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Wheat Seeding Underway & Favorable Corn Development Continues in Latest Crop Progress Report
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:45:29 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 5 percent, 2 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 down 1 percentage point from a week ago at 65 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor. Harvested sorghum reached 26 percent, just 1 point below the average. National cotton conditions dropped slightly by 1 point from last week in the good to excellent ratings- at 47 percent, 37 percent fair, 12 percent poor and 4 percent very poor. Harvested cotton reached 4 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 dough reached 95 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but down 4 points from normal. Corn dented reached 80 percent, down 8 points from the previous year and down 15 points from normal. Corn mature reached 52 percent, up 7 points from the previous year but down 15 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 7 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 22 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 73 percent, down 9 points from the previous year but up 3 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 33 percent, unchanged from the previous year and unchanged from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 15 percent, up 3 points from the previous year but up 4 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 90 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 4 points from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 83 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 16 percent, up 10 points from the previous year and up 12 points from normal. Cotton setting bolls reached 95 percent, down 3 points from the previous year but up 1 point from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 19 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but down 11 points from normal.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
Corn development continued to progress favorably across Texas, with harvest wrapping up in areas. Meanwhile, wheat seeding is underway in the state. Corn harvest was 58 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and equal to normal. Mature corn reached 67 percent, 5 points below normal. Sorghum harvest was 60 percent complete, 11 points higher than last week and just 2 points below normal. Across the state, sorghum was 77 percent mature, which is 3 points higher than the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 64 percent, 5 points lower than normal. Cotton harvest was at 8 percent, 1 point higher than normal. Cotton bolls opened were at 29 percent, 10 points under the 5-year average.
Click here for the full Texas report.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Kansas corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 25 fair, 55 good, and 12 excellent. Corn dough was 97 percent, near 99 both last year and average. Dented was 88 percent, equal to last year, and near 89 average. Mature was 42 percent, behind 48 last year and 49 average. Harvested was 8 percent, near 9 last year and behind 19 average. Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 25 fair, 55 good, and 15 excellent. Setting pods was 95 percent, equal to both last year and average. Dropping leaves was 12 percent, near 16 last year, and behind 18 average. Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 22 fair, 58 good, and 16 excellent. Sorghum coloring was 84 percent, ahead of 78 last year, and well ahead of 62 average. Mature was 19 percent, equal to last year, and ahead of 11 average. Harvested was 1 percent, near 2 both last year and average.
Click here for the Kansas report.
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