WAWG
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service
There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, unchanged from last week. Washington had temperatures ideal for fieldwork, with little moisture received last week.
Yakima County had air quality issues due to wildfire smoke. Gala apple harvest continued, and Granny Smith and Honeycrisp varieties also went into packing houses. Vegetable stands were bursting with produce, including green beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, zucchini, summer squashes, winter squashes, and melons. Hop harvest continued. Several mint, alfalfa, and timothy hay cuttings were sighted throughout central Washington.
In northeast Washington, pastures were getting dry, and rain was needed. Winter wheat planting was underway and going well. East central Washington had winter wheat fields starting to emerge and looked uniform. Southeast Washington had a dry week.
Washington crop progress:
Winter wheat planted:
34% this week
22% last week
23% last year
27% 5-year average
Winter wheat emerged:
4% this week
NA last week
3% last year
1% 5-year average
Spring wheat harvested:
96% this week
86% last week
92% last year
86% 5-year average
Barley harvested:
98% this week
87% last week
91% last year
85% 5-year average
Dry edible peas harvested:
91% this week
83% last week
81% last year
82% 5-year average
Alfalfa hay 3rd cutting:
91% this week
81% last week
85% last year
80% 5-year average
Alfalfa hay 4th cutting:
37% this week
29% last week
33% last year
21% 5-year average