June 18 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 17, 2018, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6 percent very short, 30 short, 61 adequate, and 3 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 8 percent very short, 26 short, 65 adequate, and 1 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 13 fair, 75 good, and 11 excellent.

Soybean condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 16 fair, 74 good, and 8 excellent. Soybeans emerged was 97 percent, near 95 last year, and ahead of 91 for the five-year average. Blooming was 2 percent, near 1 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 8 poor, 29 fair, 52 good, and 9 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 98 percent, near 100 last year and 96 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 15 fair, 79 good, and 6 excellent. Sorghum planted was 96 percent, near 97 last year and 95 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 22 fair, 66 good, and 6 excellent. Oats headed was 76 percent, behind 91 last year, but ahead of 68 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 31 fair, 54 good, and 7 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Above normal temperatures were felt throughout Iowa with severe storms hampering fieldwork and causing some localized damage during the week ending June 17, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included harvesting hay, delivering grain, re-planting storm damaged fields and applying post-emergent herbicides.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 5 percent very short, 16 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 8 percent surplus. While rain fell over much of the State, in south central Iowa the percentage rated very short for both topsoil and subsoil moisture levels increased over the past week.

With virtually all of the corn crop emerged, 84 percent was rated in good to excellent condition.

Ninety-seven percent of the soybean crop has emerged, 2 weeks ahead of average. Eighty percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Sixty-four percent of the oat crop has headed, 2 days ahead of average. Eighty-three percent of the oat crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Hay condition improved to 73 percent good to excellent. Pasture conditions rated 64 percent good to excellent. Scorching temperatures and high humidity continued to stress livestock.



USDA Crop Progress - Corn Good-to-Excellent Rating Up Slightly to Two-Decade High

The percentage of the U.S. corn crop rated in good-to-excellent condition improved slightly last week and is currently the highest in at least 20 years, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

NASS estimated that 78% of corn was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, June 17, up 1 percentage point from 77% the previous week. That's the highest rating for corn for this time of year in at least two decades.

Meanwhile, soybean condition slipped slightly from 74% the previous week to 73% last week.   Soybean planting was nearly complete by the end of last week with 97% of the crop planted as of Sunday, ahead of the average pace of 91%. Ninety percent of soybeans were emerged, ahead of the five-year average of 81%.

NASS reported that 27% of winter wheat was harvested as of Sunday, ahead of the five-year average of 19%. 

Spring wheat was 97% emerged, near 98% last year but ahead of the average pace of 95%. Spring wheat headed was 9%, behind 14% last year and also behind the five-year average of 12%.  USDA's good-to-excellent rating for spring wheat jumped up, from 70% a week ago, to 78% as of June 17.

Cotton was 96% planted as of Sunday, compared to 90% last week, 94% last year and 94% on average. Cotton squaring was 22%, ahead of the average pace of 17%.

Sorghum was 89% planted as of Sunday, compared to 80% last week, 84% last year and a five-year average of 82%. Sorghum headed was 18%, near the average of 17%.

Barley was 96% emerged as of Sunday, near the average of 95%, and headed was 8%, behind the average of 15%. Oats headed was 52%, near the average of 54%.