July 5 Crop Progress & Condition report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending July 2, 2017, temperatures averaged two to six degrees below normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Moderate rainfall was recorded across a majority of counties. There were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 16 percent very short, 35 short, 48 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 8 percent very short, 36 short, 56 adequate, and 0 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 20 fair, 63 good, and 12 excellent. Corn silking was 8 percent, near 9 both last year and for the five-year average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 24 fair, 64 good, and 6 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 28 percent, ahead of 10 last year and 19 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 12 poor, 35 fair, 43 good, and 7 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was 99 percent, ahead of 93 last year and 89 average. Mature was 60 percent, behind 67 last year, but ahead of 51 average. Harvested was 17 percent, near 18 last year, and behind 22 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 30 fair, 59 good, and 9 excellent. Sorghum headed was 4 percent, near 0 both last year and average.

Oats condition rated 0 percent very poor, 9 poor, 34 fair, 50 good, and 7 excellent. Oats coloring was 72 percent, ahead of 67 last year. Mature was 15 percent. Harvested was 2 percent, near 0 last year, but behind 13 average.

Alfalfa condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 25 fair, 63 good, and 7 excellent. Alfalfa second cutting was 42 percent complete, ahead of 30 last year and 35 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 9 poor, 40 fair, 46 good, and 4 excellent. Stock water supplies rated 2 percent very short, 10 short, 87 adequate, and 1 surplus.



Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg/2010s/2017/CropProg-07-05-2017.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 REPORT

Iowa experienced scattered tornadoes, hail, and isolated precipitation but reporters expressed need for more rain across much of the state during the week ending July 2, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included herbicide application, cultivating, and haying.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 6 percent very short, 21 percent short, 68 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus. Southeast Iowa’s topsoil moisture levels fell for the sixth consecutive week with 82 percent now rated short to very short. Most of southeast Iowa was categorized as abnormally dry by the United States Drought Monitor released June 27, 2017. Subsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 4 percent surplus.

Seventy-eight percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Soybean emergence is nearly complete. Soybean blooming reached 12 percent complete, 3 days behind last year and 2 days behind average. Soybean condition rated 72 percent good to excellent.

Oats headed reached 94 percent this week, 1 day ahead of the 5-year average. Oats coloring reached 27 percent, 5 days behind last year and 3 days behind average. Oat condition rated 74 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 27 percent complete, 5 days behind last year and 2 days behind average. Hay condition rated 78 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition continues to decline with 63 percent good to excellent. Livestock were generally reported to be in good condition due to favorable temperatures, while operators in a few areas may need to start supplementing feed in pastures.



USDA:  Soy, Spring Wheat Conditions Continue to Decline; Corn Condition Rises Slightly

Soybean and spring wheat conditions continued to decline last week, while corn conditions rose slightly from the previous week, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Wednesday. The report was delayed due to the Independence Day holiday on Tuesday.

Spring wheat's good-to-excellent condition rating dropped another 3 percentage points last week to 37% from the previous week's rating of 40% good to excellent. 

The U.S. soybean crop also saw conditions decline from 66% good to excellent the previous week to 64% last week. 

Meanwhile, corn conditions improved just slightly from 67% good to excellent the previous week to 68% good to excellent last week. 

USDA also reported Wednesday that 53% of winter wheat had been harvested as of Sunday, July 2, down from 56% a year ago and slightly below the five-year average of 54%. Forty-eight of the winter wheat crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

In other crop reports, cotton squaring was 45% as of Sunday, July 2, near the average of 44%, and cotton setting bolls was 13%, ahead of the average of 10%. Rice was 14% headed, slightly behind the five-year average of 16%.

Sorghum headed was 25%, near the average pace of 24%. Barley headed was 51%, behind the average pace of 57%. Oats were 85% headed, near the average pace of 84%.

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