At a time when only 38{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} of the corn has normally been harvested, farmers in the U.S. are flying by the average. They’ve now reached a whopping 79{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} complete as drought has pushed the harvest ahead.
Soybeans are also well ahead of schedule with the harvest 71{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} complete compared to a 58{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} average.
According to numbers out from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 71{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} of the nation’s winter wheat crop had been planted as of this past Sunday. That’s spot-on with the five-year average and a touch ahead of where we were last year. However, things are a little bit behind in our region.
In Montana, 74{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} of the winter wheat has been planted compared to last year’s 83{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} and the five-year average of 89{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05}. Twenty-five percent of the crop has emerged. Read full report…
In Wyoming, 93{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} of winter wheat had emerged as of this past Sunday. That is down barely from last year’s 94{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} and the five-year average of 94{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05}. Read full report…
In South Dakota, 77{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} of winter wheat has been seeded. This compares to 90{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} at this time in 2011 and the five-year average of 91{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05}. Eleven percent of the crop has emerged. Read full report…
In North Dakota, there isn’t enough winter wheat production for USDA NASS to report numbers. Sixty-eight percent of sugrabeets are lifted. This is compared to just 49{8a1275384cb93b18aa3d41af404144e37302a793dec468d70d54c97b65cfac05} at this time last year but is close to the five-year average. Read full report…
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Haylie Shipp
