NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
For the week ending October 27, 2013, dry weather throughout the state was welcomed by corn and soybean producers who were busy harvesting their crops. Cooler than average temperatures however, slowed crop dry-down in some areas. Ranchers were moving cattle to winter feeding areas and weaning calves. Statewide, producers had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 8 percent very short, 27 short, 64 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 18 percent very short, 37 short, 45 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
All corn condition rated 7 percent very poor, 6 poor, 19 fair, 48 good, and 20 excellent. Irrigated corn conditions rated 81 percent good or excellent. Dryland corn conditions rated 49 percent good or excellent. Corn mature was 97 percent, behind 100 last year but near 95 average. Corn harvested was 55 percent, well behind 93 last year and equal to 55 average.
Soybeans harvest was 94 percent complete, behind 98 last year but ahead of 88 average.
Sorghum conditions rated 16 percent very poor, 18 poor, 26 fair, 37 good, and 3 excellent. Sorghum harvest was 64 percent complete, well behind 82 last year but ahead of 45 average.
Winter wheat rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 24 fair, 64 good, and 8 excellent. Winter wheat emerged was 94 percent, well ahead of 72 last year and 88 average.
The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 91 percent complete, behind 100 last year and 99 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Stock water supplies rated 5 percent very short, 13 short, 81 adequate, and 1 surplus. Pasture and range condition was 18 percent very poor, 24 poor, 32 fair, 24 good, and 2 excellent.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2013/CropProg-10-28-2013.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®ion=HPRCC.
Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?NE,HP.
IOWA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
Corn and soybean harvest advanced rapidly in Iowa during the week ending October 27, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. With soybean harvest now slightly ahead of normal, this marked the first time all season soybean progress was ahead of the 5-year average. Statewide there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities for the week included fall tillage, as well as liquid manure and fertilizer applications. Snow fell in the northern part of the state, and a killing frost finally reached southern Iowa.
Topsoil moisture levels rated 21 percent very short, 32 percent short, 47 percent adequate and 0 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 31 percent very short, 36 percent short, 33 percent adequate and 0 percent surplus. Grain movement from farm to elevator was rated 60 percent moderate to heavy. Ninety-six percent of Iowa reported adequate or surplus off-farm grain storage availability and 88 percent reported adequate or surplus on-farm grain storage availability.
Iowa farmers harvested 20 percent of their corn for grain or seed during the week. Fifty-five percent has now been harvested, 5 percentage points behind normal. Moisture content of all corn in the field was estimated at 21 percent while moisture content of corn harvested was 19 percent. Corn lodging was rated at 65 percent none, 21 percent light, 11 percent moderate and 3 percent heavy. Corn ear droppage was rated at 75 percent none, 16 percent light, 8 percent moderate and 1 percent heavy. Corn condition was 5 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 40 percent good and 9 percent excellent.
Soybean harvest increased 17 percentage points and stands at 87 percent complete, 2 days ahead of normal.
Pasture condition rated 23 percent very poor, 26 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 17 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Stress on livestock was minimal during the week. Hay supplies were considered 16 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus across Iowa with 91 percent rated in fair to good condition.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
It was a very cool week across Iowa with temperatures averaging 9.2 degrees below normal. A few locations across the south and west edged a little warmer than normal on Sunday (20th) but all of the state was well below normal the remainder of the reporting week. Keokuk was the warm spot with a 70 degree high on Sunday (20th) while Stanley (Buchanan Co.) and Mount Ayr dipped to 18 degrees on Friday (25th) morning. A hard freeze was recorded in many areas on Tuesday (22nd), Friday (25th) and Sunday (27th) mornings. The last few southeast Iowa locations that had avoided a freeze this season finally had one on Friday. Meanwhile light rain and/or snow moved into northwest Iowa Monday (21st) evening and spread across all but the far northeast and southwest corners of the state on Tuesday (22nd). Snow briefly accumulated along a line from Sioux Falls to the Quad Cities with the greatest amounts of around two inches falling across east central Iowa. Light rain, with some snow flurries, fell across the southwest one-half of the state on Wednesday (23rd). The remainder of the week was dry. Only a few sprinkles or flurries occurred over far northeast and southwest Iowa during the week while Davenport reported the most precipitation with 0.47 inches (falling as 1.5 to 2.5 inches of snow). The statewide average precipitation was 0.13 inches while normal for the week is 0.56 inches. Soil temperatures as of Sunday (27th) were mostly in the mid to upper 40’s but may briefly climb back into the low 50’s by midweek.
Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 93% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 78 39 59 62
Illinois .......: 94 51 74 68
Indiana ........: 80 43 59 62
Iowa ...........: 96 35 55 60
Kansas .........: 97 68 81 78
Kentucky .......: 96 65 76 89
Michigan .......: 56 21 31 41
Minnesota ......: 98 19 48 61
Missouri .......: 99 63 77 77
Nebraska .......: 93 32 55 55
North Carolina .: 96 95 97 97
North Dakota ...: 94 14 33 48
Ohio ...........: 62 31 49 47
Pennsylvania ...: 63 44 54 52
South Dakota ...: 99 31 49 55
Tennessee ......: 99 71 84 95
Texas ..........: 96 77 92 90
Wisconsin ......: 75 27 39 47
18 States ......: 91 39 59 62
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Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 83 46 60 68
Illinois .......: 86 68 85 77
Indiana ........: 79 64 78 79
Iowa ...........: 97 70 87 86
Kansas .........: 72 60 75 69
Kentucky .......: 68 25 38 65
Louisiana ......: 96 90 96 92
Michigan .......: 86 56 66 79
Minnesota ......: 100 80 91 88
Mississippi ....: 97 82 89 88
Missouri .......: 60 36 51 58
Nebraska .......: 98 80 94 88
North Carolina .: 16 7 11 20
North Dakota ...: 100 54 73 80
Ohio ...........: 77 71 81 76
South Dakota ...: 100 75 87 84
Tennessee ......: 63 23 36 63
Wisconsin ......: 99 53 69 79
18 States ......: 86 63 77 77
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Winter Wheat Planted - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2012 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 52 29 44 42
California .....: 29 10 15 32
Colorado .......: 99 95 98 99
Idaho ..........: 97 86 99 96
Illinois .......: 79 68 89 74
Indiana ........: 84 64 83 78
Kansas .........: 95 87 94 90
Michigan .......: 90 76 89 88
Missouri .......: 65 32 51 56
Montana ........: 84 90 96 94
Nebraska .......: 99 96 99 99
North Carolina .: 19 12 22 23
Ohio ...........: 80 80 90 83
Oklahoma .......: 91 84 90 87
Oregon .........: 82 84 91 88
South Dakota ...: 93 93 95 96
Texas ..........: 81 69 75 78
Washington .....: 97 90 94 97
18 States ......: 87 79 86 85
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Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2012 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 32 13 24 21
California .....: 2 2 5 12
Colorado .......: 75 73 87 87
Idaho ..........: 61 38 68 65
Illinois .......: 46 24 47 44
Indiana ........: 51 28 51 44
Kansas .........: 74 61 74 72
Michigan .......: 71 40 54 61
Missouri .......: 43 15 26 33
Montana ........: 49 60 66 71
Nebraska .......: 72 73 94 88
North Carolina .: 5 3 7 6
Ohio ...........: 38 54 70 47
Oklahoma .......: 69 61 73 69
Oregon .........: 45 25 33 47
South Dakota ...: 22 62 65 73
Texas ..........: 60 42 56 54
Washington .....: 78 68 70 79
18 States ......: 61 53 65 64
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