May 4 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending May 3, 2015, spring fieldwork was in full swing until rainfell over eastern areas on Saturday and Sunday, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. An inch or more of rain was recorded in many east central and southeastern counties, while the remainder of the State remained mostly dry. Temperatures averaged three degrees above normal. Some producers finished corn planting and were turning their attention to soybeans. There were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 8 percent very short, 28 short, 60 adequate, and 4 surplus.  Subsoil moisture supplies rated 12 percent very short, 27 short, 59 adequate, and 2 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn planted was at 57 percent, ahead of 41 last year and 38 for the five-year average.  Emerged was at 9 percent, ahead of last year and average at 6.

Sorghum planted was at 11 percent, ahead of 3 last year and 2 average.

Soybeans planted was at 12 percent, near 10 last year and 9 average. 

Winter wheat condition rated 14 percent very poor, 19 poor, 32 fair, 33 good, and 2 excellent. Winter wheat jointed rated 52 percent complete, ahead of 19 last year and 34 average. Headed was at 3 percent, ahead of last year at 0, but equal to the five-year average.

Oats condition rated 3 percent very poor, 9 poor, 28 fair, 59 good, and 1 excellent. Oats emerged was at 84 percent, ahead of 69 last year and 59 average. Jointing was at 8 percent, ahead of 3 last year.

Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 7 percent very poor, 11 poor, 39 fair, 39 good, and 4 excellent.  Stock water supplies rated 4 percent very short, 11 short, 84 adequate, and 1 surplus.


Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2015/CropProg-05-04-2015.pdf.

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.



US Corn Planting Surges Ahead

U.S. corn producers were busy in the week ended May 3, as 55% of the crop is now in the ground, compared to 19% last week and a five-year average of 38%, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report.

Nine percent of the nation's corn is emerged, compared to 2% last week and a 12% average.

Soybean plantings increased by 11 percentage points to 13% planted, compared to 2% last week and a 9% average. 

Winter wheat is 43% headed compared to 28% last week and 34% on average.   Also, 43% of the winter wheat is rated good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from last week.  On the other end of the spectrum, 20% of the winter wheat is rated poor or very poor, unchanged from last week. 

Spring wheat is 75% planted and 30% emerged compared to 55% and 9% last week and 40% and 16% on average. 

Cotton is 17% planted, compared to 10% last week and a 22% average. Rice is 61% planted and 37% emerged, compared to 39% and 26% last week and 62% and 45% five-year averages.

Sorghum is 29% planted, compared to 24% last week and a 28% average. Oats are 85% planted and 57% emerged, compared to 71% and 43% last week and 67% and 50% averages. Barley is 75% planted and 39% emerged, compared to 56% and 18% last week and 47% and 17% on average.