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Corn and Soybean Crop Development Continues to Progress Well, Pasture and Range Conditions Continue to Slip More
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:54:57 CDT
The United States Department of Agriculture released its latest Crop Progress Report on Monday, September 16, 2019. According to this week's report, the overall conditions remain on the positive side with continued progress in the development of the crops. Focusing on corn, the crop's good to excellent ratings remained the same at 55% good to excellent condition. The average trade guess of 53% to 54%, but still looks a bit less desirable compared to last year's rating at this time of 68% good to excellent. Corn doughing is reported this week at 93% this week versus 89% last week, and the five-year average at this time is 98%. Corn denting this week came in at 68% versus 55% last week, the five-year average at this time is 87%. Corn maturity came in at 18% this week versus 11% last week, the five-year average at this time is 39%. This is the first week that reports corn harvested. Corn harvested came in at 4% this week, last year at this time it 8%. Soybeans setting pods this week came in at 95% versus 92% last week, the five-year average at this time is 100%. The good to excellent ratings for soybeans this week came in at 54% versus 55% last week.l That is right in line with the average trade guess of 53% to 54%, but is still behind last year's 67% good to excellent ratings. Pasture and range conditions this week nationally came in at 47% good to excellent, 31% fair and 22% poor to very poor.
Click here to review the complete USDA Crop Progress Report for Monday, September 16, 2019.
Across the southern plains -
In Oklahoma, corn dough reached 99%. Corn dented reached 67%, down 24 points from the previous year and down 23 points from normal. Corn mature reached 35%, down 22 points from last year and down 26 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 15%, down 5 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal. Corn's condition this week is rated as 70% good to excellent, 25% fair and 5% poor to very poor. Sorghum coloring reached 68%, down 9 points from the previous year and down 14 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 35%, down 3 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 6%, down 5 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Sorghum's condition this week rated as 75% good to excellent and 25% fair. Soybeans setting pods reached 60%, down 21 points from the previous year and down 26 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 4%, down 8 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal. Soybean's condition this week is rated 75% good to excellent, 20% fair and 5% poor to very poor. Cotton bolls opening reached 47%, unchanged from the previous year but up 8 points from normal. Cotton's condition this week is rated as 41% good to excellent, 50% fair and 9% poor to very poor. Pasture and Range condition this week rated as 56% good to excellent, 31% fair and 13% poor to very poor.
To review the full Oklahoma Crop Progress Report for this week, click here.
In Kansas, winter wheat planted was 6%, equal to both last year and the five-year average. Corn dented was 88%, behind 93% last year, and near 92% average. Mature was 43%, behind 61% last year and 56% average. Harvested was 10%, behind 15% last year and 16% average. Corn's condition rated this week as 50% good to excellent, 34% fair and 16% poor to very poor. Soybeans setting pods was 93%, near 97% both last year and average. Dropping leaves was 13%, behind 26% last year and 25% average. Soybean's condition this week rated as 59% good to excellent, 31% fair and 10% poor to very poor. Sorghum coloring was 73%, behind 84% last year and 81% average. Mature was 9%, behind 19% last year and 21% average. Harvested was 1%, near 3% both last year and average. Sorghum's condition this week rated as 61% good to excellent, 29% fair and 10% poor to very poor. Cotton setting bolls was 94%, near 98% last year and ahead of 91% average. Bolls opening was 17%, behind 36% last year and 27% average. Cotton's condition this week rated as 45% good to excellent, 36% fair and 20% poor to very poor. Pasture and range conditions this week rated as 65% good to excellent, 26% fair and 7% poor to very poor.
To review the full Kansas Crop Progress Report for this week, click here.
Finally in Texas, corn mature reached 67%, behind 79% last year and 73% on average. Corn harvested reached 59%, behind 66% last year and near 61% on average. Corn's condition this week rated as 52% good to excellent, 38% fair and 10% poor to very poor. Cotton bolls opening reached 47%, ahead of 36% last year and on average. Cotton harvested reached 15%, behind 21% last year and ahead of 14% on average. Cotton's condition this week rated as 31% good to excellent, 47% fair and 22% poor to very poor. Sorghum coloring reached 97%, ahead of 94% last year and on average. Mature reached 87%, ahead of 80% last year and 78% on average. Sorghum harvested reached 79%, ahead of 69% last year and 65% on average. Sorghum's condition this week rated as 65% good to excellent, 29% fair and 6% poor to very poor. Soybeans setting pods reached 92%, behind 95% last year and 99% on average. Dropping leaves reached 65%, behind 68% last year and 66% on average. Soybeans harvested reached 45%, ahead of 44% last year and 41% on average. Soybean's condition this week rated as 38% good to excellent, 43% fair and 19% poor to very poor. Pasture and range condition this week rated as 19% good to excellent, 35% fair and 46% poor to very poor.
To review the full Texas Crop Progress Report for this week, click here.
To sum up the current pasture and range condition here in the Southern Plains - here's the Good to Excellent Ratings for this week and the change from last week:
Oklahoma 56% -5%
Kansas 65% -3%
Texas 19% +-0%
The drop in the poor to very poor categories are reflected below:
Oklahoma 13% -1%
Kansas 7% +1%
Texas 46% -2%
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