Nebraska Corn Harvest Within 4 Percent of Being Complete
For the week ending November 24, 2013, dry conditions the first half of the week allowed producers access to remaining unharvested corn and sorghum fields, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Precipitation, mainly in the form of snow, arrived the last half of the week and was limited in eastern areas but heavier in western counties. While pockets of extreme drought exist in western counties, statewide, soil moisture supplies going into the winter months are above year ago levels. Statewide, producers had 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 20 short, 75 adequate, and 0 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 12 percent very short, 31 short, 57 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Corn harvested was 96 percent, behind 100 last year but ahead of 90 average. Sorghum harvest was 99 percent complete, behind 100 last year but ahead of 90 average. Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 25 fair, 63 good, and 8 excellent, well above year ago levels.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Stock water supplies rated 3 percent very short, 11 short, 85 adequate, and 1 surplus.
This is the last weekly Crop Progress and Condition - Nebraska report for the 2013 growing season. We would like to extend our appreciation to the dedicated county FSA and extension staff who supplied the necessary information for these reports. For December through March, we will issue monthly reports. The first monthly report (December) will be issued December 30. Weekly reports will begin April 7th for the 2014 season.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2013/CropProg-11-25-2013.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 Field Work Shifts to Fall Tillage, Baling
Cold and wet weather persisted across Iowa during the week ending November 24, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Iowa corn harvest for grain or seed is nearing completion at 97 percent harvested, four percentage points ahead of normal. Other activities for the week included finishing fall tillage and baling corn stalks.
Topsoil moisture levels rated 8 percent very short, 23 percent short, 66 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 20 percent very short, 35 percent short, 44 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Grain movement from farm to elevator was rated 31 percent moderate to heavy. Ninety-four percent of Iowa reported adequate or surplus off-farm grain storage availability and 85 percent reported adequate or surplus on-farm grain storage availability.
Pasture condition rated 22 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 16 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Hay supplies were considered 17 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 6 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
The past reporting week began with widespread light to moderate rain with a few thunderstorms on Sunday (17th) morning. Wednesday (20th) brought showers and a few thunderstorms to the southeast one-half of Iowa with Lamoni reporting the most rain with 0.92 inches. Finally, a third storm system brought light rain and/or freezing rain changing over to light snow from Thursday (21st) afternoon into Friday (22nd) morning. Maximum snowfall amounts were around two inches from Audubon to Boone in west central Iowa with maximum rain amounts around one-quarter inch in Taylor and Ringgold counties. Light snow cover of an inch or less persisted over most of southwest, central and northeast Iowa through the weekend. Weekly precipitation totals varied from only 0.01 inches at Rock Valley to 1.26 inches at Lamoni and 1.29 inches at Centerville. The statewide average precipitation was 0.37 inches or just a little less than the weekly normal of 0.44 inches. The week began with very mild weather on Sunday (17th) when late morning temperatures climbed to 71 degrees at Burlington, Clinton and Keokuk. Monday (18th) was much colder with daytime highs mostly in the 40’s. Tuesday (19th) and Wednesday (20th) were seasonably cool over the east while western Iowa warmed into the 50’s with a few 60’s. Temperatures plunged on Thursday (21st) and continued to fall through Sunday (24th) morning. Daytime highs were only in the teens over most of the northwest one-half of the state on Saturday (23rd). Minimum temperatures dipped to zero on Friday morning at Sheldon and on Saturday morning at Sibley. Webster City recorded the lowest temperature of the week with a Sunday (24th) morning low of minus 3 degrees. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 1.9 degrees below normal. The uppermost two to four inches of soil was frozen across much of Iowa by Sunday.
Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 93% of the 2012 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :November 24, :November 17, :November 24, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: 100 95 100 92
Illinois .......: 100 95 98 92
Indiana ........: 100 92 96 93
Iowa ...........: 100 93 97 93
Kansas .........: 100 94 98 96
Kentucky .......: 100 94 96 100
Michigan .......: 96 75 84 88
Minnesota ......: 100 94 98 92
Missouri .......: 100 94 96 93
Nebraska .......: 100 91 96 90
North Carolina .: 100 100 100 100
North Dakota ...: 100 78 86 76
Ohio ...........: 94 87 93 88
Pennsylvania ...: 94 86 90 87
South Dakota ...: 100 88 95 84
Tennessee ......: 100 98 100 100
Texas ..........: 100 99 100 99
Wisconsin ......: 100 74 82 87
18 States ......: 100 91 95 91
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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 :November 24, :November 17, :November 24, : 2008-2012
: 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 93 70 79 81
California .....: 52 25 35 52
Colorado .......: 94 100 100 97
Idaho ..........: 97 95 100 98
Illinois .......: 93 86 99 91
Indiana ........: 96 93 96 90
Kansas .........: 97 96 100 94
Michigan .......: 100 95 100 99
Missouri .......: 89 72 80 78
Montana ........: 68 95 96 89
Nebraska .......: 95 100 100 99
North Carolina .: 43 40 55 50
Ohio ...........: 93 96 100 93
Oklahoma .......: 89 95 97 93
Oregon .........: 88 85 90 88
South Dakota ...: 59 96 100 92
Texas ..........: 84 79 83 80
Washington .....: 96 93 95 94
18 States ......: 88 89 93 89
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Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 24, 2013
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2012 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Arkansas .......: - 3 31 62 4
California .....: - - 40 25 35
Colorado .......: 1 5 39 47 8
Idaho ..........: - 1 3 85 11
Illinois .......: - 1 24 65 10
Indiana ........: 1 1 24 62 12
Kansas .........: 1 3 33 56 7
Michigan .......: - 1 19 67 13
Missouri .......: - 2 48 47 3
Montana ........: 1 2 41 51 5
Nebraska .......: 1 3 25 63 8
North Carolina .: 1 1 29 68 1
Ohio ...........: - 1 14 70 15
Oklahoma .......: 1 4 18 61 16
Oregon .........: - 3 38 56 3
South Dakota ...: - 2 19 73 6
Texas ..........: 8 20 40 26 6
Washington .....: 1 2 20 60 17
18 States ......: 2 6 30 53 9
Previous week ..: 2 5 30 52 11
Previous year ..: 7 19 41 29 4
Brazilian Soy Planting Progresses on Track
Heavy rains in the south and the promise of precipitation in the northeast kept Brazilian soybean planting on track last week. Meanwhile, continued showers in the center-west are fostering good soybean crop development there.
Brazilian farmers had planted 79% of the 2013-14 soybean crop as of Friday, up 10 percentage points on the week before, according to AgRural, a local farm consultancy. Planting is now just ahead of the 78% planted at the same point last year and just behind the five-year average of 81%.
With soybean planting complete in most of Mato Grosso, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana, fieldwork is currently concentrated in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state, and Bahia, Piaui, Maranhao and Tocantins in the northeast. Approximately 4 inches of rain fell across Rio Grande do Sul's northern soybean belt last week, creating excellent planting conditions. As a result, planting moved ahead 21 percentage points to 54% in the seven days to Friday.
The situation is more complicated in northeastern Brazil, where there was no rainfall last week in many producing areas. However, the promise of showers this week prompted some producers to keep planting. The slow arrival of autumn rains has left fieldwork well behind schedule in Bahia, the main producing state, which has planted just 26% of the crop compared with 55% at the same point last year.
In Mato Grosso, where planting is 96% complete, rainfall has been abundant -- indeed, a bit too abundant in some places -- as crops move into the flowering phase. In Parana, where the crop is 90% planted, the weather switched between intense rain and showers all week, allowing for good crop development and the effective application of chemicals, said AgRural.
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