November 13 Crop Progress & Harvest Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND HARVEST REPORT

For the week ending November 11, 2018, there were 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 4 short, 86 adequate, and 9 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 6 short, 87 adequate, and 6 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn harvested was 77 percent, behind 83 last year and 86 for the five-year average.

Soybeans harvested was 94 percent, near 98 last year, and behind 99 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 7 poor, 22 fair, 48 good, and 21 excellent. Winter wheat emerged was 96 percent, near 95 last year and 98 average.

Sorghum harvested was 85 percent, near 82 last year and 89 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 3 poor, 20 fair, 63 good, and 12 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & HARVEST REPORT

As temperatures dipped below normal across much of the State, Iowa farmers managed to find 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 11, 2018, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting corn and soybeans, baling stalks, applying anhydrous and manure, repairing tile, and fall tillage in areas where the ground was not too frozen.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 80 percent adequate and 19 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 21 percent surplus.

Eighty-three percent of the State’s corn for grain crop has been harvested, 3 days behind the five-year average. Farmers in north central Iowa have harvested 91 percent of their corn for grain while farmers in the southwest have 36 percent of their corn for grain remaining to be harvested. Moisture content of field corn being harvested averaged 16 percent. Soybean harvest was 94 percent complete, 3 days behind last year and 4 days behind the average.

Feedlots and pastures remain excessively wet and frozen in some areas. Livestock were stressed by extremely cold weekend temperatures.



Row-Crop Harvest, Winter Wheat Planting Progress Slows

The nation's row-crop harvest and winter wheat planting progress slowed last week, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Tuesday. The report is normally released on Mondays but was delayed this week due to Veterans Day.

As of Sunday, Nov. 11, 88% of the nation's soybeans were harvested, up just 5 percentage points from the previous week. That was 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%.

Corn harvest ended the week at 84% complete, up 8 percentage points from the previous week. Harvest lagged last year by 3 percentage points and was 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 87%.

Winter wheat progress also remained behind normal last week. Eighty-nine percent of the crop was planted as of Sunday, behind last year's 94% and also behind the five-year average of 94%. Winter wheat emerged, at 77%, was behind both last year's pace of 83% and the average pace of 83%.  NASS estimated 54% of the nation's winter wheat was in good-to-excellent condition, up 3 percentage points from 51% the previous week.

Seventy-three percent of the sorghum crop was harvested as of Sunday, behind 81% last year and 11 percentage points behind the five-year average of 84%.