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Latest Crop Progress Report Indicates Midwest in Need of Rainfall for Emerging Winter Wheat
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:21:10 CDT
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report indicates harvested corn reached 75 percent, on par with the average. National soybean harvest reached 87 percent, 4 points below last year and 2 above the average. Harvested sorghum reached 76 percent, 8 above the average. National cotton conditions are up 1 point from last week in the good to excellent ratings- at 49 percent, 34 percent fair, 13 percent poor and 4 percent very poor. Harvested cotton reached 46 percent, 2 points below the average. Winter wheat conditions are rated 48 percent good to excellent, 33 percent fair, 7 percent poor and 2 percent very poor. Winter wheat emerged reached 70 percent, 1 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 88 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 4 points from normal. Winter wheat emerged reached 76 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 1 point from normal. Canola planted reached 95 percent, down 3 points from normal. Canola emerged reached 85 percent, up 6 points from the previous year. Corn harvested reached 89 percent, down 5 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 69 percent, down 8 points from the previous year but up 3 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 86 percent, down 3 points from the previous year but up 50 points from normal. Soybeans harvested reached 46 percent, unchanged from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 95 percent, down 2 points from the previous year but up 1 point from normal. Cotton harvested reached 36 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
In Texas, winter wheat and oats seeding continues although areas of the state are in need of additional rainfall where winter wheat has already emerged. Corn harvested is 90 percent complete, 5 points higher than last week and on point with normal. Sorghum harvest was 80 percent complete, 2 points higher than last week as well as normal. Across the state, sorghum was 94 percent mature, which is on par with the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 96 percent, on par with normal. Cotton harvest was at 30 percent, trailing normal by 9 points. Cotton bolls opened were at 93 percent, equal to the 5-year average.
Click here for the full Texas report.
Crop progress reports in Kansas, show winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 34 fair, 48 good, and 9 excellent. Winter wheat planted was 92 percent, near 95 last year and the five-year average of 94. Emerged was 75 percent, near 74 last year and 78 average. Corn harvested was 93 percent, equal to last year, and near 90 average. Soybeans harvested was 75 percent, near 80 last year and 77 average. Sorghum harvested was 71 percent, near 74 last year, but ahead of 60 average. Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 28 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton bolls opening was 91 percent, ahead of 83 last year, and near 90 average. Harvested was 13 percent, behind 18 last year, and near 17 average.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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