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Hard Red Spring Wheat Quality Holds Steady
Minnesota Ag Connection - 07/17/2019

The U.S. hard red spring wheat crop held steady in its overall condition rating as of mid-July with 76 percent rated good to excellent, compared to 78 percent the previous week and 80 percent a year ago. Ratings remain the highest in Minnesota and North Dakota with 85 and 80 percent rated good to excellent, respectively. In Montana, the crop is rated 67 percent good to excellent, and 74 percent in South Dakota. Recent rains have benefitted the crop in many areas, but have also amped up disease pressures. Producers remain vigilant in monitoring disease threats, as well as some pockets of moderate levels of wheat midge and cereal aphids.

Development of the crop remains behind normal in all states with the exception of Minnesota. The overall U.S. crop was 78 percent headed as of July 14, behind the five-year average of 87 percent and the 2018 pace of 91 percent. In Minnesota, 96 percent of the crop was headed, slightly ahead of the average of 91 percent for mid-July. North Dakota has 79 percent headed, South Dakota 75 percent and Montana 60 percent. A recent stretch of hot temperatures, upper 80’s to lower 90’s, helped accelerate crop maturity some, which should be reflected in next week’s report.

The North Dakota durum crop showed a slight improvement in overall condition rating this past week with 77 percent rated good to excellent, up from 74 percent the previous week. In Montana, the crop is rated 50 percent good to excellent, up from 41 percent the previous week, but below a year ago when 61 percent was rated good to excellent. Crop development is behind normal in both states with 75 percent headed in North Dakota and 54 percent in Montana. A year ago, nearly 90 percent was headed by mid-July in North Dakota and more than 70 percent in Montana. Recent rains and stretches of high daytime humidity have raised the disease threats in many areas, especially as the majority of the crop has advanced to the heading stage. As with spring wheat, producers are monitoring the crop and applying fungicides to help manage disease levels.


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