May 15 Crop Progress & Condition Reports - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending May 14, 2017, temperatures averaged four to six degrees above normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Rainfall accumulations of an inch were common in Panhandle, southcentral, and southwestern counties, but limited to half an inch or less for the rest of the State. Dry, warm weather allowed farmers to make progress in corn and soybean planting. There were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 14 short, 79 adequate, and 4 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 4 percent very short, 14 short, 78 adequate, and 4 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn planted was 78 percent, ahead of 71 last year, and near 76 for the five-year average. Emerged was 31 percent, near 28 last year and 34 average.

Soybeans planted was 37 percent, ahead of 27 last year, but equal to average. Emerged was 4 percent, near 3 last year and 7 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 12 poor, 40 fair, 41 good, and 5 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 94 percent, near 90 last year, and ahead of 76 average. Headed was 32 percent, near 31 last year, and ahead of 22 average.

Sorghum planted was 14 percent, near 12 last year, but behind 19 average. Emerged was 1 percent.

Oats condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 15 fair, 81 good, and 4 excellent. Oats planted was 99 percent, ahead of 92 last year, and near 97 average. Emerged was 95 percent, ahead of 85 both last year and average. Jointed was 16 percent.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 3 poor, 29 fair, 59 good, and 9 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 1 percent very short, 3 short, 94 adequate, and 2 surplus.



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2017/CropProg-05-15-2017.pdf

Access the High Plains Region Climate Center for Temperature and Precipitation Maps at: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps.php?map=ACISClimateMaps

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



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION

 It was a dry week across much of Iowa for the week ending May 14, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork, up more than a day from the previous week. This allowed farmers to plant one-third of the State’s expected corn acreage and just under one-third of the State’s expected soybean acreage. The dry and warm weather also aided crop emergence.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 86 percent adequate and 13 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 84 percent adequate and 15 percent surplus. Similar to last week, the Southwest and South Central Districts reported the largest percentages of surplus subsoil moisture.

Eighty-five percent of the corn crop has been planted, 2 days behind last year, but 4 days ahead of the 5-year average for the first time this year. Farmers in the Central and North Central Districts have over 90 percent of their corn planted. Twenty-eight percent of corn has emerged, 6 days behind last year, and 3 days behind average.

Forty percent of the soybean acreage has been planted, 1 day behind last year, but 2 days ahead of average.

Oats emerged reached 85 percent, 3 days ahead of average. Oat condition rated 79 percent good to excellent.

Hay condition rated 84 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 82 percent good to excellent with most livestock reported as being out in pastures. Livestock conditions were reported as good.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress

Corn planting jumped to a slightly ahead-of-average pace and soybean planting caught up to the average pace last week thanks to drier conditions across the central U.S., according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

USDA estimated 71% of U.S. corn was planted as of Sunday, May 14, down from 73% a year ago but slightly above the five-year average of 70%. USDA also said 31% of U.S. corn was emerged, down from 41% a year ago and down from the five-year average of 36% emerged. 

Soybean planting also jumped ahead with USDA reporting 32% of U.S. soybeans planted, down from 34% a year ago but even with the five-year average of 32%. USDA said 8% of U.S. soybeans were emerged, down slightly from 9% a year ago and from the five-year average of 9%.

While last week was a banner week for planting, the condition of the nation's winter wheat crop didn't fare as well in Monday's report.  Fifty-one of the winter wheat crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.  USDA reported that 63% of winter wheat is headed, down from 66% a year ago, but up from the five-year average of 57% headed.

Meanwhile, U.S. spring wheat planting reached 78% complete as of Sunday, down from last year's 87%, but above the five-year average of 73% planted. Forty percent of spring wheat was emerged, down from 57% a year ago and down from the five-year average of 44%.

In other crop reports, cotton was 33% planted, compared to 38% last year and 37% average. Rice as 83% planted and 73% emerged, compared to 86% and 755% last year and 81% and 65% on average.

Sorghum was 32% planted, slightly behind the five-year average of 35%. Barley was 78% planted and 42% emerged, compared to 88% and 65% last year and 79% and 50% on average. Oats were 91% planted and 72% emerged, compared to 93% and 79% last year and 87% and 71% on average.