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Crop Ratings Remain Fairly Steady Across the Board in Latest Crop Progress Reports
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:22:46 CDT
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report rates 74 percent of the US Corn Crop as being in good to excellent condition- unchanged from a week ago, 19 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. Harvested corn reached 9 percent, 3 points below average. National soybean conditions remain unchanged from a week ago in the good to excellent ratings- still at 73 percent while soybeans are 20 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. The national grain sorghum condition is up 1 percentage point from a week ago at 66 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor. Harvested sorghum reached 29 percent, right on par with the average. National cotton conditions increased slightly by 1 point from last week in the good to excellent ratings- at 48 percent, 36 percent fair, 12 percent poor and 4 percent very poor. Harvested cotton reached 6 percent, just under the average by 1 point. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma corn dented reached 82 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 16 points from normal. Corn mature reached 67 percent, down 7 points from the previous year but down 16 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 20 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 24 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 92 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 12 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 52 percent, up 5 from the previous year and up 8 from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 24 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but up 6 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 95 percent, up 3 points from the previous year and down 1 point from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 88 percent, unchanged from the previous year and from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 19 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 11 points from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 39 percent, up 11 point from the previous year but down 4 points from normal.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
Cotton harvest is progressing in areas across Texas, while sugar cane aphids create growing concern for sorghum producers in the High Plains. Corn harvest was 63 percent complete, 5 points higher than last week and equal to normal. Mature corn reached 75 percent, 4 points below normal. Sorghum harvest was 61 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and just 3 points below normal. Across the state, sorghum was 78 percent mature, which is 2 points higher than the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 71 percent, 3 points lower than normal. Cotton harvest was at 9 percent, 4 points lower than normal. Cotton bolls opened were at 31 percent, 17 points under the 5-year average.
Click here for the full Texas report.
Corn condition in Kansas rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 26 fair, 55 good, and 11 excellent. Corn dented was 96 percent, near 95 both last year and average. Mature was 65 percent, equal to last year, and near 64 average. Harvested was 17 percent, behind 22 last year and behind 29 average. Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 25 fair, 55 good, and 15 excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 19 percent, behind 30 last year and 32 average. Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 21 fair, 58 good, and 17 excellent. Sorghum coloring was 92 percent, near 89 last year, and ahead of 75 average. Mature was 29 percent, near 33 last year, but ahead of 19 average. Harvested was 5 percent, near 6 last year and 3 average. Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 29 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton setting bolls was 90 percent, behind 95 both last year and average. Bolls opening was 23 percent, near 27 last year, and behind 32 average. Harvested was 2 percent, equal to last year, and near 0 average.
Click here for the Kansas report.
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