Ocober 1 Crop Progress & Harvest Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending September 30, 2018, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 12 short, 83 adequate, and 3 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 13 short, 83 adequate, and 3 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 11 fair, 52 good, and 31 excellent. Corn mature was 84 percent, ahead of 68 last year and 71 for the five-year average. Harvested was 17 percent, ahead of 11 both last year and average.

Soybean condition rated 2 percent very poor, 3 poor, 10 fair, 57 good, and 28 excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 92 percent, near 91 last year, and ahead of 85 average. Harvested was 27 percent, ahead of 18 last year and 17 average.

Winter wheat planted was 72 percent, ahead of 67 last year, but near 74 average. Emerged was 31 percent, behind 38 last year and 41 average.

Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 15 fair, 53 good, and 29 excellent. Sorghum mature was 71 percent, ahead of 60 last year and 65 average. Harvested was 17 percent, near 16 last year, and ahead of 9 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 19 fair, 60 good, and 13 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & HARVEST REPORT

Soggy conditions persisted for yet another week leaving Iowa farmers just 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending September 30, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included seeding cover crops and harvesting corn, soybeans and hay when weather permitted.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 69 percent adequate and 27 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 3 percent very short, 5 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 25 percent surplus. While topsoil moisture supplies in south central Iowa have improved to above 70 percent rated adequate to surplus, subsoil moisture levels still rated 59 percent short to very short.

Eighty-eight percent of the corn crop was mature, just over a week ahead of average. Eleven percent of the State’s corn for grain crop has been harvested, 5 days ahead of average. Farmers in southeast Iowa continue to lead the way with 29 percent of their corn for grain harvested. Moisture content of field corn being harvested was at 21 percent. Corn condition rated 75 percent good to excellent.

Nearly all of the soybean crop was coloring with 88 percent dropping leaves, 9 days ahead of average. Fifteen percent of the soybean crop has been harvested, 1 day ahead of average. Soybean condition rated 74 percent good to excellent.

The third cutting of alfalfa hay was nearly complete at 98 percent.

Pasture conditions improved slightly to 53 percent good to excellent. Pastures have responded well to recent rains and cooler temperatures. Muddy conditions made feedlots challenging.



Soybean Harvest Slows While Corn Harvest Speeds Along

The U.S. soybean harvest slowed last week while the corn harvest continued to speed along, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.

As of Sunday, Sept. 30, 26% of corn was harvested nationwide, 9 percentage points ahead of the average pace of 17%. That was further ahead of normal than the previous week when harvest was 5 percentage points ahead of average.

The soybean harvest, on the other hand, slowed last week. As of Sunday, 23% of the crop was harvested, just 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 20%. That compares to the previous week when harvest was 6 percentage points ahead of average.

Meanwhile, both crops continued to reach maturity ahead of the normal pace. Eighty-six percent of corn was mature, 15 percentage pointsahead of the average of 71%. Soybeans were 83% dropping leaves, 8 percentage points ahead of the average of 75%.

Nationwide, condition ratings for both corn and soybeans were unchanged from the previous week with corn rated 69% good to excellent and soybeans rated 68% good to excellent.

Winter wheat planting jumped again from 28% the previous week to 43% finished last week. That's ahead of 34% at the same time last year and also slightly ahead of the five-year average of 40%. Winter wheat emerged, at 14%, was ahead of last year's 10% but equal to the average pace.

Sorghum coloring was 97%, ahead of the five-year average of 95%. Sorghum mature was estimated at 62%, slightly ahead of 59% at the same time last year but near the five-year average of 63%. Thirty-four percent of the sorghum crop was harvested as of Sunday, behind the average pace of 36%.

Seventy percent of rice was harvested as of Sunday, behind last year's 76% but equal to the five-year average. Sixty-seven percent of cotton had bolls opening, equal to the average. Nineteen percent of cotton was harvested, ahead of last year's 17% and also ahead of the average pace of 13%.