June 26 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 25, 2017, temperatures averaged near normal, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. A few southern counties received half an inch to an inch of rain; however, much of the State remained dry. The dry conditions allowed winter wheat harvest to begin. There were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 14 percent very short, 42 short, 44 adequate, and 0 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7 percent very short, 33 short, 60 adequate, and 0 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 20 fair, 62 good, and 12 excellent.

Soybean condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 23 fair, 63 good, and 7 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 7 percent, equal to last year, and near 8 for the five-year average.

Winter wheat condition rated 3 percent very poor, 13 poor, 36 fair, 42 good, and 6 excellent. Winter wheat coloring was 92 percent, ahead of 86 last year and 76 average. Mature was 27 percent. Harvested was 1 percent, near 3 last year, and behind 8 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 35 fair, 57 good, and 7 excellent. Sorghum emerged was 97 percent, near 94 last year, and ahead of 92 average. Headed was 3 percent, near 0 both last year and average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 9 poor, 33 fair, 50 good, and 7 excellent. Oats headed was 97 percent, ahead of 91 last year and 85 average. Coloring was 52 percent, ahead of 46 last year.

Alfalfa condition rated 1 percent very poor, 6 poor, 28 fair, 58 good, and 7 excellent. Alfalfa first cutting was 97 percent complete. Second cutting was 26 percent.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 36 fair, 50 good, and 6 excellent.  Stock water supplies rated 1 percent very short, 7 short, 92 adequate, and 0 surplus.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Iowa experienced below normal temperatures across the state with mostly isolated precipitation during the week ending June 25, 2017, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included herbicide application, side-dressing, cultivating, and haying.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 5 percent very short, 23 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Southeast Iowa’s topsoil moisture levels continued to fall with 78 percent rated short to very short. Subsoil moisture levels rated 3 percent very short, 15 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus.

Seventy-nine percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Soybean emergence reached 96 percent complete, 5 days behind last year but 4 days ahead of the 5-year average. Soybean condition rated 74 percent good to excellent.

Oats headed reached 84 percent this week, 4 days behind last year but equal to average. Oats coloring reached 10 percent, 4 days behind last year and 3 days behind average. Oat condition rated 76 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 10 percent complete, 5 days behind average. Hay condition rated 84 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition deteriorated slightly to 66 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were described as good.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress

Soybean and spring wheat conditions dropped last week, while corn conditions held steady from the previous week, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

This week's crop progress report showed 4% of U.S. corn was silking, down from 5% a year ago and down from the five-year average of 5% silking. Sixty-seven percent of the corn crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition, the same as the previous week.

USDA said 94% of U.S. soybeans were emerged, even with a year ago and above the five-year average of 91%. Nine percent of soybeans were blooming, up from 8% a year ago and above the five-year average of 7%. Sixty-six percent of the soybean crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition, down one percentage point from the previous week.

USDA also reported that 41% of winter wheat was harvested as of Sunday, down slightly from 42% a year ago, but above the five-year average of 39%. Forty-nine percent of the winter wheat crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

Meanwhile, spring wheat was 36% headed, down from 52% a year ago, but slightly above the five-year average of 35%. Forty percent of spring wheat was rated in good-to-excellent condition, down one percentage point from the previous week's 41%.

In other crop reports, cotton was 98% planted, near the five-year average of 99%. Cotton squaring was 34%, ahead of the average of 30%. Cotton setting bolls was 7%, ahead of the average of 5%. Rice was 9% headed, slightly behind the five-year average of 11%.  Sorghum headed was 20%, slightly behind the average pace of 22%. Barley headed was 27%, well behind the average pace of 38%. Oats were 73% headed, near the average pace of 74%.