US Crop Progress for September 23:
Corn dented reached 92 percent, down 2 points from last year and up 1 point from the five-year average. Corn mature reached 61 percent, down 4 points from last year, but up 6 points from the average. Corn harvested reached 14 percent, up 1 point from last year and 3 points from the average. Corn conditions rated 65 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 12 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 65 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 12 percent poor to very poor.
Soybeans dropping leaves reached 65 percent, down 3 points from last year, but up 8 points from the five-year average. Soybeans harvested reached 13 percent, up 3 points from last year and 5 points from the average. Soybean conditions rated 64 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 64 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton Bolls Opening reached 63 percent, up 1 point from last year and 3 points from the five-year average. Cotton harvested reached 14 percent, up 2 points from a year ago and from the average. Cotton conditions rated 37 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair, and 26 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 39 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair, and 26 percent poor to very poor.
Sorghum Coloring reached 92 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and 1 point from the average. Sorghum Mature reached 60 percent, up 5 points from last year and 8 points from the average. Sorghum harvested reached 29 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and the average. Sorghum conditions rated 44 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair, and 22 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 19 percent poor to very poor.
Winter Wheat Planted reached 25 percent, up 2 percentage points from the previous year and 1 point from the average. Winter Wheat Emerged reached 4 percent, down 2 points from a year ago and 1 from the average.
Winter Wheat Planted reached 16 percent, equal to a year ago, but down 3 points from the five-year average.
Corn Mature reached 85 percent, up 20 points from a year ago. Corn harvested reached 56 percent, up 26 points from a year ago. Corn conditions rated 61 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 10 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 62 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 9 percent poor to very poor.
Sorghum Coloring reached 77 percent, up 7 points from last year, but down 6 points from the five-year average. Sorghum mature reached 43 percent, up 13 points from a year ago and 3 points from the average. Sorghum harvested reached 26 percent, up 16 points from a year ago and 17 points from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 59 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 10 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 59 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 16 percent poor to very poor.
Soybeans setting pods reached 83 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and equal to the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 27 percent, down 3 points from a year ago, but up 2 points from the average. Soybean conditions rated 39 percent good to excellent, 38 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 35 percent good to excellent, 42 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton bolls opening reached 60 percent, up 8 points from last year and 5 points from the average. Cotton conditions rated 28 percent good to excellent, 48 percent fair, and 24 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 36 percent good to excellent, 47 percent fair, and 17 percent poor to very poor.
Livestock conditions rated 58 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 17 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 56 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair, and 17 percent poor to very poor.
Pasture and range conditions rated 33 percent good to excellent, 33 percent fair, and 34 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 34 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 35 percent poor to very poor.
Corn dented reached 98 percent, equal to a year ago and up 3 percentage points from the five-year average. Corn mature reached 85 percent, up 1 point from last year, and 14 from the average. Corn harvested reached 41 percent, up 6 points from last year and 15 points from the average. Corn conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair, and 30 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 32 percent poor to very poor.
Sorghum Coloring reached 91 percent, up 3 percentage points from both last year and the five-year average. Sorghum mature reached 49 percent, up 7 points from last year and 15 points from the average. Sorghum harvested reached 11 percent, up 1 point from last year, and 6 points from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 39 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 37 percent fair, and 25 percent poor to very poor.
Soybeans dropping leaves reached 55 percent, down 9 points from last year, but up 8 points from the average. Soybeans harvested reached 5 percent, down 4 percentage points from last year and up 1 point from the average. Soybean conditions rated 51 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair, and 17 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 35 percent good to excellent, 42 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton bolls opening reached 66 percent, down 21 points from last year, but up 13 points from the average. Cotton harvested reached 1 percent, equal to both last year and the average. Cotton conditions rated 40 percent good to excellent, 37 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 40 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 29 percent poor to very poor.
Pasture and range conditions rated 33 percent good to excellent, 39 percent fair, and 28 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 32 percent good to excellent, 36 percent fair, and 32 percent poor to very poor.
Winter Wheat planted reached 29 percent, up 3 percentage points from a year ago and 2 points from the five-year average.
Corn harvested reached 85 percent, up 13 points from last year and 15 points from the average. Corn conditions rated 41 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair, and 31 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 41 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair, and 31 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton bolls opening reached 55 percent, down 2 points from the previous year but equal to the average. Cotton harvested reached 26 percent, up 3 points from the previous year, and 6 points from the average. Cotton conditions rated 22 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 48 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 28 percent good to excellent, 36 percent fair, and 28 percent poor to very poor.
Sorghum mature reached 95 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and 1 point from the average. Sorghum harvested reached 85 percent, up 6 points from the previous year and 5 points from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 47 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 22 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 47 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 22 percent poor to very poor.
Soybeans dropping leaves reached 76 percent, down 5 points from a year ago and 3 points from the average. Soybeans harvested reached 31 percent, down 5 points from last year, and 13 points from the average. Soybean conditions rated 34 percent good to excellent, 48 percent fair, and 18 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 27 percent good to excellent, 50 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor.
Pasture and range conditions rated 17 percent good to excellent, 33 percent fair, and 50 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 19 percent good to excellent, 33 percent fair, and 48 percent poor to very poor.