Crop Progress Shows Little Change From Previous Week, While Wheat Planting Underway

 

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- unchanged from a week ago, 19 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. Harvested corn reached 9 percent, 10 points below average. National soybean conditions remain unchanged from a week ago in the good to excellent ratings- still at 73 percent while soybeans are 20 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. The national grain sorghum condition is unchanged from a week ago at 66 percent good to excellent, and still 28 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor, as well. Harvested sorghum reached 34 percent, 2 above the average. National cotton conditions are unchanged 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 10 percent, on par with the average. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.

 

In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma corn dented reached 90 percent, down 8 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Corn mature reached 74 percent, down 15 points from the previous year and down 18 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 50 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but down 8 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 95 percent, unchanged from the previous year but up 9 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 60 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but up 6 points from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 32 percent, down 3 points from the previous year but up 4 points from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 95 percent, unchanged from the previous year but up 2 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 25 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 13 points from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 58 percent, up 15 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.

 

In Texas, winter wheat seeding progressed well in areas of the Northern Low Plains due to recent rain showers while cotton bolls opened rapidly in the warm temperatures of the Southern High Plains and Northern Low Plains last week as cotton producers prepared for harvest. Corn harvest was 64 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and 3 down from normal. Mature corn reached 76 percent, 6 points below normal. Sorghum harvest was 65 percent complete, 4 points higher than last week and equal normal. Across the state, sorghum was 79 percent mature, which is 2 points higher than the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 84 percent, 6 points higher than normal. Cotton harvest was at 11 percent, 4 points lower than normal. Cotton bolls opened were at 49 percent, 8 points under the 5-year average.