Posted on 04/19/2009 8:17:18 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Much of Oklahoma's Wheat Crop Damaged
Apr 17, 2009 9:42 PM
By Colleen Chen, NEWS 9 for NewsOn6.com
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Oklahoma wheat producers are beginning to see the effects from a hard freeze earlier this month.
Oklahoma Wheat Commission Executive Director Mike Schulte said some fields suffered damage of up to 90 percent.
While consumers likely won't see any price jumps at the grocery store in the short term, Schulte said they will likely see price changes a few months from now.
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Michael Peters of Okarche has been a wheat producer for 20 years. He said he's never seen his wheat crop look as bad as this year's crop.
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My prayers are up for the seed you have to grow. Around here the ground is too wet to plant. I talked to a farmer friend at church yesterday and he said all he could do was wait; otherwise the seed will rot.
We will not plan again until some time in October, and it is still very dry here.
Unfortunately we have many other farmers who are dependent on us for seed, and I am not sure how we are going to handle that yet.
It is a variety licensing issue. We had a total crop failure, because of the drought. Some of our neighbors have crops that may be suitable, but it is a licensing issue about using them for seed.
I do not farm, my father has the seed business.
Thanks for your prayers, it will be OK, though.
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