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Harvest moving along; still behind last yearThe 2008 wheat harvest continues to move forward, but slightly behind last year's averages. 
Colorado The Colorado winter wheat harvest advanced rapidly over the weekend with warm temperatures and no precipitation, according to a July 14 report from Colorado Wheat. Harvest is wrapping up in the Seibert area with the harvest estimated to be 90 percent complete in that area. Seibert Equity Co-op reported their test weight is averaging 58 pounds due to rain during harvest; protein is averaging 11.8 percent; and yields being reported by farmers are ranging from 15 to 50 bushels per acre. Phillips County is approximately 50 percent harvested. Grainland Cooperative at Haxtun reported that test weight is averaging 61 pounds and protein is averaging between 10.5 percent and yields are in the 50 to 60 bushel per acre range. Grainland Cooperative at Holyoke reported that test weight is averaging 60 pounds and protein is averaging between 11.5 percent and yields are averaging 55 bushels per acre. One family farm operation located near Daily reported yields in the range of 40 to 65 bushels per acre, with a farm average of 50+ bushels per acre so far, with a little over half of the crop harvested. Grainland Cooperative at Julesburg in Sedgwick County reported that test weight is averaging 60 pounds and protein is in the 8 to 10 percent range and yields are in the 50 to 60 bushel per acre range. A farm family harvesting wheat in the Roggen area of Weld County reported that they are 50 percent harvested and that yields are ranging from 30 to 50 bushels per acre, but that they still have some poorer wheat to harvest that is likely to be in the 20 to 30 bushel per acre range. USDA is currently estimating the Colorado wheat crop at 56 million bushels based on 2,000,000 acres being harvested with an average statewide yield of 28 bushels per acre. This estimate compares with 94 million bushels produced last year and the 10-year average of 68.3 million bushels. Nebraska Wheat harvest dramatically picked up throughout the state, according to Nebraska Wheat. Moisture levels were slightly high around 15 percent in the northwestern part of the state as of Monday, and there were some reports that harvest began in the west over the weekend. Producers in the southeast and south-central part of the state have reported that they are wrapping up harvest for 2008. Wheat quality has varied immensely by district, but overall seems fairly good. Yield reports in the southeast range from 12 to 40 bushels per acre. The south-central area has reported a range of 40 to 60 bushels per acre with 65 to 80 bushels per acre for summer fallow. The first mention of yields from the southwest report a range from 35 to 73 bushels per acre and a test weight around 60 pounds per bushel with protein from 11 to 12 percent. Yields reported from the western portion of the state were 40 to 60 bushels per acre with protein of 12.5 percent or better. The U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated as of July 14 wheat conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Also ripe wheat was rated at 68 percent, well behind last year's 90 percent and the five-year average of 87 percent. Wheat harvested was rated at 19 percent, behind last year's 60 percent and 11 days behind the five-year average of 61 percent. 7/21/08 Date: 7/17/08
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