August 13 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending August 12, 2018, there were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 22 short, 71 adequate, and 2 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 23 short, 70 adequate, and 2 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 12 fair, 57 good, and 26 excellent. Corn dough was 77 percent, ahead of 61 last year and 58 for the five-year average. Dented was 18 percent, ahead of 12 last year and 10 average.

Soybean condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 13 fair, 58 good, and 22 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 96 percent, near 97 last year, and equal to average. Setting pods was 79 percent, near 76 both last year and average.

Winter wheat harvested was 98 percent, near 100 last year and 99 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 10 fair, 65 good, and 24 excellent. Sorghum headed was 92 percent, ahead of 74 last year and 77 average. Coloring was 23 percent, ahead of 11 last year and 14 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 5 poor, 15 fair, 61 good, and 16 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Iowa farmers had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending August 12, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting hay and oats for grain, spraying for aphids, and moving grain.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 12 percent very short, 23 percent short, 62 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 10 percent very short, 21 percent short, 66 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels in south central and southeast Iowa remain critical with over 85 percent rated short to very short.

Seventy-three percent of the corn crop has reached the dough stage or beyond, 9 days ahead of the 5-year average. Corn dented was at 22 percent, 9 days ahead of last year. Corn condition rated 75 percent good to excellent.

Ninety-six percent of the soybean crop was blooming with 89 percent setting pods, over a week ahead of both last year and the average. Soybean condition declined slightly to 72 percent good to excellent.

Ninety-three percent of the oat crop has been harvested for grain.

The third cutting of alfalfa hay was 47 percent complete, 4 days behind the previous year but 4 days ahead of the average. Dry conditions have kept alfalfa regrowth very short following the second cutting.

Hay condition fell to 56 percent good to excellent. Pasture conditions declined to 44 percent rated good to excellent. Pasture regrowth remains a concern, especially in the southern two-thirds of the State.



USDA Reduces Corn, Soybean Condition Ratings Slightly

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

Nationwide, 70% of corn was rated good to excellent as of Sunday, Aug. 12, down 1 percentage point from 71% the previous week. Last year at this same time, 62% of the crop was rated good to excellent.

NASS estimated that 73% of corn was in the dough stage as of Sunday, 17 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 56%. Twenty-six percent of corn was dented, 13 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 13%.

Soybean condition also dropped slightly to 66% good to excellent last week, down 1 percentage point from 67% the previous week. NASS estimated that 96% of soybeans were blooming as of Sunday, 4 percentage points ahead of the average of 92%, and 84% of soybeans were setting pods, 12 percentage points ahead of the average of 72%.

Meanwhile, NASS estimated that 94% of winter wheat was harvested as of Sunday, behind last year's 97% and also behind the average pace of 96%.

Spring wheat harvest was 35% complete as of Sunday, behind last year's 38% but ahead of the five-year average of 27%.

Sorghum was 78% headed as of Sunday, ahead of the five-year average of 73%. Sorghum coloring was 37%, near the five-year average of 36%. Sorghum mature was estimated at 21%, equal to last year at the same time but behind the five-year average of 24%. Sorghum condition was rated 49%, unchanged from the previous week.

Barley was 41% harvested as of Sunday, behind 48% last year but ahead of the average of 38%. Barley condition was rated 81% good to excellent, up 2 percentage points from 79% the previous week. Oats were 67% harvested as of Sunday, ahead of 64% for last year and also ahead of the five-year average of 64%.