Corn and soybean condition ratings showed a continued plunge in this week’s USDA crop progress report. The amount of corn rated very-poor-to-poor increased another 8 percentage points. This puts 30{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the crop in that category. The amount of the crop rated good to excellent fell 8{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107}, dropping the amount in that category to 40{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107}.
As corn and soybean condition ratings fall, spring wheat conditions are also down slightly on the week. On a national level, 66{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the crop is rated good-to-excellent. That compares to last week’s 61{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107}.
Seventy-five percent of the nation’s winter wheat crop is now harvested compared to 58{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} at this time last year.
On a local level…
In Montana, winter wheat continues to progress ahead of average. Fifty-one percent of the winter wheat crop has now turned. This is a huge jump up from last week’s 16{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} and compared to last year’s 3{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107}. Fifty-five percent of the winter wheat crop is rated good-to-excellent, down 6{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} from last week. The spring wheat crop, at 7{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107}, has now also started to turn. See full report…
In Wyoming, it’s been a huge week for the winter wheat harvest. As of this past Sunday, 44{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the state’s winter wheat had been harvested. That’s compared to 0{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} the week before. Twelve percent of the state’s spring wheat has turned color as has 60{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the barley and 4{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the oats. The amount of topsoil rated very-short-to-short is at 78{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} compared to 16{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} at this time last year. See full report…
In North Dakota, showers and thunderstorms did provide some needed moisture in the past week. Twenty-seven percent of the spring wheat crop was turning as of this past Sunday as was 7{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the durum wheat. Condition ratings for the state’s spring wheat are above the national level with 74{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} of the crop rated good-to-excellent. Poor hay conditions to remain a concern. See full report…
In South Dakota, the winter wheat harvest jumped up 30 percentage points in the last week to now be 41{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} harvested. Ninety-two percent of the spring wheat has turned and 10{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} is ripe. Condition ratings, at 58{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} good-to-excellent, are slightly below the national average. The barley crop is also nearing that end point with 78{6b02cb02835b82b7f756ddf6717aaab7139b350de274ea97f5b53eb230607107} having turned color by this past Sunday. Five percent of the crop is considered to be ripe. See full report…
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Haylie Shipp
