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Small Grain Planting Continues Despite Minor Delays by Rain in Latest Crop Progress Report
Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:11:01 CDT
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report rates 73 percent of the US Corn Crop as being in good to excellent condition- unchanged from a week ago, 19 percent fair and 8 percent poor to very poor. Harvested corn reached 35 percent, 3 points below average. National soybean conditions remain unchanged from a week ago in the good to excellent ratings- resting at 74 percent while soybeans are 19 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. The national grain sorghum condition is down 1 point from a week ago at 65 percent good to excellent, up 1 point to 28 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor, as well. Harvested sorghum reached 48 percent, 6 above the average. National cotton conditions are down 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 22 percent, just above the average by 2 points. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma winter wheat planted reached 65 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal. Winter wheat emerged reached 30 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 1 point from normal. Canola planted reached 66 percent, up 26 points from the previous week and below the average by 8 points. Corn mature reached 90 percent, down 9 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 65 percent, down 3 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 86 percent. Sorghum harvested reached 47 percent, down 2 points from the previous year but up 3 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 48 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 26 points from normal. Soybeans harvested reached 10 percent Cotton bolls opening reached 79 percent. Cotton harvested reached 3 percent, up 2 points from the previous year.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
In Texas, winter wheat and oats seeding continues across the state, delayed some by rains in some areas. Corn harvested is 76 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and 2 up from normal. Mature corn reached 90 percent, on par with normal. Sorghum harvest was 70 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and on par with normal. Across the state, sorghum was 86 percent mature, which is 4 points above the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 86 percent, 2 points below normal. Cotton harvest was at 19 percent, just under normal by 1 point. Cotton bolls opened were at 70 percent, 6 points under the 5-year average.
Click here for the full Texas report.
Crop progress reports in Kansas, show winter wheat planted was 58 percent, near 62 last year, and behind the five-year average of 64. Emerged was 29 percent, near 30 last year and 33 average. Corn condition rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 26 fair, 54 good, and 11 excellent. Corn mature was 96 percent, near 98 last year and 95 average. Harvested was 62 percent, behind 72 last year, and near 64 average. Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 24 fair, 55 good, and 16 excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 75 percent, near 79 both last year and average. Harvested was 15 percent, behind 26 last year and 29 average. Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 21 fair, 58 good, and 17 excellent. Sorghum mature was 79 percent, near 82 last year, but ahead of 61 average. Harvested was 30 percent, near 34 last year, but ahead of 20 average. Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 28 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton bolls opening was 67 percent, ahead of 57 last year, but equal to average. Harvested was 6 percent, near 7 last year and 4 average.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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