Monday, July 14, 2014

July 14 Crop Progress Reports - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - STORMS BATTER CROPS
Wheat Harvest Reaches One-Third Complete

For  the week  ending  July  13,  2014,  rain  of  an  inch  or more was  common across  much  of  the  state  with  hail  producing  storms  damaging  crops  in  portions  of  central  and  southern Nebraska,  according  to USDA’s National  Agricultural  Statistics  Service.   Temperatures  were  below  normal across the north and east.  Wheat harvest progressed northward and was near one-third complete.  Corn was in the  pollination  stage.  Hay  harvest  resumed  but  continued  to  be  difficult.   Pasture  conditions  in most  areas continued  to  improve.   The  number  of  days  considered  suitable  for  fieldwork  were  5.3. Topsoil  moisture supplies  rated  2  percent  very  short,  21  short,  73  adequate,  and  4  surplus.  Subsoil  moisture  supplies  rated  8 percent very short, 21 short, 69 adequate, and 2 surplus.
 
Field  Crops  Report:

Corn  conditions  rated  2  percent  very  poor,  5  poor,  19  fair,  52  good,  and  22  excellent.  Corn  silking  was  33 percent, ahead of 12 last year, but near 32 average.  

Soybeans conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 21 fair, 53 good, and 19 excellent. Soybeans blooming was at 55 percent, ahead of 36 last year and 40 average.

Winter  wheat  conditions  rated  6  percent  very  poor,  14  poor,  29  fair,  44  good,  and  7 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was 97 percent, near 98  last year, and  the  five-year average of 99. Winter wheat  mature  was  65  percent,  ahead  of  53  last  year,  but  near  64  average.  Winter  wheat  harvested  was  31 percent, ahead of 27 last year, but behind 40 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 36 fair, 43 good, and 19 excellent. Sorghum headed was 10 percent, ahead of 0 last year and 1 average. Sorghum coloring was at 1 percent, near 0 for both last year and average.

Oat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 17 poor, 28 fair, 50 good, and 2 excellent. Oats headed was 97 percent, near 99  last year and average. Oats coloring was at 70 percent. Oats mature was at 38 percent. Oats harvested was at 13 percent, behind 23 last year and 30 average. 

Alfalfa hay conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 32 fair, 52 good, and 8 excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was 53 percent complete, ahead of 44 last year, but behind 60 average.
 
Livestock,  Pasture  and  Range  Report: 

Pasture  and  range  conditions  rated  5  percent  very  poor,  10  poor,  30 fair, 47 good, and 8 excellent.  Stock water supplies rated 1 percent very short, 6 short, 91 adequate, and 2 surplus. 



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:  http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-07-14-2014.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 - FARMERS HAPPY TO GET BACK IN THE FIELD


Iowa welcomed drier conditions which allowed  farmers  to get back  in the  fields  during  the  week  ending  July  13,  2014,  according  to  the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.   Statewide  there were 4.2  days  suitable  for  fieldwork,  the  first  time  since  mid-June  that farmers  have  had  over  3.0  days  suitable  across  the  whole  State.  Activities  for  the  week  include  herbicide  application,  replanting drowned out crops, and cutting hay.

Topsoil  moisture  levels  rated  0 percent  very  short,  2 percent  short, 73 percent  adequate,  and  25 percent  surplus.   Subsoil moisture  levels rated  0 percent  very  short,  6 percent  short,  77 percent  adequate,  and 17 percent surplus.   Central  Iowa was  the wettest, with well over one-third of the topsoil in surplus condition.

Twenty-six  percent  of  the  corn  acreage  was  silking,  25  percentage points ahead of  last year and 1 percentage point ahead of  the five-year average.   Seventy-six percent of  the corn crop was reported  in good  to excellent  condition,  unchanged  from  the  previous  week.   

Forty-five percent of the soybean acreage was blooming, 11 days ahead of the previous year and slightly ahead of normal.  Six percent of the soybean crop was setting pods, 11 days ahead of last year and one day ahead of normal. Seventy-three percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent  condition,  unchanged  from  last week.  

Ninety-seven percent of the oat crop has headed, equal to the previous year but 1 percentage point behind the five-year average.  Sixty percent of the oat acreage has turned  color,  18 percentage  points  ahead  of  the  previous  year  but 10 points  behind  average.    Oat  harvest  was  8  percent  complete 5 percentage points ahead of  last year but 11 points behind  the normal pace.  Seventy-three percent of the oat acreage was reported in good to excellent condition.  

The  first  cutting  of  alfalfa  hay  was  97 percent  complete,  3  points behind  last  year  and  1  point  behind  average.    The  second  cutting  of alfalfa was 27 percent complete, one day ahead of last year but 11 days behind  normal.  Sixty-eight percent  of  all  hay  was  rated  in  good  to excellent  condition.   

Pasture  condition  rated  75 percent  good  to excellent. High insect counts caused stress to livestock across the State. 



IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship


Temperatures and precipitation averaged slightly below normal  for  the past reporting week.  The week began with above normal  temperatures and  scattered  thunderstorms  on  Sunday  (6th)  and  Monday  (7th).  Temperatures  reached as high as 96 degrees at Sidney on Sunday  (6th) with highs mostly  in  the  eighties on Monday.  Rainfall with  the early week storms were mostly on the light side with just a few areas near the Missouri border approaching an  inch of accumulation.  Dry and cooler weather, with daytime highs mostly near eighty degrees, prevailed from Tuesday  (8th)  into Friday  (11th).    The week’s  lowest  temperature was recorded  at  Spencer  on Wednesday morning  at  50 degrees.    Warmer and more humid weather returned for the weekend with the bulk of the weeks’ rain  falling between Friday night and Saturday night.  Greatest rain  totals  were  over  west  central,  east  central  and  extreme  southern Iowa where a  few areas  received more  than  two inches.    Weekly  rain totals varied from only sprinkles at Oakland and Logan to 4.64 inches at Denison  and  4.10 inches  at  North  Liberty.   The  statewide  average precipitation was 0.92 inches or just a little less than the weekly normal of  1.05 inches.   Temperatures  averaged  1.4 degrees  below  normal  for the week.



USDA:  Corn, Soy Development Slightly Ahead of Average Pace


Corn and soybean development was slightly ahead of the five-year averages for both crops, and the condition of the nation's corn crop improved slightly in the week ended July 13, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress Report. 

Corn was 34% silking as of Sunday, up from 15% a year ago and ahead of the five-year average of 33%. The crop was rated 76% in good-to-excellent condition, up from 75% the previous week. 

Soybeans were 41% blooming, up from 24% a year ago and also up from the five-year average of 37%. The crop was rated 72% in good-to-excellent condition, the same as the previous week.

The nation's winter wheat crop was 69% harvested as of Sunday, up from 66% a year ago and ahead of the five-year average of 68%. Harvests in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas were 99%, 97% and 90% complete, respectively.


Corn Silking - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :          
                 :-----------------------------------:          
      State      : July 13,  :  July 6,  : July 13,  : 2009-2013
                 :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                 :                    percent                   
Colorado ........:     7           3           8          10    
Illinois ........:    19          28          62          48    
Indiana .........:    19          14          42          38    
Iowa ............:     1           4          26          25    
Kansas ..........:    30          35          56          50    
Kentucky ........:    34          46          65          51    
Michigan ........:     8           2           9          18    
Minnesota .......:     1           1           5          20    
Missouri ........:    28          47          79          57    
Nebraska ........:    12           8          33          32    
North Carolina ..:    92          80          88          96    
North Dakota ....:     4           4           5          11    
Ohio ............:    17           4          14          29    
Pennsylvania ....:    20           3          12          28    
South Dakota ....:     5           5           9           9    
Tennessee .......:    73          56          78          84    
Texas ...........:    71          80          81          78    
Wisconsin .......:     2           -           5          12    
18 States .......:    15          15          34          33    
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Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 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                         
Colorado .......:     1           4          25          52          18    
Illinois .......:     1           3          15          53          28    
Indiana ........:     1           4          20          52          23    
Iowa ...........:     2           5          17          52          24    
Kansas .........:     2           6          30          49          13    
Kentucky .......:     1           4          18          55          22    
Michigan .......:     1           4          15          60          20    
Minnesota ......:     2           6          28          49          15    
Missouri .......:     -           2          14          52          32    
Nebraska .......:     2           5          19          52          22    
North Carolina .:     4          12          27          46          11    
North Dakota ...:     1           3          17          59          20    
Ohio ...........:     1           4          21          53          21    
Pennsylvania ...:     1           4          14          48          33    
South Dakota ...:     1           2          15          67          15    
Tennessee ......:     -           3          18          56          23    
Texas ..........:     -           4          30          47          19    
Wisconsin ......:     1           6          16          51          26    
18 States ......:     1           4          19          54          22    
Previous week ..:     1           4          20          54          21    
Previous year ..:     3           6          25          49          17    
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Soybeans Blooming - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2013 soybean acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :  July 13,   :   July 6,   :  July 13,   :  2009-2013 
                :    2013     :    2014     :    2014     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:     35            47            57            50     
Illinois .......:     29            29            50            36     
Indiana ........:     27            30            55            35     
Iowa ...........:     12            21            45            44     
Kansas .........:     19            16            28            27     
Kentucky .......:     10            16            31            31     
Louisiana ......:     71            77            85            79     
Michigan .......:     41            12            32            32     
Minnesota ......:     19            13            27            35     
Mississippi ....:     65            53            65            83     
Missouri .......:      6            14            30            22     
Nebraska .......:     36            39            55            40     
North Carolina .:      6            18            33            15     
North Dakota ...:     22            12            25            34     
Ohio ...........:     24            10            22            32     
South Dakota ...:     32            39            56            39     
Tennessee ......:     14            18            30            38     
Wisconsin ......:     11             5            24            21     
18 States ......:     24            24            41            37     
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Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 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 .......:     5          11          29          37          18    
Illinois .......:     1           4          19          56          20    
Indiana ........:     1           4          24          55          16    
Iowa ...........:     1           6          20          53          20    
Kansas .........:     1           2          32          56           9    
Kentucky .......:     1           3          17          62          17    
Louisiana ......:     2           6          15          49          28    
Michigan .......:     2           5          21          59          13    
Minnesota ......:     2           7          29          53           9    
Mississippi ....:     -           6          24          51          19    
Missouri .......:     -           3          20          61          16    
Nebraska .......:     2           5          21          53          19    
North Carolina .:     1           5          25          59          10    
North Dakota ...:     1           3          18          62          16    
Ohio ...........:     2           5          24          59          10    
South Dakota ...:     1           4          21          65           9    
Tennessee ......:     -           2          19          64          15    
Wisconsin ......:     1           4          21          51          23    
18 States ......:     1           5          22          56          16    
Previous week ..:     1           4          23          57          15    
Previous year ..:     2           6          27          52          13    
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Winter Wheat Harvested - Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 86% of the 2013 winter wheat acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :          
                 :-----------------------------------:          
      State      : July 13,  :  July 6,  : July 13,  : 2009-2013
                 :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                 :                    percent                   
Arkansas ........:    100         96          99          100   
California ......:     94         81          85           91   
Colorado ........:     40         22          46           51   
Idaho ...........:      -          -           4            -   
Illinois ........:     85         82          90           91   
Indiana .........:     63         52          76           86   
Kansas ..........:     96         70          90           96   
Michigan ........:      8          1           3           34   
Missouri ........:     95         83          95           98   
Montana .........:      -          -           -            -   
Nebraska ........:     27         13          31           40   
North Carolina ..:     82         94          97           96   
Ohio ............:     25         20          61           75   
Oklahoma ........:     98         95          97           98   
Oregon ..........:      8          2           6            5   
South Dakota ....:      -          -           -           17   
Texas ...........:     96         85          99           97   
Washington ......:      1          -           3            1   
18 States .......:     66         57          69           68   
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