NEBRASKA CORN HARVEST OVER 90% COMPLETE
For the week ending November 17, 2013, dry conditions and above normal temperatures across much of the state allowed fall harvest to move toward completion, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Grain moisture levels are still high in remaining northeastern fields, slowing final wrap up. Producer attention is now turning to fall tillage and fertilizer applications. Cattle continue to utilize stalks and weaned calves were being moved to lots or market. Statewide, producers had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 19 short, 75 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 14 percent very short, 31 short, 55 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Corn harvested was 91 percent, behind 100 last year but ahead of 83 average.
Sorghum harvest was 97 percent complete, behind 100 last year but ahead of 82 average.
Winter wheat condition rated 0 percent very poor, 3 poor, 25 fair, 63 good, and 9 excellent, well above year ago levels.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Stock water supplies rated 4 percent very short, 12 short, 83 adequate, and 1 surplus.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2013/CropProg-11-18-2013.txt.
Access the High Plains Region Climate Center for Temperature and Precipitation Maps at: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps/current/index.php?action=update_region&state=NE®ion=HPRCC.
Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?NE,HP.
IOWA CORN HARVEST ADVANCES SEVEN POINTS, NOW +90%
Only seven percent of corn in Iowa remained in the field following the week ending November 17, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities for the week included fertilizer application, fall tillage, tile installation, and baling corn stalks.
Topsoil moisture levels rated 10 percent very short, 21 percent short, 66 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 21 percent very short, 37 percent short, 41 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Grain movement from farm to elevator was rated 41 percent moderate to heavy. Ninety-four percent of Iowa reported adequate or surplus off-farm grain storage availability and 85 percent reported adequate or surplus on-farm grain storage availability.
Iowa farmers harvested five percent of their corn for grain or seed during the week advancing harvest to 93 percent complete, six percentage points ahead of normal.
Soybean harvest was 99 percent complete, at the normal pace. South Central Iowa lagged behind the rest of the State with 87 percent of corn and 95 percent of soybeans harvested.
Pasture condition rated 23 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 16 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Hay supplies were considered 17 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus across Iowa with 91 percent rated in fair to good condition.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Unseasonably cold weather prevailed through Wednesday (13th) with Spencer Airport reporting a Tuesday morning low of minus one degree. This was Iowa’s earliest subzero temperature for the winter season since November 4, 1991. Light snow fell across all but far southwestern Iowa on Veteran’s Day with accumulations mostly of an inch or less. The weather steadily warmed for the second one-half of the week with temperatures well above normal by Saturday (16th) when daytime highs were mostly in the 60’s. Clarinda was the hot spot with a Saturday afternoon high of 72 degrees. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged from near normal over the far northwest to five degrees below normal at Burlington with a statewide average of 2.0 degrees below normal. Daytime maximum temperatures remained below freezing in many areas on Monday and Tuesday allowing the uppermost few inches of soil to freeze. However, warmer weather thawed the soil by later in the week. Showers and thunderstorms were scattered over most of Iowa on Saturday and into Sunday. Only a few sprinkles of rain occurred in parts of far western Iowa while Anamosa reported the most rain with 1.60 inches. Heaviest rains were generally in northeast and east central Iowa. The statewide average precipitation was 0.25 inches or about one-half the weekly normal of 0.49 inches.
Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 93% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :November 17, :November 10, :November 17, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 99 85 95 88
Illinois .......: 100 93 95 88
Indiana ........: 98 85 92 89
Iowa ...........: 99 88 93 87
Kansas .........: 100 91 94 94
Kentucky .......: 100 90 94 99
Michigan .......: 92 62 75 79
Minnesota ......: 100 87 94 86
Missouri .......: 100 89 94 91
Nebraska .......: 100 81 91 83
North Carolina .: 100 100 100 100
North Dakota ...: 100 64 78 69
Ohio ...........: 89 77 87 80
Pennsylvania ...: 89 76 86 82
South Dakota ...: 100 79 88 78
Tennessee ......: 100 93 98 100
Texas ..........: 100 98 99 98
Wisconsin ......: 97 62 74 79
18 States ......: 99 84 91 86
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Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :November 17, :November 10, :November 17, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 99 82 92 95
Illinois .......: 100 97 98 98
Indiana ........: 99 93 97 98
Iowa ...........: 100 98 99 99
Kansas .........: 97 86 91 93
Kentucky .......: 95 66 78 93
Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 99
Michigan .......: 100 87 96 98
Minnesota ......: 100 98 99 99
Mississippi ....: 100 97 99 99
Missouri .......: 93 75 86 91
Nebraska .......: 100 100 100 100
North Carolina .: 53 29 50 51
North Dakota ...: 100 95 100 96
Ohio ...........: 99 95 100 97
South Dakota ...: 100 97 100 99
Tennessee ......: 96 56 75 93
Wisconsin ......: 100 86 93 98
18 States ......: 98 91 95 96
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Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2012 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :November 17, :November 10, :November 17, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 81 55 70 69
California .....: 33 20 25 37
Colorado .......: 91 96 100 96
Idaho ..........: 94 86 95 95
Illinois .......: 86 77 86 84
Indiana ........: 92 83 93 84
Kansas .........: 95 92 96 91
Michigan .......: 97 91 95 95
Missouri .......: 78 58 72 69
Montana ........: 66 94 95 87
Nebraska .......: 92 100 100 98
North Carolina .: 29 25 40 36
Ohio ...........: 88 90 96 87
Oklahoma .......: 85 90 95 89
Oregon .........: 79 76 85 78
South Dakota ...: 52 92 96 89
Texas ..........: 78 74 79 74
Washington .....: 93 88 93 91
18 States ......: 83 84 89 85
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Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 17, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Arkansas .......: - 2 31 62 5
California .....: - - 30 30 40
Colorado .......: 1 4 41 47 7
Idaho ..........: - 1 7 80 12
Illinois .......: - 2 20 70 8
Indiana ........: 1 1 21 65 12
Kansas .........: 1 2 32 58 7
Michigan .......: - 1 18 64 17
Missouri .......: - - 50 47 3
Montana ........: 1 7 35 32 25
Nebraska .......: - 3 25 63 9
North Carolina .: - 1 35 64 -
Ohio ...........: - 1 14 64 21
Oklahoma .......: 1 4 22 59 14
Oregon .........: - - 22 76 2
South Dakota ...: - 2 27 60 11
Texas ..........: 7 16 40 29 8
Washington .....: - 2 14 65 19
18 States ......: 2 5 30 52 11
Previous week ..: 1 4 30 55 10
Previous year ..: 5 19 42 30 4
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