Monday, April 14, 2014

Monday April 14 Crop Progress and Condition Reports

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - CORN PLANTING UNDERWAY
Rain-Snow-Slush Provide Some Moisture in Eastern Counties

For the week ending April 13, 2014, above normal temperatures and dry conditions during the week gave way to precipitation in the form of rain and snow on Sunday, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.  High winds created blizzard conditions across the west and south.  Precipitation totals were heaviest in eastern counties, but lighter amounts were welcome in south central and southwestern areas where drought conditions were severe.  Temperatures averaged 4 degrees above normal across the western half of the state and 6 to 8 degrees above normal much of the east.  A few fields of corn were planted in southern counties, but most producers were waiting for the weekend conditions to clear and soils to warm.  Days suitable for fieldwork were 5.8. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 13 percent very short, 42 short, 45 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 17 percent very short, 43 short, 39 adequate, and 0 surplus.
 
Field Crops Report:

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 10 poor, 29 fair, 52 good, and  7 excellent. 

Oats planting was 28 percent, behind 56 last year and 51 percent, 5 year average. Oats emerged was  5 percent, behind 9 last year and 11 average.

Sorghum planting was at 1 percent, ahead of 0 last year and 0 average.

Corn planting was at 1 percent ahead of 0 last year and even with 1 average.
 
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:

Stock water supplies rated 5 percent very short, 7 short, 88 adequate, and 0 surplus.  

Hay and forage supplies rated 2 percent very short, 7 short, 87 adequate, and 4 surplus.

Cattle and calf condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 10 fair, 80 good, and 9 excellent. Cattle and calf losses rated 16 percent below average, 84 average, and 0 above average. Percentage of cows calved since  January 1 was 79 percent.

Sheep and lamb condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 10 fair, 83 good, and 6 excellent.  Sheep and lamb losses rated 11 percent below average, 89 average, and 0 above average.



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-04-14-2014.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&region=HPRCC.

Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NE.



Iowa Crop Progress - One-Fifth of the Oats Planted in One Week


Above  average  temperatures  in  Iowa  allowed  over  20  percent  of  the State’s expected oat acreage to be planted during the week ending April 13,  2014,  according  to  the  USDA,  National  Agricultural  Statistics Service.  Precipitation fell towards the end of the week as rain turned to snow  overnight  Sunday.    Statewide  there  were  3.9  days  suitable  for fieldwork.    Activities  for  the  week  included  applying  fertilizer  and anhydrous, tiling, terrace construction, and spring tillage.

Recent  precipitation  helped  improve  soil  moisture  levels.    Topsoil moisture  levels rated 6 percent very short, 25 percent short, 57 percent adequate  and  12  percent  surplus.    Subsoil  moisture  levels  rated 17 percent  very  short,  38  percent  short,  43  percent  adequate  and 2 percent surplus.

Twenty-nine percent of oats have been planted, 10 percent ahead of last year but 22 percent behind average.  The East Central and South Central districts  have  over  50  percent  of  their  oat  acreage  planted.    A  few farmers  reported  oats  starting  to  emerge.    There  were  also  scattered reports of corn being planted, mostly in southern Iowa.  

Pasture  condition  rated  13  percent  very  poor,  26  percent  poor, 43 percent fair, 18 percent good and 0 percent excellent.  Most pastures were still slow to emerge, but rains late in the week helped return some green to the area.  Calving conditions were reported as good.


 
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Dept of Ag & Land Stewardship


Mostly dry weather with highly variable temperatures was the rule until Saturday  evening when  showers  and  thunderstorms moved  into  Iowa.    Daytime high temperatures were mostly in the 60s on Sunday (6th) and Monday  (7th).     Highs  on  Tuesday  (8th) were mostly  in  the  50s.   A freeze occurred over most of northern and eastern Iowa on Wednesday (9th) with morning lows of 22 degrees reported at Grinnell, Atlantic and Stanley.      Strong  southerly  winds  brought  a  rapid  warm  up  by Wednesday  afternoon with  highs  in  the mid  60s  northeast  to  low  80s west with Sioux City reaching 83 degrees.       Highs were  in  the 60s on Thursday (10th) and in the 70s on Friday (11th), but in between a freeze was  reported  over much  of  the  northeast  one-half  of  Iowa  on  Friday morning  with  Grinnell  dipping  to  24  degrees.      Windy  and  warm weather prevailed Saturday (12th) with highs in the mid 60s northeast to mid  80s  southwest.    Harlan,  Clarinda  and  Des Moines  were  the  hot spots with 86 degree maximums on Saturday afternoon.     A cold  front slowly  advanced  across  the  state  Saturday  evening  through  Sunday bringing precipitation and much cooler weather to Iowa.   Temperatures for  the week as a whole averaged  from  three degrees above normal at the southeast corner of  the state to nine degrees above normal over  the far  northwest.      The  statewide  average  temperature  was  5.8  degrees above normal.     Meanwhile,  light  rain was  scattered over  the northern two-thirds of Iowa on Sunday (6th) but with amounts mostly under one-tenth of an  inch.     Light  rain also was scattered over much of  the state on Monday (7th) but again only a few areas managed a little more than one-tenth  of  an  inch  of  rain.      Tuesday  through  Friday  was  dry.   Showers  and  thunderstorms  moved  across  the  northern  one-third  of Iowa  early  Saturday  morning  while  thunderstorms  were  widespread Saturday evening into Sunday morning.   Weekly rain totals for the crop reporting week ending 7 a.m. Sunday varied from none across portions of  far  northwest  and  far  southeast  Iowa  such  as  Le Mars,  Holstein, Fairfield and Burlington to 2.44 inches at the Marshalltown Airport and 2.45  inches  at  Fayette.      The  statewide  average  precipitation  was 0.44 inches while normal  for  the week  is 0.76  inches.       The Saturday evening  storms  brought  reports  of  high winds  and/or  large  hail  from 32 counties.   However, moderate to heavy rain fell across the southeast two-thirds  of  Iowa  after  7  a.m.  Sunday  and will  be  included  in  next week’s report.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress - Winter Wheat Conditions Worsen


Three percent of the nation's corn crop was planted as of April 13, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report, and it's no surprise that most of that was in the Southern states.  Texas reported 57% of its corn crop in the ground, North Carolina 20%, Kansas 11%, Missouri 9%. Illinois and Nebraska both reported 1% of their corn planted.  Last year at this time 2% of the U.S. corn crop was planted and the five-year average is 6%.  Winter wheat condition worsened as dry weather with strong winds took their toll during the last week. 



Corn Planted - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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                      :            Week ending            :          
                     :------------------------------------------------------------          
      State       : April 13, : April 6,  : April 13, : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Colorado .......:       -         (NA)          -            2    
Illinois ...........:      1         (NA)          1          10    
Indiana ..........:      -         (NA)           -           5    
Iowa ..............:      -         (NA)           -           2    
Kansas ..........:     3            4           11           9    
Kentucky .......:     6         (NA)          4          17    
Michigan ........:     -         (NA)           -           1    
Minnesota ......:     -         (NA)           -           2    
Missouri .........:     7            2            9          16    
Nebraska ........:     -         (NA)          1           1    
North Carolina .:     25       (NA)         20          31    
North Dakota ...:     -         (NA)          -           -    
Ohio ...............:     1         (NA)          -           2    
Pennsylvania ...:     1         (NA)          -           2    
South Dakota ..:      -         (NA)          -           1    
Tennessee ......:     10           2           7          25    
Texas .............:     56          54         57         55    
Wisconsin ......:       -         (NA)          -           -    
18 States .......:      2         (NA)          3           6    
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Oats Planted - Selected States

[These 9 States planted 65% of the 2013 oat acreage]
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                      :            Week ending            :          
                     :------------------------------------------------------------          
      State       : April 13, : April 6,  : April 13, : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Iowa ..............:     19           7            29          51   
Minnesota .....:      1          (NA)           -          24   
Nebraska ......:     56           7            28          51   
North Dakota .:      -          (NA)           -           4   
Ohio .............:     22           1             6          32   
Pennsylvania .:     26        (NA)           4          35   
South Dakota :     15        (NA)          16          22   
Texas ...........:    100         100         100        100   
Wisconsin ....:      -          (NA)           -            21   
9 States ........:     38        (NA)          9            47   
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Winter Wheat Headed - Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 87% of the 2013 winter wheat acreage]
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                      :            Week ending            :          
                     :------------------------------------------------------------          
      State       : April 13, : April 6,  : April 13, : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Arkansas ......:     5            1           1            29   
California ......:    34         (NA)         75           54   
Colorado .......:     -         (NA)          -             -   
Idaho ............:     -         (NA)          -             -   
Illinois ...........:     -         (NA)          -            6   
Indiana ..........:     -         (NA)          -            1   
Kansas .........:     -         (NA)          -            3   
Michigan .......:     -         (NA)          -            -   
Missouri ........:     -         (NA)          -            9   
Montana ........:     -         (NA)          -            -   
Nebraska .......:     -         (NA)          -            -   
North Carolina :     2         (NA)          1          16   
Ohio ..............:     -         (NA)          -            -   
Oklahoma ......:     1         (NA)          4          21   
Oregon ..........:     -         (NA)          -            -   
South Dakota .:     -         (NA)          -            -   
Texas ............:    20           9         16           28   
Washington ...:     -         (NA)          -            -   
18 States .......:     4        (NA)          5         (NA)   
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Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending April 13, 2014

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage]
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      State       : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent
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                     :                          percent                         
Arkansas ......:     -           6          34          48          12    
California ......:     5           5          15          20          55    
Colorado .......:    17          16         31          32           4    
Idaho ............:     -           1           11          73          15    
Illinois ...........:     3           6          35          45          11    
Indiana ..........:     2           5          33          51           9    
Kansas .........:    10          20         44          25           1    
Michigan .......:     3           9          31          50           7    
Missouri ........:     1          11          46          36           6    
Montana ........:     1           4          30          56           9    
Nebraska .......:     2          10          29          52           7    
North Carolina :     2           6          29          52          11    
Ohio ..............:     2           8          43          42           5    
Oklahoma ......:    23          31         32          14           -    
Oregon ..........:     -           5           48          40           7    
South Dakota .:     -           3           30          65           2    
Texas ............:    24          39         24          12           1    
Washington ...:     4          16          45          32           3    
18 States ......:    12          20          34          30           4    
Previous week:    10          19          36          30           5    
Previous year :    12          19          33          31           5    
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