Crop Ratings Remain Fairly Steady Across The Board In Latest Crop Progress Reports

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, 3 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 up 1 percentage point from a week ago at 66 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor. Harvested sorghum reached 29 percent, right on par with the average. National cotton conditions increased slightly by 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 6 percent, just under the average by 1 point. For the complete USDA Crop Progress report, click here.

In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma corn dented reached 82 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 16 points from normal. Corn mature reached 67 percent, down 7 points from the previous year but down 16 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 20 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 24 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 92 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 12 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 52 percent, up 5 from the previous year and up 8 from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 24 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but up 6 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 95 percent, up 3 points from the previous year and down 1 point from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 88 percent, unchanged from the previous year and from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 19 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 11 points from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 39 percent, up 11 point from the previous year but down 4 points from normal.

Cotton harvest is progressing in areas across Texas, while sugar cane aphids create growing concern for sorghum producers in the High Plains. Corn harvest was 63 percent complete, 5 points higher than last week and equal to normal. Mature corn reached 75 percent, 4 points below normal. Sorghum harvest was 61 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and just 3 points below normal. Across the state, sorghum was 78 percent mature, which is 2 points higher than the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 71 percent, 3 points lower than normal. Cotton harvest was at 9 percent, 4 points lower than normal. Cotton bolls opened were at 31 percent, 17 points under the 5-year average.