Monday, May 12, 2014

May 12 Crop Progress and Condition Reports - NE/IA/US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS - CORN & SOYBEAN PLANTING PACE NOW AHEAD OF AVERAGE

For the week ending May 11, 2014, most of Nebraska received precipitation during the week, with amounts varying widely across the state, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Localized areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms in eastern Nebraska caused some damage to irrigation  equipment  and  buildings  late  in  the  week. Areas  of  southwest  Nebraska  remained  in  an  extreme drought  in  spite  of  the  rain. Average  temperatures  ranged  from  4  degrees  below  normal  in  the  panhandle  to  6 degrees above normal in southeast Nebraska. Activities included corn and soybean planting and moving cattle to  pasture.  The  number  of  days  considered  suitable  for  fieldwork were  5.1. Topsoil moisture  supplies  rated  13  percent  very  short,  25  short,  58  adequate,  and  4  surplus. Subsoil moisture  supplies  rated  17  percent  very short, 35 short, 48 adequate, and 0 surplus.
 
Field  Crops  Report: 

Corn planted was 77 percent, well ahead of 39 last year but near 71 average. Corn emerged was  18 percent, ahead of 2 last year but behind 21 average.

Soybeans planted was 36 percent, well ahead of 6 last year and 30 average.

Oats  condition  rated  1  percent  very  poor,  17  poor,  41  fair,  40  good,  and  1  excellent.  Oats  planted  was  96 percent, ahead of 93 last year but near 97 average. Oats emerged was 83 percent, well ahead of 56 last year, but near 79 average. 

Sorghum planted was at 10 percent, ahead of 3 last year but near 11 average.

Winter  wheat  condition  rated  4  percent  very  poor,  17  poor,  32  fair,  43  good,  and  4 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 56 percent, ahead of 30 last year but behind the five-year average of 61. 
 
Livestock,  Pasture  and Range Report: 

Pasture  and Range  condition  rated  11  percent  very  poor,  14  poor,  42 fair, 32 good, and 1 excellent.  Stock water supplies rated 5 percent very short, 9 short, 85 adequate, and 1 surplus. 

 

Access the National publication for Crop Progress and Condition tables at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProg//2010s/2014/CropProg-05-12-2014.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&region=HPRCC.

Access the U.S. Drought Monitor at: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NE



IOWA CROP PROGRESS - CORN PLANTING CATCHES UP TO NORMAL

Optimal conditions allowed almost half of the expected corn acreage to be planted in Iowa during the week ending May 11, 2014, according to the  USDA,  National  Agricultural  Statistics  Service.   Average temperatures  were  above  normal  for  the  week,  while  average precipitation was below normal.  Statewide there were 4.9 days suitable for  fieldwork.  Other  activities  for  the  week  included  fertilizer  and herbicide application, manure hauling, and spraying.

Topsoil moisture  levels  rated  1  percent  very  short,  10  percent  short, 74 percent  adequate  and  15  percent  surplus.    Subsoil moisture  levels rated  9  percent  very  short,  26  percent  short,  60  percent  adequate  and 5 percent surplus.  Northwest Iowa remained the driest with almost one-third of topsoil reported as very short or short of moisture.

Planting  advanced  rapidly  at  the  beginning  of  the week.   Oat  seeding was  92  percent  complete,  13  percentage  points  ahead  of  last  year  but only  3  percentage  points  behind  the  five-year  average.   Sixty-five percent of the oat acreage had emerged, ahead of last year’s 42 percent, but  12  percentage  points  behind  average.    Seventy  percent  of  the expected corn acreage was planted, 8 days ahead of  last year but equal to the normal pace.  Corn was slow to emerge with only 9 percent of the acreage  emerged,  20  percentage  points  less  than  average.    Soybean planting was 20 percent complete, advancing 19 percentage points from last week and only 2 days behind normal.

Pasture condition rated 6 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 35 percent good and 7 percent excellent.  More livestock have been moved onto pastures across the State.

 
IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Provided by Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Dept of Ag & Land Stewardship


The  past  reporting  week  brought  drier  and  warmer  weather  to  Iowa.  The week began with cool conditions on Sunday (4th) with highs in the mid 50s north  to  low 70s southwest while  light showers fell across the northeast one-third of  the  state.  Monday  (5th)  and Tuesday  (6th) were dry and warmer with highs in  the mid  to upper 60s northeast with mid 70s  to  low  80s  southwest.  Wednesday  (7th)  and  Thursday  (8th) were much warmer with highs in the mid 70s north to mid 90s southwest on Wednesday and low 80s south on Thursday.  Clarinda, Shenandoah and Sidney  all  reached 97 degrees on Wednesday  afternoon,  the  first  time the  ninety  degree  mark  has  been  reached  this  year  in  the  state.  Thunderstorms  were  scattered  across  mostly  northwest  Iowa  on Wednesday  and  statewide  on Thursday.    Friday  (9th) was  dry with  a brief  cool-down  into Saturday  (10th) morning when Elkader dipped  to 32  degrees.   Saturday  afternoon  temperatures warmed  to  the mid  60s north  central  to mid  80s  southwest.  Scattered  thunderstorms  returned on  Saturday,  mostly  across  the  northwest  one-half  of  the  state.  Precipitation  totals  for  the week  varied  from  only  sprinkles  at  several southeast Iowa locations such as Fairfield and Keosauqua while Cresco in northeast Iowa reported the most rain with 1.86 inches (all falling on Thursday).   The  statewide  average  precipitation  was  0.31  inches  or about  one-third  the  weekly  normal  of  0.99  inches.   Substantial precipitation  fell on Sunday  (11th)  just after  the cut-off  for  this week’s report and will be included in next week’s summary.  Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged near normal near the Minnesota border to six  degrees  above  normal  over  the  southwest.  The  statewide  average temperature was 3.2 degrees above normal.


Corn Planted - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2013 corn acreage]
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                     :            Week ending            :          
                     :-----------------------------------:          
      State       :  May 11,  :  May 4,   :  May 11,  : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Colorado .......:    29          35          64          56    
Illinois ...........:    16          43          78          53    
Indiana ..........:    27          20          61          45    
Iowa ..............:    14          23          70          70    
Kansas ..........:    29          52          72          63    
Kentucky .......:    38          39          64          59    
Michigan ........:    28           3          20          41    
Minnesota ......:    16           8          31          62    
Missouri .........:    27          63          86          62    
Nebraska ........:    39          44          77          71    
North Carolina .:    92          75          90          96    
North Dakota ..:    16           -           3          33    
Ohio ..............:    40           9          40          46    
Pennsylvania ..:    45           8          27          41    
South Dakota .:    33          25          52          43    
Tennessee .....:    62          68          87          76    
Texas ............:    77          73          80          85    
Wisconsin .....:    13           2          20          41    
18 States ......:    26          29          59          58    
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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       :  May 11,  :  May 4,   :  May 11,  : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Colorado ........:     1           1           4           9    
Illinois ...........:     2           8          36          32    
Indiana ..........:     3           2          14          26    
Iowa ..............:     1            1           9          29    
Kansas ..........:     5          19          35          30    
Kentucky .......:    21          15          32          45    
Michigan ........:     1            -            1          10    
Minnesota ......:     -             -            -          18    
Missouri .........:    14          29          53         40    
Nebraska ........:     2           7          18          21    
North Carolina .:    83         55          70          84    
North Dakota ..:     -            -             -           6    
Ohio ..............:     2            -            3          21    
Pennsylvania ..:     8            -            7          12    
South Dakota .:     1           1           4           9    
Tennessee .....:    43          35          53          62    
Texas ............:    66          58          65          69    
Wisconsin .....:      -            -            -            6    
18 States ......:     5           7           18           25    
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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       :  May 11,  :  May 4,   :  May 11,  : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Arkansas .......:    18          24          42          36    
Illinois ............:     -           3          26          16    
Indiana ..........:     5           3          23          22    
Iowa ..............:     1           1          20          25    
Kansas ..........:     1           4          16          15    
Kentucky .......:     2           2           8          13    
Louisiana .......:    49          69          78          61    
Michigan ........:    11           1          10          18    
Minnesota ......:     2           -           4          23    
Mississippi .....:    17          36          55          60    
Missouri .........:     1           4          16          13    
Nebraska ........:     6          11          36          30    
North Carolina .:     7           3          13          14    
North Dakota ..:     3           -           -          10    
Ohio ..............:    14           3          13          22    
South Dakota .:     5           1          14           9    
Tennessee .....:     2           5          13          11    
Wisconsin .....:     1           1           4          10    
18 States ......:     5           5          20          21    
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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       :  May 11,  :  May 4,   :  May 11,  : 2009-2013
                     :   2013    :   2014    :   2014    :  Average 
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                     :                    percent                   
Arkansas .......:    91          49          89          97    
California .......:    98          95          97          98    
Colorado ........:     -            2          14          16    
Idaho .............:     -            -            -            -    
Illinois ............:    13           2          16          44    
Indiana ...........:    16           2          10          30    
Kansas ..........:     8          15          46          47    
Michigan ........:     -            -            -            3    
Missouri .........:    34           5          34          56    
Montana .........:     -            -            -           -    
Nebraska ........:     -            -            -           9    
North Carolina .:    87          63          86          94    
Ohio ...............:     4            -            -           11    
Oklahoma .......:    62          81          90          88    
Oregon ...........:     6            7           10           4    
South Dakota ..:     1            -            -            2    
Texas .............:    61          59          72          79    
Washington ....:     4            -            1            2    
18 States .......:    28          29          44          46    
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Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending May 11, 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          31          50          15    
California .......:      -           5          15          25          55    
Colorado ........:    22         16         33          26           3    
Idaho .............:     -           1          15          68          16    
Illinois ............:     2           6          29          46          17    
Indiana ...........:     1           4          27          53          15    
Kansas ..........:    23          33          31          12           1    
Michigan ........:     7          15          36          34           8    
Missouri .........:     2           9          38          45           6    
Montana .........:     2           5          31          45          17    
Nebraska ........:     4          17          32          43           4    
North Carolina .:     -           4          22          62          12    
Ohio ...............:     1           7          37          47           8    
Oklahoma .......:    45          30          19           6           -    
Oregon ...........:     1           6          42          42           9    
South Dakota ..:     -           3          33          62           2    
Texas .............:    35         33         21          10           1    
Washington ....:     3          15          41          38           3    
18 States .......:    20          22          28          25           5    
Previous week .:    17          21          31          26           5    
Previous year ..:    20          19          29          27           5    
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Pasture and Range Condition - Selected States: Week Ending May 11, 2014

[National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories]
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      State      : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent
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                    :                          percent                         
Alabama ......:     1           3          32           45         19    
Arizona ........:    22          31          29           17          1    
Arkansas .....:     1           8          32           51          8    
California ......:    20          45          30            5          -    
Colorado .......:    13          27          30           29          1    
Connecticut ...:     -           -          34           66          -    
Delaware .......:     3           5          22           28         42    
Florida ...........:     1           6          44           44          5    
Georgia .........:     -           5          37           49          9    
Idaho .............:     1           2          21           62         14    
Illinois ............:     1           5          36           43         15    
Indiana ...........:     2           6          27           53         12    
Iowa ...............:     6          12          40           35          7    
Kansas ...........:    15          24          40           20          1    
Kentucky ........:     2           7          26           51         14    
Louisiana ........:     1          14          42           41          2    
Maine .............:     -           2          70           28          -    
Maryland .........:     -           2          14           63         21    
Massachusetts :     -          18          41           41          -    
Michigan .........:     6          17          39           33          5    
Minnesota .......:     4           5          46           43          2    
Mississippi ......:     1           7          31           50         11    
Missouri ..........:     3          12          49           33          3    
Montana ..........:     2          15          40           39          4    
Nebraska .........:    11          14          42           32          1    
Nevada ............:    25          25          35           15          -    
New Hampshire :     -          12          33           27         28    
New Jersey ......:    12          21          29           36          2    
New Mexico .....:    29          42          24            5          -    
New York .........:     6          14          49           27          4    
North Carolina ..:     1           7          32           55          5    
North Dakota ...:     3           7          30           56          4    
Ohio ...............:     2           7          31           53          7    
Oklahoma .......:    20          22          37           20          1    
Oregon ...........:     2          22          36           38          2    
Pennsylvania ..:     6          13          35           33         13    
Rhode Island ..:     -           -           -          100          -    
South Carolina :     -           5          40           54          1    
South Dakota .:     -           5          41           49          5    
Tennessee .....:     -           7          28           58          7    
Texas ............:    17          25          33           21          4    
Utah ..............:     -           6          40           49          5    
Vermont ........:     -           8          14           58         20    
Virginia ..........:     3          12          36           43          6    
Washington ....:     -           5          49           42          4    
West Virginia ..:     2          11          42           44          1    
Wisconsin ......:     4           8          43           41          4    
Wyoming .......:     1           7          19           64          9    
48 States .......:     8          15          36           36          5    
Previous week :     7          15          39           35          4    
Previous year .:    13          20          33           29          5    

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