July 16 Crop Progress & Conditon Report NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending July 15, 2018, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 18 short, 74 adequate, and 5 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 4 percent very short, 19 short, 75 adequate, and 2 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 11 fair, 61 good, and 25 excellent. Corn silking was 65 percent, well ahead of 42 last year and 38 for the five-year average. Dough was 4 percent, near 1 average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 13 fair, 63 good, and 20 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 65 percent, near 64 last year, and ahead of 53 average. Setting pods was 16 percent, ahead of 9 both last year and average.

Winter wheat condition rated 5 percent very poor, 7 poor, 24 fair, 47 good, and 17 excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 62 percent, behind 79 last year, but ahead of 51 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 16 fair, 65 good, and 17 excellent. Sorghum headed was 23 percent, ahead of 5 last year and 7 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 36 fair, 53 good, and 7 excellent. Oats harvested was 52 percent, ahead of 44 last year, and well ahead of 32 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 19 fair, 59 good, and 14 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Iowa farmers had 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 15, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was the greatest number of days suitable so far this crop year. Activities for the week included harvesting hay, scouting crops, and both ground and aerial herbicide and fungicide applications.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 3 percent very short, 11 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 12 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

In the northern two-thirds of the State flood-related nutrient loss and crop damage are a concern while drought conditions in south central and southeast Iowa persist.

Sixty-eight percent of the corn crop has silked, 1 week ahead of last year and 9 days ahead of the 5-year average. Corn condition rated 78 percent good to excellent.

Sixty-five percent of the soybean crop was blooming, with 21 percent of the soybean crop setting pods, 5 days ahead of last year and 6 days ahead of the average. Soybean condition rated 75 percent good to excellent.

Seventy-three percent of the oat crop was turning color or beyond, with 18 percent of the crop harvested for grain. Oat condition was rated 77 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 72 percent complete, 8 days ahead of average. Dry conditions allowed hay growers to continue harvesting. Hay conditions rated 71 percent good to excellent.

Pasture conditions declined slightly to 62 percent good to excellent. Heat and high humidity continued to stress livestock.



USDA:  Corn, Soybean Conditions Decline

Good-to-excellent condition ratings for both corn and soybeans declined nationwide last week, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

NASS estimated that 72% of the nation's corn was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, July 15, down 3 percentage points from 75% the previous week.  Corn development continued to run well ahead of the average pace with NASS estimating that 63% of the crop was silking as of Sunday, 26 percentage points ahead of 37% for both last year and the five-year average.

Soybean condition also declined last week. The crop was rated 69% good to excellent on Sunday, down 2 percentage points from 71% the previous week. Like corn, soybean development was also running well ahead of normal, with NASS estimating 65% of the crop blooming as of Sunday, 20 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 45%. Twenty-six percent of soybeans were estimated to be setting pods, 15 percentage points ahead of the five-year average pace of 11%.

Meanwhile, NASS estimated that 74% of winter wheat was harvested as of Sunday, equal to last year's pace of 74%, but slightly ahead of the five-year average of 71%.

Spring wheat was 93% headed as of Sunday, ahead of the last year's 89% and also ahead of the five-year average of 85%. The condition of the crop held steady from the previous week at 80% good to excellent. That's still the highest good-to-excellent rating for spring wheat for this time of year since 2010.

Sorghum was 31% headed, equal to last year and near the five-year average of 32%. Sorghum coloring was 19%, near 20% for both last year and the five-year average. Sorghum condition slipped again from 51% good to excellent the previous week to 47% last week.

Barley was 90% headed as of Sunday, ahead of 87% last year and also ahead of the average pace of 88%. Oats were 96% headed, equal to last year and near the average pace of 95%. Sixteen percent of oats were harvested as of Sunday, ahead of 13% last year and also ahead of the five-year average of 14%.

Rice was 32% headed as of Sunday, near 31% last year and slightly ahead of the average of 29%. Cotton was 72% squaring, ahead of the average of 70%. Thirty-one percent of cotton was setting bolls, also ahead of the average pace of 24%. Cotton condition held steady last week while rice's good-to-excellent rating dropped 3 percentage points.