NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - CORN 20% PLANTED, SOYBEANS 6% PLANTED
For the week ending April 27, 2014, corn planting picked up momentum but progress was limited by rain at mid-week across much of the eastern half of the state, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. An inch of rainfall was common in eastern and south central counties. However, little or no moisture was received across western counties as drought conditions continued. Soybean planting was underway but was limited as producers were focused on corn. Temperatures averaged 6 to 8 degrees above normal. The number of days suitable for fieldwork was 5.3. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 14 percent very short, 39 short, 46 adequate, and 1 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 17 percent very short, 45 short, 38 adequate, and 0 surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Winter wheat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 11 poor, 30 fair, 51 good, and 5 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 5 percent, near 6 last year but behind the five-year average of 25.
Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 18 poor, 46 fair, 34 good, and 1 excellent. Oats planted was 92 percent, well ahead of 70 last year and 82 average. Oats emerged was 61 percent, well ahead of 23 last year and 42 average.
Sorghum planted was at 2 percent, ahead of 0 last year and 0 average.
Corn planted was 20 percent, ahead of 3 last year but near 22 average. Corn emerged was 2 percent, near 0 last year and 1 average.
Soybeans planted was 6 percent, ahead of 0 last year and 2 average.
Livestock, Pasture and Range Report:
Stock water supplies rated 5 percent very short, 8 short, 86 adequate, and 1 surplus.
Hay and forage supplies rated 2 percent very short, 9 short, 85 adequate, and 4 surplus.
Cattle and calf condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 11 fair, 77 good, and 11 excellent. Cattle and calf losses rated 17 percent below average, 83 average, and 0 above average. Percentage of cows calved since January 1 was 93 percent.
Sheep and lamb condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 10 fair, 82 good, and 7 excellent. Sheep and lamb losses rated 12 percent below average, 88 average, and 0 above average.
Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-04-28-2014.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/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NE.
IOWA CROP PROGRESS - 15% OF CORN PLANTED, ALONG WITH A FEW SOYBEAN ACRES
Wet conditions continued to slow down fieldwork in Iowa during the week ending April 27, 2014, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average temperatures were above normal for the week except in north central and northeast Iowa. Cool soil temps remain a concern for farmers planting in the northern part of the State. Statewide there were 3.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities for the week included applying fertilizers and herbicides.
Recent precipitation improved soil moisture levels. Topsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 14 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 14 percent very short, 36 percent short, 46 percent adequate and 4 percent surplus. Northwest Iowa remained the driest with 17 percent of topsoil reported in very short condition.
Planting progress was ahead of the previous year’s progress, but still trailed behind the five year average. Planting for oats was at 68 percent complete, 26 percentage points ahead of last year but 13 percentage points behind average. Twenty-four percent of oats had emerged, ahead of last year’s 10 percent, but 18 percentage points behind the five-year average. Fifteen percent of the expected corn acreage was planted, 13 percentage points ahead of last year but 18 percentage points behind average. Corn had started to emerge. There were scattered reports of soybeans being planted.
Pasture condition rated 10 percent very poor, 19 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 24 percent good and 3 percent excellent. Calving conditions were reported as poor with the wet conditions and cooler temperatures in some areas of the State.
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY
Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Dept of Ag & Land Stewardship
The past reporting week brought fairly typical late April weather to Iowa. The warmest days came at the beginning and ending of the period. High temperatures on Easter Sunday (20th) varied from the low 60’s northeast to mid 80’s west and on Saturday (26t) varied from the low 60’s northeast to near 80 across southern Iowa. Below normal temperatures prevailed at mid-week with a freeze recorded over much of the northwest one-third of Iowa on Tuesday (22nd) while daytime highs were only in the upper 40’s over parts of northeast Iowa on Wednesday (23rd) and Thursday (24th). Temperature extremes varied from Sunday (20th) afternoon highs of 85 degrees at Jefferson, Little Sioux, Logan, Rockwell City and Sioux City to a low of 26 degrees at Sheldon on Tuesday morning . Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 3.0 degrees above normal, varying from about a degree above normal over the northeast to six degrees above normal over the northwest. Thunderstorms were scattered over most of the state on Easter Sunday into Monday (21st) afternoon with locally heavy rain over parts of north central Iowa. Showers and thunderstorms were also widespread from Wednesday (23rd) morning into Thursday (24th) evening with greatest amounts to around one and one-half inches in north central and south central Iowa. Finally, another period of showers and thunderstorms began Saturday (26th) night and continued beyond the Sunday morning cut-off of this report. Greatest rain totals for the week were across north central Iowa where Rowan recorded 4.02 inches and Mason City 3.77 inches. Only light rain fell across far northwest Iowa, along the Highway 30 corridor from Ames to Denison and in the Burlington area. Sheldon and Sibley reported the least rain with 0.16 inches for the week. The statewide average precipitation was 1.09 inches or slightly more than the weekly normal of 0.93 inches.
Nationwide, Corn - Soybean Planting Move Ahead
Corn planting progress took its largest leap so far this growing season in the week ended April 27, logging in at 19%, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress Report. That compares to 6% last week and a five-year average of 28%.
Of the three "I" states, Illinois is 32% planted, Indiana 8% planted and Iowa 15% planted. Northern states are just starting field work with soil temps remaining frustratingly cool. Corn emergence was reported for the first time this year at 3%, compared to a five-year average of 6%.
Soybean planting also was reported for the first time this year at 3%, compared to a five-year average of 4%.
Corn Planted - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : April 27, : April 20, : April 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado ........: 3 2 16 13
Illinois ............: 1 5 32 33
Indiana ..........: 1 1 8 26
Iowa ..............: 2 2 15 33
Kansas ..........: 7 21 37 30
Kentucky ........: 23 10 32 44
Michigan ........: - - 1 13
Minnesota ......: - - 4 30
Missouri .........: 15 26 47 42
Nebraska ........: 3 4 20 22
North Carolina .: 76 43 60 79
North Dakota ..: - - - 10
Ohio ..............: 2 - 4 22
Pennsylvania ..: 10 - 2 13
South Dakota .: - 1 11 10
Tennessee .....: 45 19 53 59
Texas ............: 68 60 64 69
Wisconsin .....: - - 1 10
18 States ......: 5 6 19 28
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Corn Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : April 27, : April 20, : April 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Colorado .......: - (NA) - 1
Illinois ...........: - (NA) 2 10
Indiana ..........: - (NA) - 6
Iowa ..............: - (NA) - 2
Kansas ..........: 1 5 11 9
Kentucky .......: 4 (NA) 7 22
Michigan ........: - (NA) - 1
Minnesota ......: - (NA) - 1
Missouri .........: 8 4 10 15
Nebraska ........: - (NA) 2 1
North Carolina .: 45 17 32 42
North Dakota ..: - (NA) - -
Ohio ..............: - (NA) - 2
Pennsylvania ..: - (NA) - 1
South Dakota .: - (NA) - -
Tennessee .....: 15 (NA) 12 33
Texas .............: 59 50 55 59
Wisconsin ......: - (NA) - -
18 States .......: 2 (NA) 3 6
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Soybeans Planted - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2013 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : April 27, : April 20, : April 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 9 7 16 21
Illinois ............: - (NA) 2 3
Indiana ...........: - (NA) 1 8
Iowa ..............: - (NA) - 2
Kansas ..........: - (NA) 1 1
Kentucky .......: - (NA) 1 4
Louisiana .......: 25 33 55 36
Michigan ........: - (NA) - 2
Minnesota ......: - (NA) - 3
Mississippi .....: 10 14 24 38
Missouri .........: - (NA) - 3
Nebraska ........: - (NA) 6 2
North Carolina .: 1 (NA) - 4
North Dakota ...: - (NA) - 1
Ohio ...............: - (NA) 1 6
South Dakota ..: - (NA) - -
Tennessee ......: - (NA) 2 3
Wisconsin .......: - (NA) - 1
18 States ........: - (NA) 3 4
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Winter Wheat Headed - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2013 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State : April 27, : April 20, : April 27, : 2009-2013
: 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : Average
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: percent
Arkansas .......: 32 5 17 67
California ........: 81 85 90 90
Colorado ........: - - 1 1
Idaho .............: - 2 5 -
Illinois ............: - - - 17
Indiana ...........: - - 1 6
Kansas ..........: 1 2 4 17
Michigan ........: - - - -
Missouri .........: 2 - - 23
Montana .........: - - - -
Nebraska ........: - - - 1
North Carolina .: 41 3 20 59
Ohio ...............: - - - 1
Oklahoma .......: 19 10 45 59
Oregon ...........: - 2 2 -
South Dakota ..: - - - -
Texas .............: 43 34 50 55
Washington ....: - - - -
18 States .......: 13 9 18 26
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Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending April 27, 2014
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2013 planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
Arkansas ......: - 4 33 50 13
California ......: - 5 15 25 55
Colorado .......: 18 15 31 32 4
Idaho ............: - 1 11 74 14
Illinois ...........: 2 6 30 48 14
Indiana ..........: 1 5 32 52 10
Kansas .........: 13 24 42 20 1
Michigan .......: 5 13 40 37 5
Missouri ........: 2 10 45 38 5
Montana ........: 1 4 31 47 17
Nebraska .......: 3 11 30 51 5
North Carolina : 1 6 23 57 13
Ohio ..............: 2 8 41 42 7
Oklahoma ......: 31 34 26 8 1
Oregon ..........: - 5 46 41 8
South Dakota : - 4 31 63 2
Texas ...........: 29 36 22 12 1
Washington ..: 3 15 42 37 3
18 States .....: 14 20 33 28 5
Previous week : 13 20 33 29 5
Previous year .: 16 19 32 28 5
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