Latest US Crop Progress: US Corn Conditions Improve while Soybean, Sorghum & Cotton Conditions Decline

U.S. Crop Progress:

Winter Wheat harvested reached 82 percent, up 5 percentage points from last year and 2 points from the average.

Corn silking reached 77 percent, down 2 percentage points from the previous year and up 1 point from normal. Corn dough reached 30 percent, up 5 points from last year, and up 8 points from the five-year average. Corn conditions rated 68 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 9 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 67 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 10 percent poor to very poor.

Soybeans blooming reached 77 percent, down 2 points from the previous year, but up 3 points from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 44 percent, down 2 points from last year, but up 4 points from the average. Soybean conditions rated 67 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 8 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions 68 percent good to excellent, 24 percent fair, and 10 percent poor to very poor.

Cotton squaring reached 87 percent, up 3 points from the previous year and from the five-year average. Cotton setting bolls reached 54 percent, up 10 points from the previous year and 8 from the average. Cotton conditions rated 49 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 22 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 53 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair, and 23 percent poor to very poor.

Sorghum headed reached 22 percent, up 5 percentage points from the previous year and from normal. Sorghum Coloring reached 22 percent, no change from the previous year and up 1 point from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 55 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair, and 13 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 60 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor.

Oklahoma Crop Progress:

Corn silking reached 92 percent, up 14points from the previous year and up 19 points from normal. Corn dough reached 32 percent, down 6 points from the previous year, but up 9 points from the average. Corn conditions rated 69 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair and 8 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 72 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair and 5 percent poor to very poor.

Sorghum headed reached 40 percent, up 17 points from the previous year, and up 10 points from normal. Sorghum Coloring reached 12 percent, up 5 points from a year ago, and up 4 points from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 67 percent good to excellent, 26 percent fair, and 7 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 71 percent good to excellent, 21 percent fair, and 8 percent poor to very poor.

Soybeans emerged reached 95 percent, up 1 point from last year. Soybeans blooming reached 19 percent, down 33 points from the previous year and down 17 points from normal. Soybean conditions rated 59 percent good to excellent, 33 percent fair, and 8 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 52 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 17 percent poor to very poor.

Cotton squaring reached 91 percent, up 8 points from the previous year, and up 16 points from normal. Cotton conditions rated 61 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 69 percent good to excellent, 22 percent fair, and 9 percent poor to very poor.

Livestock conditions rated 67 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair, and 8 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 68 percent good to excellent, 24 percent fair, and 8 percent poor to very poor.

Pasture and range conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair, and 16 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 56 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 14 percent poor to very poor.

Kansas Crop Progress:

Soybeans blooming reached 64 percent, down 7 points from last year but up 3 points from the average. Setting pods reached 27 percent, down 7 points from last year, 1 point from the average. Soybean conditions rated 62 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair, and 11 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 75 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 0 percent poor to very poor.

Sorghum headed was 36 percent, up 11 points from last year and up 13 points from the average. Sorghum coloring was 6%, down 1 point from last year but up 4 points from the five-year average. Sorghum conditions rated 49 percent good to excellent, 38 percent fair, and 13 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair, and 7 percent poor to very poor.

Cotton squaring reached 96 percent, up 7 percentage points from last year and 12 points from the five-year average. Cotton setting bolls reached 58 percent, up 10 points from last year and 25 points from the average. Cotton conditions rated 67 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair, and 6 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, 36 percent fair, and 7 percent poor to very poor.

Pasture and range conditions rated 51 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 19 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 52 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair, and 10 percent poor to very poor.

Texas Crop Progress:

Corn silked reached 88 percent, no change from the previous year and down 2 points from the five-year average. Corn dough reached 78 percent, up 6 percent from the previous year, and up 9 points from the average. Corn dented reached 60 percent, no change from last year and up 5 points from average. Corn mature reached 42 percent, up 18 points from the average and 23 points from the average. Corn conditions rated 43 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 26 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 20 percent poor to very poor.

Cotton squaring reached 82 percent, up 5 percentage points from the previous year, and 2 points from the five-year average. Cotton setting bolls reached 49 percent, up 15 points from the previous year, and up 11 points from the average. Cotton conditions rated 40 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 31 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 46 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 25 percent poor to very poor.

Peanuts pegging reached 52 percent, down 4 points from the previous year but up 4 points from the five-year average. Peanut conditions rated 55 percent good to excellent, 44 percent fair, and 1 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 49 percent good to excellent, 47 percent fair, and 4 percent poor to very poor.

Sorghum headed reached 83 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but equal to the average. Sorghum coloring reached 66 percent, equal to the previous year and the average. Sorghum mature reached 52 percent, up 9 points from the previous year, and 6 points from the average. Sorghum harvested reached 42 percent and up 27 points from the average. Sorghum conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair, and 15 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 63 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair and 12 percent poor to very poor.

Soybeans blooming reached 78 percent, equal to the previous year and the average. Soybeans setting pods reached 50 percent, equal to a year ago and the average. Soybean conditions rated 26 percent good to excellent, 61 percent fair, and 13 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 32 percent good to excellent, 57 percent fair and 11 percent poor to very poor.

Pasture and range conditions rated 30 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 39 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 30 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair and 38 percent poor to very poor.

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