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Rains continue to slow harvest
Texas Most areas of the state continued to receive moderate to heavy amounts of moisture with heavy flooding in some areas during the week ending July 1, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Texas Field Office, July 2. Central Texas received the majority of rainfall with mostly 2.0 to 10.0 inches. The Panhandle received mostly 0.10 to 1.5 inches of rainfall. South Texas received mostly 1.0 to 4.0 inches of rainfall. East Texas received mostly 1.0 to 3.0 inches of rainfall. The Trans-Pecos area received the least amount of rain with 0.01 to 0.50 inches of rainfall. Wet soils have continued to cause harvesting problems. Range conditions remained in good condition. Haying and baling were halted in most areas due to the continued rainfall. Livestock remained in good to excellent condition in most areas of the state. Mosquitoes were starting to become a problem as moist weather continued. In the High Plains, wheat harvest continued in full force after being delayed due to previous showers. However, heavy rains continued to slow harvest in most other areas of the state. There were also some reports of crop damage in the Northern High Plains due to extremely high winds. Statewide, wheat condition was mostly good to excellent. cotton conditions worsened due to the below normal temperatures and severe weather in the Northern High Plains. cotton did very well in the Southern High Plains with much of the cotton now squaring. Development was making progress in the Northern Low Plains, but needed more hot dry weather to continue. Losses were reported in the Southern Low Plains due to many fields being underwater. cotton condition was mostly fair to good statewide. Wet conditions were beneficial to corn production in the Northern High Plains. Some damage was reported in the Blacklands due to heavy rainfall. South Central Texas reported good to excellent yields. Statewide, corn condition was mostly good to excellent. sorghum conditions were very promising in the High Plains. In the Blacklands sorghum was beginning to mature. Harvest continued to be delayed by the rainfall in the Coastal Bend and Lower Valley. sorghum conditions were mostly good to excellent statewide. Harvest was delayed in the Cross Timbers area due to excessive moisture. Vegetable conditions and harvest continued to improve in North East Texas; however, there were reports of disease problems such as aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. Peach and tomato harvest were in full swing with good yields reported in North East Texas with some disease problems reported in tomatoes. Hay fields were reported to be in good shape across the state, but wet conditions continued to slow the cuttings of hay. Sheep and goat producers in the Edwards Plateau continued to struggle with internal parasites such as stomach worms. Cattle were in good condition across the state with plenty of forage. Increased rainfall caused an increase in weeds in the Northern Plains and North East Texas. Statewide, range and pasture condition was mostly good to excellent. Date: 7/5/07
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