WAWG
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service
There were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from 7 days reported the previous week.
Western Washington experienced continued dry conditions.
Central Washington felt cooler temperatures from last week, with daily highs in the upper 80s, but faced another dry week. A large fire in the eastern part of Klickitat County burned 60,000 total acres, which included some wheat, CRP, and native pasture. In Yakima County, the week started with temperatures in the mid-80s, gradually increasing to the lower 90s by the weekend. Air quality was good for most of the week. Fruit growers harvested late maturing sweet cherries, peaches, and blueberries. Vegetable crop availability hit its peak with a diversity of cucumbers, summer squashes, peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn, and melons.
In east central Washington, harvest was officially underway.
Northeast Washington dealt with dry conditions and no rainfall. Winter wheat harvest started, and pastures looked well grazed. A lot of hay was piled up in the area.
Southeast Washington experienced dry conditions.
Washington crop condition
Winter wheat:
3% very poor
18% poor
37% fair
39% good
3% excellent
Spring wheat:
2% very poor
28% poor
34% fair
34% good
2% excellent
Barley:
1% very poor
12% poor
42% fair
45% good
0% excellent
Dry edible peas:
0% very poor
7% poor
44% fair
49% good
0% excellent
Washington crop progress:
Winter wheat harvested:
36% this week
20% last week
9% last year
32% 5-year average
Spring wheat harvested:
12% this week
4% last week
1% last year
11% 5-year average
Barley harvested:
12% this week
5% last week
2% last year
10% 5-year average
Dry edible peas harvested:
10% this week
8% last week
22% last year
37% 5-year average
Alfalfa hay 2nd cutting:
83% this week
67% last week
67% last year
89% 5-year average
Alfalfa hay 3rd cutting:
20% this week
10%NA last week
7% last year
24% 5-year average