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Producers Take Advantage of Recent Moisture, Continue Seeding Small Grains
Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:13:18 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- up 1 point from a week ago, 19 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. Harvested corn reached 46 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. Harvested sorghum reached 57 percent, 8 above the average. National cotton conditions are down 1 point from last week in the good to excellent ratings- at 47 percent, 36 percent fair, 13 percent poor and 4 percent very poor. Harvested cotton reached 30 percent, 3 points above the average. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma winter wheat planted reached 78 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal. Winter wheat emerged reached 51 percent, up 7 points from the previous year and up 4 points from normal. Canola planted reached 81 percent, down 7 points from normal. Canola emerged reached 53 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but down 2 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 77 percent, down 2 points from the previous year and down 6 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 93 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but up 12 points from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 54 percent, down 2 points from the previous year but up 4 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 71 percent, up 10 points from the previous year and up 44 points from normal. Soybeans harvested reached 22 percent, unchanged from the previous year and unchanged from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 85 percent, down 5 points from the previous year and down 2 points from normal. Cotton harvested reached 15 percent, up 11 points from the previous year and up 8 points from normal. Cotton condition was rated 95 percent fair to good.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
In Texas, winter wheat and oats seeding continues across the state, while producers can take advantage of recent moisture. Corn harvested is 80 percent complete, 4 points higher than last week and on point with normal. Mature corn reached 95 percent, 2 below normal. Sorghum harvest was 73 percent complete, 3 points higher than last week and just above normal by 1. Across the state, sorghum was 90 percent mature, which is 3 points above the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 90 percent, 2 points below normal. Cotton harvest was at 22 percent, just under normal by 2 points. Cotton bolls opened were at 84 percent, 1 point under the 5-year average.
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Crop progress reports in Kansas, show winter wheat planted was 73 percent, behind 78 last year and the five-year average of 79. Emerged was 47 percent, near 46 last year and 51 average. Corn harvested was 76 percent, behind 82 last year, but near 74 average. Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 24 fair, 55 good, and 16 excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 88 percent, near 89 both last year and average. Harvested was 27 percent, behind 45 both last year and average. Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 21 fair, 59 good, and 16 excellent. Sorghum mature was 89 percent, near 91 last year, but ahead of 75 average. Harvested was 43 percent, behind 48 last year, but ahead of 30 average. Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 28 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton bolls opening was 75 percent, ahead of 65 last year, but near 77 average. Harvested was 7 percent, near 10 last year and 5 average.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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