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National Corn Rating Improves, Soybeans Unchanged, Cotton Crop Mixed

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 18:01:49 CDT

Corn crop maturity trailed behind the five-year average but the condition of the nation's corn crop has improved slightly. That's according to the latest crop progress report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the top 18 corn producing states in the nation, 69 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition. That's up one percent from last week. The major corn producing state of Iowa, the crop rated at 82 percent good to excellent condition. Illinois dropped another point to 61 percent good to excellent.
Corn silking was at 12 percent nationally, which is behind the five-year average of 18.


"Given the wet conditions prevalent over much of the Corn Belt in June, it makes sense that corn fell behind in terms of maturity," said National Corn Growers Association President Chip Bowling. "Yet, with tasseling still ahead, a more advantageous mixture of sun, heat and well-timed showers could help the crop recover. As is so often true, the conditions prevalent during tasseling will play a sizeable role in determining the size of the crop at harvest."


Nationally, soybean planting was 96 percent complete with 93 percent of the crop emerged. In the top 18 soybean producing states in the nation, the crop condition was unchanged over last week with 63 percent in good to excellent condition. USDA reports 21 percent of the crop is blooming. That's on target with the five-year average.


The condition of the nation's cotton crop was mixed. In the 15 main cotton producing states, USDA reported 57 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition. The crop gained one point in the excellent category and one point in the very poor category. USDA reported 48 percent of the crop was squaring, behind the five-year average of 55. Ten percent of the crop was setting bolls. That's behind the average of 14.


To view the full report released Monday by USDA, click here


   

 

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