Oklahoma:

Final 2009 winter wheat production is estimated at 77.0 million bushels, down 54 percent from 2008, according to the Oklahoma Field Office of USDA-NASS. An average yield of 22.0 bushels per acre was harvested from 3.5 million acres. Final oat production is set at 510,000 bushels, up 28 percent from 2008. Final rye production totaled 560,000 bushels, 46 percent below last year.

United States:

Final production of all wheat for 2009 is estimated at 2.22 billion bushels, 11 percent below last year=s crop. This was 2 percent above the August forecast. Yield averaged 44.4 bushels per acre. Oat production is estimated at 93.3 million bushels, 1 percent
above the August forecast and up 5 percent from last year’s record low production. Barley production, at 227 million bushels, was down 5 percent from last year. Rye production, at 6.99 million bushels, was down 12 percent from last year.

Small Grain Seeding Continues

Cool temperatures and clear days allowed Oklahoma producers to make great strides in small grain seedbed preparation and planting. Fall-like temperatures were experienced during the week with the weekend heating up in many areas of the State. All nine districts received measurable rainfall with the three eastern districts receiving nearly two inches of precipitation during the week. Soil moisture conditions improved significantly from the previous week, as both topsoil and subsoil were rated mostly in the surplus to adequate range. There were 4.6 days suitable for field work.

Small Grains: Seedbed preparations are nearing completion and producers were busy seeding the 2010 small grain crops. Wheat seedbed preparation was winding down at 89 percent complete. Winter wheat planted jumped 16 points from last week to reach 33 percent complete, nine points behind normal. Rye seedbed preparations were 95 percent complete while plantings were 63 percent complete, both on pace with the five-year average. Oat seedbed preparation jumped eight points to reach 73 percent, while 14 percent of the oats were planted by week’s end, equal to the five-year average.

Row Crops: Harvest continued in most areas of the State as several days of cool, dry weather kept combines moving in the fields. Conditions for all row crops continue to rate mostly in the good to fair range. Eighty-three percent of the State’s corn had reached maturity by Sunday, up 17 points from the previous week but six points behind normal. Thirty-seven percent of the corn was harvested by week’s end, a six point jump from the prior week but still 27 points behind the five-year average. Sorghum coloring reached 90 percent complete by Sunday, while 32 percent had reached maturity, 11 points behind normal. Producers harvested a small portion of the State’s sorghum this past week. Soybeans at maturity reached 29 percent, up eight points from the prior week but 14 points behind the five-year average. A small portion of the crop had been harvested by week’s end. Peanuts in the mature stage of development reached 57 percent complete, up ten points from last week but five points behind the five-year average. Cotton opening bolls was at 57 percent complete, 13 points behind last year and 11 points behind
normal.

Miscellaneous Crops: The Oklahoma watermelon harvest was virtually complete by week’s end.

Hay: Several clear days allowed cutting and baling to continue in most areas while rain in other areas kept producers out of the fields. Conditions of both alfalfa and other hay rated mostly in the good to fair range. As of Sunday, fourth cuttings of alfalfa were winding down at 91 percent complete, while fifth cuttings were 38 percent complete, up nine points from last week but 16 points behind normal. Producers made a second cutting on 71 percent of the other hay, up five points from the prior week but six points behind normal.

Pasture and Range: Timely rains and cooler temperatures have provided a positive boost to pasture and range conditions, rated mostly in the good to fair range.

Oklahoma Hog Inventory Down 4 Percent From Last Year

Oklahoma:
Oklahoma’s inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2009, was estimated at 2.36 million head, down 4 percent from September 1, 2008, but up 3 percent from June 1, 2009. The breeding inventory of 410,000 head was up 3 percent from last year. The market hog inventory was down 5 percent from the previous year and totaled 1.95 million head. Weight group breakdowns consisted of 910,000 pigs in the under 60-pound group; 300,000 in the 60-119 pound group; 250,000 in the 120-179 pound group; and 490,000 pigs in the 180 pound plus group.

The June – August 2009 pig crop totaled 1.80 million head, down 1 percent from last year, but up 11 percent from last quarter. The 185,000 sows farrowed were up 3 percent from the number farrowed during the previous quarter.

United States:
The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2009, was 66.6 million head. This was down 2 percent from September 1 2008, but up 1 percent from June 1, 2009. Breeding inventory, at 5.87 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and 2 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.8 million head, was down 2 percent from last year but up 1 percent from last quarter.

The June – August 2009 U.S. pig crop, at 28.8 million head, was down 2 percent from 2008 and down 1 percent from 2007. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.97 million head, down 4 percent from 2008 and down 5 percent 2007. The average pigs
saved per litter was 9.70 for the period June – August 2009, compared to 9.51 last year.