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USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Show Corn and Soybeans Continue to Slowly Slip

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:42:22 CDT

USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Show Corn and Soybeans Continue to Slowly Slip USDA's weekly Crop Progress report, Monday, shows corn condition slightly slipping, with 60% good to excellent. Soybean crop conditions fell a point, to 56% good to excellent. Cotton crop conditions are improving, with 71% good to excellent. Good to excellent grain sorghum conditions are 62%. Winter and Spring wheat harvest is complete.

The U.S. has 85% of its corn crop in the dough stage vs. 81% for the five-year average. The report shows 41% of the corn crop is in the dented stage, above the five-year average. The U.S. corn condition rating is 60% good to excellent, compared to 62% last week and 64% this time last year.

It is estimated that 97% of the nation's soybean crop is blooming, on track with the five-year average. The U.S. has 88% of soybeans setting pods, up a point from the five-year average. For soybeans, 56% is rated good to excellent, down a point from last week. This time last year, good to excellent soybean crop condition rated 69%.

The cotton crop setting bolls is 79% vs. 89% for the five-year average. Cotton bolls opening is at 14%, down from 19% for the five-year average. Good to excellent cotton crop conditions is 71%, up from 67% last week and 46% this time last year.

The U.S. grain sorghum crop is now 90% headed, up from 87% for the five-year average. Sorghum coloring is estimated at 44%, slightly down from 46% for the five-year average. Good to excellent sorghum crop condition is 62%, gaining 2 points after falling 3 points the week before and in all, up from 54% this time last year.

Finally, pasture and range conditions maintained just 29% good to excellent. Fair conditions are up 1 point, at 28%, with 43% poor to very poor. Drought conditions in the western half of the country show those states have high percentages of poor to very poor pasture conditions.

Click here, for the complete National Crop Progress report released on Monday, August 23, 2021 by USDA NASS.

Oklahoma

According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report, Oklahoma corn crop condition is 47% good to excellent, 24% fair and 2% poor to very poor. Corn dough reached 65%, down 10 points from the previous year and down 15 points from normal. Corn dented reached 20%, down 19 points from the previous year and down 26 points from normal.

Oklahoma grain sorghum crop condition is 74% good to excellent, 23% fair and 3% poor to very poor. Grain sorghum headed reached 84%, up 4 points from the previous year and up 3 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 32%, down 6 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 78%, up 1 point from both the previous year and normal.

Oklahoma soybean crop condition is 63% good to excellent, 31% fair and 6% poor to very poor. Soybeans setting pods reached 45%, down 1 point from the previous year and down 2 points from normal.

Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 66% good to excellent, 32% fair and 2% poor to very poor. Cotton setting bolls reached 70%, down 8 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 5%, down 10 points from the previous year and down 2 points from normal.

Pasture and range condition is 57% good to excellent, 34% fair and 9% poor to very poor.

Click here, for the Oklahoma Crop Progress Condition report by USDA NASS.

Kansas

According to the Kansas Crop Progress and Condition report, Corn condition rated 60% good to excellent, 26% fair and 14% poor to very poor. Corn dough was 86%, near 89% last year, and equal to the five-year average. Dented was 48%, behind 55% last year, and near 52% average. Mature was 3%, near 7% last year, and behind 9% average.

Kansas soybean condition rated 58% good to excellent, 32% fair and 10% poor to very poor. Soybeans blooming was 91%, near 93% last year and 94% average. Setting pods was 72%, behind 79% last year and 77% average. Dropping leaves was 1%, near 4% last year and 2% average.

Kansas grain sorghum condition rated 62% good to excellent, 29% fair and 9% poor to very poor. Sorghum headed was 86%, near 88% last year and 85% average. Coloring was 30%, near 31% last year and 26% average.

Kansas cotton crop condition rated 48% good to excellent, 38% fair and 14% poor to very poor. Cotton setting bolls was 85%, ahead of 75% last year, and well ahead of 63% average. Bolls opening was 8%, equal to last year, and near 5% average.

Kansas pasture and range conditions rated 47% good to excellent, 36% fair and 17% poor to very poor.

Click here, for the full Kansas Crop Progress report.

Texas

According to the Texas Crop Progress and Condition report, corn condition is 64% good to excellent, 28% fair and 8% poor to very poor. Corn harvested reached 35 percent, down 12 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal.

Texas cotton crop condition is 60% good to excellent, 23% fair and 7% poor to very poor. Cotton bolls opening reached 15 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal.

Texas grain sorghum crop condition is 63% good to excellent, 28% fair and 9% poor to very poor. Sorghum harvested was 55 percent, down 9 points from the previous year and down 3 points from normal.

Texas soybean crop condition is 59% good to excellent, 32% fair and 9% poor to very poor. Soybeans dropping leaves was 39 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and up 2 points from normal.

Texas pasture and range conditions reported rated 48% good to excellent, 32% fair and 20% poor to very poor.

Click here, for the full Texas Crop Progress report.


   

 

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