June 11 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 10, 2018, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 21 short, 74 adequate, and 3 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 4 percent very short, 21 short, 74 adequate, and 1 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 13 fair, 74 good, and 12 excellent. Corn emerged was 97 percent, equal to last year, and near 95 for the five-year average.

Soybean condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 12 fair, 78 good, and 9 excellent. Soybeans emerged was 93 percent, ahead of 83 last year and 79 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 23 fair, 52 good, and 16 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 88 percent, behind 99 last year, but near 85 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 13 fair, 82 good, and 5 excellent. Sorghum planted was 91 percent, near 87 last year, and ahead of 86 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 30 fair, 62 good, and 4 excellent. Oats headed was 55 percent, behind 74 last year, but ahead of 46 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 28 fair, 57 good, and 7 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

While hot and dry conditions allowed many farmers to get caught up on fieldwork, others could do nothing but watch it rain during the week ending June 10, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included hay harvest, wrapping up planting for the year and post-emergent weed and fertilizer applications.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 5 percent very short, 17 percent short, 69 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus. Drought concerns continue in south central and southeast Iowa as subsoil moisture ratings of very short to short reached 70 percent or more.

Ninety-seven percent of the corn crop has emerged with 81 percent rated in good to excellent condition.

Soybean growers have 98 percent of the expected crop planted, 2 weeks ahead of the 5-year average. Eighty-nine percent of soybeans have emerged, 5 days ahead of last year. Seventy-eight percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Nearly all of the oat crop has emerged, with 38 percent headed. Eighty-one percent of the oat crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Hay condition was rated 69 percent good to excellent.

Pasture conditions rated 60 percent good to excellent. High temperatures have strained pastures in areas lacking rainfall. Cattle continued to experience heat stress.



USDA Crop Progress - US Corn Good-to-Excellent Rating Highest in 11 Years

The percentage of the U.S. corn crop rated in good-to-excellent condition dropped slightly last week but was still the highest in over a decade, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

NASS estimated that 77% of corn was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, June 10, down 1 percentage point from 78% the previous week. That's the highest good-to-excellent rating for this time of year since 2007, noted DTN Analyst Todd Hultman.

Nationwide, corn planting was all but finished with NASS no longer reporting progress in that category on Monday. Meanwhile, corn emergence, estimated at 94% as of Sunday, was slightly ahead of last year's 93% and also ahead of the average pace of 92%.

Soybean planting was also running ahead of normal with 93% of the crop planted as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 85%. Eighty-three percent of soybeans were emerged, well ahead of the average of 69%.  Like corn, soybeans' good-to-excellent rating was also down 1 percentage point from 75% the previous week to 74% last week, which tied the same rating in 2016.

Winter wheat was 91% headed, equal to last year and near the five-year average of 90%. Winter wheat condition last week was 38% good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from the previous week's 37%.

Spring wheat was 94% emerged, the same as last year but ahead of the average pace of 89%.  Spring wheat's good-to-excellent rating of 70% is unchanged from a week ago.

Cotton was 90% planted as of Sunday, compared to 76% last week, 90% last year and 88% on average.

Sorghum was 80% planted as of Sunday, compared to 61% last week, 69% last year and a 68% five-year average. Sorghum headed was 16%, ahead of the average of 12%.

Barley was 92% emerged as of Sunday, ahead of the average of 90%. Oats were 95% emerged, compared to 90% last week, 99% last year and a 97% average. Oats headed was 39%, near the average of 42%.