|
 |
|
AGWEB LAUNCHES WINTER WHEAT HARVEST MAP
Jun. 28, 2012
Source: Farm Journal Media news release
Warm temperatures and an expedited harvest season have wheat growers and analysts wondering how high 2012 winter wheat production will reach. To help the industry track results, AgWeb recently launched the interactive Winter Wheat Harvest Map-updated daily-to give online users and followers a chance to see real-time wheat harvest results from across the country.
"We've seen significant traffic and received great feedback from users concerning previous harvest maps," said Charlene Finck, Senior Vice President of Editorial and Content Development for Farm Journal Media. "Whenever harvest season is upon us, our industry craves daily updates, and this map helps wheat growers and end users obtain timely information." The Winter Wheat Harvest Map shows, by color, the average yields for a given state and county, based on data provided by AgWeb users throughout the harvest season.
It resembles a stock heat map, but rather than stock values, the value on this map is yield results. The information is not attributed to any single farm or farmer, but is aggregated by state and county to create a visual picture of yields. Selecting a specific state allows the user to see the county-by-county yield average in that state. According to the USDA, total winter wheat production is forecast at 1.68 billion bushels, 13 percent above 2011.
In its June Crop Production report, USDA estimated the U.S. winter wheat yield to be 47.3 bu./acre, 1.1 bu. more than last year. Based on harvest information submitted by wheat farmers, yields for more than 54,000 acres have been reported to AgWeb's Winter Wheat Harvest Map, bringing the map's current average national yield to 60.8 bu./acre. The highest yield reports include 160 bu./acre on 30 acres in Logan County, Okla., and 130 bu./acre on 400 acres in Minidoka County, Idaho.
|
|
|
|
|
