conditions reached 55% good to excellent, up 2%, while fair and poor to very poor conditions dropped by 1%, to 33 and 12 respectively.
Texas’ winter wheat headed reached 13%, down nine poin ts from 2023 and seven points over a five-year-average.
Winter wheat conditions are looking up for Texas, as excellent conditions increased to 46% from 44. Additionally, fair conditions increased by five points to 35 and poor to very poor conditions decreased from 26% to 19%.
Aside from winter wheat, corn planted reached 34%, down three points since 2023 and up one point over the f ive-year average.
Sorghum reached 27%, up a point from 2023 and up two points over the five-year average.
Range and pasture conditions rated 14% good to excellent and 35% fair, both up two points. Meanwhile poor to very poor conditions decreased from 55% to 51%.