Tuesday, October 1, 2013

September 30 Crop Progress & Condition Report

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For  the week ending September 29, 2013, warm, windy conditions again were experienced during  the week.  Rainfall of an  inch or more across much of  the Panhandle as well as central counties slowed winter wheat seeding but improved overall prospects, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.   Soybean harvest was  active  in  southern  counties  and high moisture  corn was being  taken  for delivery to feedlots and ethanol producers.  Widespread corn harvest was limited due to high grain moisture levels.  Statewide, producers had 5.5 days  suitable  for  fieldwork.  Topsoil moisture  supplies  rated 16 percent very  short,  36 short, 48 adequate, and 0 surplus.   Subsoil moisture supplies rated 28 percent very short, 42 short, 30 adequate, and 0 surplus. 
 
Field Crops Report:

All  corn  condition  rated  8  percent  very  poor,  7  poor,  21  fair,  44  good,  and  20  excellent.  Irrigated  corn  conditions  rated  82  percent  good  or  excellent,  compared  to  75  average.   Dryland  corn  conditions rated 39 percent good or excellent, compared to 57 average.   Corn mature was 64 percent, behind 92 last year but near 66 average.  Corn harvested was 9 percent, well behind 51 last year and 16 average.  

Soybean conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 8 poor, 26 fair, 48 good, and 14 excellent.  Soybeans dropping leaves were 84 percent, near 88 last year but ahead of 78 average.  Harvest was 13 percent complete, behind 44 last year and 19 average.  

Sorghum conditions rated 17 percent very poor, 19 poor, 24 fair, 38 good, and 2 excellent.   Sorghum mature was  51 percent, ahead of 48 last year and 40 average.  Harvest was 2 complete, behind 10 last year and 4 average.

Winter wheat was 65 percent seeded, ahead of 62 last year but behind 72 average.  Wheat emerged was 28 percent, ahead of 14 last year but behind 33 average.  

The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 76 percent complete, behind 86 last year but near 78 average.
 
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:

Stock water supplies rated 8 percent very short, 20 short, 72 adequate, and 0 surplus.  Pasture and range condition was 19 percent very poor, 23 poor, 34 fair, 23 good, and 1 excellent.  
  


Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2013/CropProg-09-30-2013.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&region=HPRCC.

Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_state.htm?NE,HP.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION REPORT


Mostly dry weather allowed the harvesting of corn and soybeans to both reach 5 percent complete during  the week ending September 29, 2013, according  to  the  USDA,  National  Agricultural  Statistics  Service.  Statewide  there were 5.9 days  suitable  for  fieldwork.   Other  activities for  the week  included chopping corn  silage, harvesting  seed corn, and seeding cover crops.

Topsoil moisture  levels  rated  35  percent  very  short,  40  percent  short, 25   percent  adequate  and  0  percent  surplus.    Subsoil moisture  levels rated 41 percent very  short, 39 percent  short, 20 percent  adequate and 0 percent  surplus.    Southeast  Iowa  remained  the  driest  with  over 50 percent of the topsoil moisture rated in the very short category.

Ninety-five  percent  of  the  corn  crop  had  reached  the  dented  stage  or beyond, 3 percentage points behind normal.   Sixty-one percent of corn was mature,  behind  the  normal  76  percent.   Only  five  percent  of  the corn had been harvested  for  grain or  seed,  two weeks behind normal.  Moisture  content  of  all  corn  in  the  field was  estimated  at  28  percent while moisture content of corn harvested was  estimated at 23 percent.  Corn  lodging was rated at 71 percent none, 22 percent  light, 6 percent moderate and 1 percent heavy.  Corn condition was 8 percent very poor, 18  percent  poor,  38  percent  fair,  32  percent  good  and  4  percent excellent.   

Eighty-eight  percent  of  soybeans  had  turned  color, 8 percentage points behind normal.   Fifty-one percent of  the  crop had dropped  leaves, 9 days behind normal pace.   Five percent of soybeans had  been  harvested,  16  percentage  points  behind  normal.    Soybean lodging  was  rated  at  86  percent  none,  12  percent  light,  2  percent moderate  and  0  percent  heavy.    Soybean  shattering  was  rated  at 86 percent  none,  12  percent  light,  2  percent  moderate  and  0  percent heavy.    Soybean  condition  improved  slightly  to  9  percent  very  poor, 18 percent  poor,  38 percent  fair,  31  percent  good  and  4  percent excellent.

With  recent  rains,  pasture  condition  has  improved  and  was  rated 28 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 12 percent good and 1 percent excellent.  Stress on livestock was minimal this week, and some calves were weaned early to take advantage of good prices.



IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY

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


It was a warm and relatively dry week across Iowa.   Temperatures were above normal  through  the entire week  in most areas with  the warmest weather coming on Thursday (26th) and Friday (27th) when highs were mostly in the 80’s.   A cold front moved across Iowa on Saturday (28th) but  not  before  temperatures  climbed  to  near  80  in  the  east.   Temperature  extremes  for  the  week  ranged  from  a  Friday  afternoon high  of  90  degrees  at  Spencer  to  a  Sunday  (29th)  morning  low  of 35 degrees  at  Emmetsburg.      Temperatures  for  the  week  as  a  whole averaged  from 2  to 3 degrees above normal over  the east  to 9 degrees above normal northwest with a statewide average of 5.4 degrees above normal.     Much  of  the week was  dry.     However,  light  rain  fell  over parts of  the southwest one-third of  the state on Tuesday (24th) morning and  over  the  western  one-quarter  of  Iowa  on  Friday  (27th)  morning.   Light to moderate rain fell statewide on Saturday (28th) as the cold front advanced  across  the  state.      Rain  totals  for  the  week  varied  from 0.05 inches  at Mason City  and Le Claire  to 0.82  inches  at Allerton  in Wayne County.     The  statewide  average precipitation was 0.28  inches while normal for the week is 0.74 inches.



Corn Mature - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Colorado .......:      86            31            52            63    
Illinois .......:         98            47            71            73    
Indiana ........:       90            47            66            68    
Iowa ...........:        99            35            61            76    
Kansas .........:      98            52            77            88    
Kentucky .......:      98            74            87            92    
Michigan .......:      80            28            48            60    
Minnesota ......:      98            17            41            64    
Missouri .......:       100            57            79            84    
Nebraska .......:      92            36            64            66    
North Carolina .:    100           100           100           100    
North Dakota ...:      97            24            51            56    
Ohio ...........:         71            32            54            55    
Pennsylvania ...:     77            48            72            60    
South Dakota ...:    95            40            66            65    
Tennessee ......:     99            77            89            95    
Texas ..........:        93            80            87            87    
Wisconsin ......:      78            24            43            52    
18 States ......:       93            40            63            70    
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Corn Harvested - Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 93% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Colorado .......:     25             4            11            14     
Illinois .......:         69             5            13            34     
Indiana ........:      34             6            13            22     
Iowa ...........:       53             3             5            16     
Kansas .........:     73            16            26            45     
Kentucky .......:     79            25            36            56     
Michigan .......:     16             3             6             9     
Minnesota ......:     50             -             2            12     
Missouri .......:       87            16            26            47     
Nebraska .......:     51             4             9            16     
North Carolina .:     84            74            85            80     
North Dakota ...:     34             1             1             7     
Ohio ...........:         13             3             7            11     
Pennsylvania ...:     17            11            21            19     
South Dakota ...:     52             4            11            13     
Tennessee ......:     91            39            48            70     
Texas ..........:        74            62            64            70     
Wisconsin ......:     21             -             3             8     
18 States ......:      52             7            12            23     
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Soybeans Dropping Leaves - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
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                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:      69           41            52            52     
Illinois .......:          82           37            66            69     
Indiana ........:        87           67            80            79     
Iowa ...........:         91           22            51            79     
Kansas .........:      59           43            66            60     
Kentucky .......:      70           28            49            71     
Louisiana ......:      88           80            88            87     
Michigan .......:      88           48            74            76     
Minnesota ......:      99           46            73            90     
Mississippi ....:      92           42            53            81     
Missouri .......:       55           21            39            47     
Nebraska .......:      88           67            84            78     
North Carolina .:      30           12            22            33     
North Dakota ...:     100           82            94            91     
Ohio ...........:          84           70            85            77     
South Dakota ...:     100           72            87            92     
Tennessee ......:      71           26            38            69     
Wisconsin ......:      89           29            52            74     
18 States ......:       83           47            67            74     
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Soybeans Harvested - Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 95% of the 2012 soybean acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:    41            18            25            24     
Illinois .......:        20             1            10            15     
Indiana ........:      17             4            16            19     
Iowa ...........:       50             1             5            21     
Kansas .........:     11             1             8             9     
Kentucky .......:     24             1             4            14     
Louisiana ......:      71            46            68            65     
Michigan .......:      21             -             5            12     
Minnesota ......:     72             1             9            26     
Mississippi ....:     75            13            27            53     
Missouri .......:       8             -             3             6     
Nebraska .......:     44             3            13            19     
North Carolina .:     3             -             -             2     
North Dakota ...:    77             3            13            27     
Ohio ...........:        13             3            17            15     
South Dakota ...:    74             3            13            25     
Tennessee ......:     16             3             9            16     
Wisconsin ......:     38             -             3            12     
18 States ......:      39             3            11            20     
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Winter Wheat Planted - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2011 winter wheat acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:      6             2             3             5     
California .....:        6             3             5             6     
Colorado .......:     59            35            56            71     
Idaho ..........:       39            34            44            47     
Illinois .......:          8             2             6             8     
Indiana ........:        7             3             7             8     
Kansas .........:     37            13            33            35     
Michigan .......:     20             8            20            20     
Missouri .......:      9             1             3             6     
Montana ........:     52            49            71            56     
Nebraska .......:     62            49            65            72     
North Carolina .:      1             2             5             1     
Ohio ...........:         6             2            13             9     
Oklahoma .......:     33            15            37            36     
Oregon .........:       26            13            22            32     
South Dakota ...:     48            43            66            62     
Texas ..........:        41            29            42            39     
Washington .....:     71            59            65            72     
18 States ......:      38            23            39            40     
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2011 winter wheat acreage]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :               Week ending               :            
                :-----------------------------------------:            
      State     :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,:  2008-2012 
                :    2012     :    2013     :    2013     :   Average  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                       
Arkansas .......:       1          (NA)            -              1    
California .....:          -          (NA)            -              -    
Colorado .......:      18          (NA)           26             32    
Idaho ..........:        11          (NA)            8             10    
Illinois .......:           1          (NA)            2              1    
Indiana ........:         -          (NA)            -              1    
Kansas .........:       9          (NA)            8             10    
Michigan .......:       -          (NA)            -              1    
Missouri .......:       3          (NA)            -              2    
Montana ........:      4          (NA)           22             10    
Nebraska .......:     14          (NA)           28             33    
North Carolina .:     -          (NA)            -                 -    
Ohio ...........:         -          (NA)            -              -    
Oklahoma .......:    13          (NA)            6             12    
Oregon .........:       -          (NA)            5              5    
South Dakota ...:    4          (NA)           15             23    
Texas ..........:      10          (NA)           15             12    
Washington .....:    56          (NA)           41             49    
18 States ......:      12          (NA)           12             15   
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