June 4 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 3, 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, 14 short, 81 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, 12 fair, 78 good, and 9 excellent. Corn emerged was 92 percent, near 89 last year and 88 for the five-year average.

Soybean condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 14 fair, 78 good, and 8 excellent. Soybeans planted was 95 percent, ahead of 89 last year and 86 average. Emerged was 77 percent, ahead of 58 both last year and average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 27 fair, 49 good, and 16 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 72 percent, well behind 95 last year, but near 70 average.

Sorghum planted was 81 percent, ahead of 68 last year and 69 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 26 fair, 66 good, and 4 excellent. Oats emerged was 96 percent, near 98 both last year and average. Headed was 39 percent, behind 58 last year, but ahead of 30 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 8 poor, 32 fair, 49 good, and 8 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Warm weather with variable precipitation helped crop development across the State during the week ending June 3, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included cutting and baling hay, planting and spraying.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 75 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus. Although south central Iowa subsoil moisture supplies improved slightly, over seventy percent remains short to very short.

Nearly all of the corn crop has been planted, with 91 percent of the crop emerged. Eighty-one percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Soybean growers have 93 percent of the expected crop planted, 12 days ahead of the 5-year average. Seventy-two percent of soybeans have emerged, 4 days ahead of last year. The first soybean condition rating of the season came in at 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 17 percent excellent.

Ninety-eight percent of the expected oat crop has emerged, with 19 percent headed, equal to the average. Eighty-two percent of the oat crop was rated in good to excellent condition.

Hay conditions improved to 69 percent rated good to excellent.

Pasture conditions also improved to 63 percent rated good to excellent. Warm temperatures and periods of rain continue to fuel pasture and hay development. Above normal temperatures caused stress for cattle.



USDA - Corn Planting Almost Completed

Corn planting was 97% complete as of Sunday, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.  Nationwide, corn planting progress jumped five percentage points last week, up from 92% the previous week.  Corn emergence, at 86% nationwide as of Sunday, was slightly ahead of last year's 84% and three percentage points above of the average pace of 83%.  Corn condition last week was rated 78% good to excellent, one percentage point down from the previous week's rating of 79%.

Soybean planting was estimated at 87% complete, according to NASS. That's 12 percentage points ahead of the average of 75%. 68% of soybeans were emerged, ahead of 55% last year and ahead of the average of 52%.

Winter wheat was 83% headed, behind last year's 86% and equal to the five-year average. Winter wheat condition last week was rated 37% good to excellent, down from the previous week's rating of 38%.

Spring wheat was 97% planted as of Sunday, compared the average pace of 94%. 81% of the crop was emerged, compared to the five-year average of 82%.

Cotton was 76% planted as of Sunday, compared to 62% last week, 78% last year and 76% average. Rice was 95% emerged, compared to 85% last week, 90% last year and a 91% average.

Sorghum was 61% planted as of Sunday, compared to 49% last week, 53% last year and a 54% average.

Barley was 97% planted, compared to the average pace of 95%. 82% of the crop was emerged as of Sunday, compared to an average of 83%. Oats were 98% planted, compared to 94% last week, 99% last year and a 98% average. 90% of oats were emerged, compared to 82% last week, 95% last year and an 93% average.