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Midwest Region Harvest Remains in Full Swing Amid Above Normal Temps and Little Precipitation
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:41:04 CDT
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report indicates harvested corn reached 61 percent, 1 point below average. National soybean harvest reached 76 percent, 8 points below last year and on par with the average. Harvested sorghum reached 67 percent, 9 above the average. National cotton conditions are up 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 39 percent, 2 points above the average. Winter wheat conditions are rated 59 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair, 6 percent poor and 1 percent very poor. Winter wheat emerged reached 60 percent, 2 above last year and the average. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma winter wheat planted reached 83 percent, down 3 points from normal. Winter wheat emerged reached 64 percent, up 6 points from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Canola planted reached 89 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Canola emerged reached 65 percent, up 1 point from the previous year. Corn harvested reached 82 percent, down 4 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 97 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and up 9 points from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 63 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but up 5 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 78 percent, up 6 points from the previous year and up 46 points from normal. Soybeans harvested reached 31 percent, down 1 point from the previous year. Cotton bolls opening reached 91 percent, down 4 points from the previous year. Cotton harvested reached 29 percent, up 13 points from the previous year and up 13 points from normal.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
In Texas, cotton harvest continues across the state with many fields defoliated and ready for picking. Corn, sorghum and soybean harvest remains in full swing. Corn harvested is 85 percent complete, 5 points higher than last week and on point with normal. Sorghum harvest was 78 percent complete, 5 points higher than last week and above normal by 3. Across the state, sorghum was 93 percent mature, which is 2 points above the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 95 percent, on par with normal. Cotton harvest was at 28 percent, trailing normal by 3 points. Cotton bolls opened were at 90 percent, 1 point above the 5-year average.
Click here for the full Texas report.
Crop progress reports in Kansas, show winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 31 fair, 50 good, and 11 excellent. Winter wheat planted was 84 percent, near 88 last year, and behind the five-year average of 89. Emerged was 63 percent, near 62 last year and 66 average. Corn harvested was 87 percent, near 89 last year and 83 average. Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 23 fair, 55 good, and 17 excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 95 percent, near 96 both last year and average. Harvested was 53 percent, behind 65 last year and 62 average. Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 22 fair, 58 good, and 16 excellent. Sorghum mature was 95 percent, equal to last year, but ahead of 88 average. Harvested was 56 percent, behind 62 last year, but ahead of 43 average. Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 28 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton bolls opening was 83 percent, ahead of 74 last year, but near 84 average. Harvested was 8 percent, near 12 last year and 9 average.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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