June 10 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
For the week ending June 9, 2019, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 79 adequate, and 20 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 0 short, 82 adequate, and 18 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 19 fair, 69 good, and 8 excellent. Corn planted was 94 percent, behind 100 last year and 99 for the five-year average. Emerged was 80 percent, behind 96 last year and 95 average.

Soybeans planted was 79 percent, behind 97 last year and 94 average. Emerged was 55 percent, well behind 91 last year and 80 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 24 fair, 50 good, and 19 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 69 percent, behind 86 last year, and well behind 89 average.

Sorghum planted was 54 percent, well behind 90 last year and 85 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 5 poor, 24 fair, 62 good, and 8 excellent. Oats emerged was 89 percent, behind 98 last year and 99 average. Headed was 24 percent, well behind 53 last year and 50 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 12 fair, 71 good, and 16 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Iowa farmers finally got the dryer weather they were looking for with 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending June 9, 2019, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is the first time this season farmers had more than 5.0 days suitable for field work. This allowed farmers to plant corn and soybeans, cut hay, and spray fields with nitrogen.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 26 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 33 percent surplus.

Ninety-three percent of the expected corn crop has been planted, over two weeks behind last year and almost 3 weeks behind the 5-year average. Seventy-three percent of the crop has emerged, over two weeks behind last year and average. Corn condition rated 58 percent good to excellent.

Nearly one-third of the expected soybean crop was planted this past week. Iowa soybean growers now have 70 percent of the expected crop planted, 17 days behind last year and average. Thirty-five percent of the crop has emerged, over two weeks behind last year and average.

Nearly all of the oats crop has emerged with 18 percent of the crop headed, 1 week behind last year and 8 days behind average. Oat condition rated 63 good to excellent.

Nearly one-third of the State’s first cutting of alfalfa hay was cut this past week. However, at 35 percent complete statewide, the first cutting is behind last year by 10 days and 8 days behind average. Hay condition improved to 63 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition rated 66 percent good to excellent, also an improvement. There was little stress on livestock this past week, but feedlots remain muddy.



USDA: Corn Planting 83% Complete; 59% Good to Excellent

Several days of drier weather -- at least in some parts of the Corn Belt -- helped corn planting progress jump another 16 percentage points last week, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress report released on Monday. NASS estimated that, as of Sunday, June 9, corn planting had reached 83% complete, up from 67% the previous week thanks to big increases in several of the largest corn-producing states. That put planting progress 16 percentage points behind both last year and the five-year average of 99%.

An estimated 62% of corn was emerged as of Sunday, 31 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%. That was an improvement from last Monday's report when emergence was 38 percentage points behind average.  In its first corn condition rating of the season, USDA estimated that 59% of corn that was emerged was in good-to-excellent condition, down from 77% a year ago.

Soybean planting progress also saw a substantial jump last week due to the drier weather. As of Sunday, an estimated 60% of the crop was planted, up 21 percentage points from 39% the previous week. Progress was still 32 percentage points behind last year's 92% and 28 percentage points behind the five-year average of 88%. In last week's report, soybean planting was 40 percentage points behind average.

Nationwide, 34% of soybeans were emerged, 39 percentage points behind the average of 73%.

Spring wheat growers had nearly caught up to the average planting pace last week. NASS estimated that 97% of spring wheat was planted as of Sunday, just 2 percentage points behind the five-year average of 99%. Spring wheat emerged, at 85%, was 8 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%.

Spring wheat condition for the portion of the crop that was emerged was rated 81% good to excellent, down 2 percentage points from 83% the previous week. The current good-to-excellent rating is the highest for the crop at this time of year since 2010.

Winter wheat was 83% headed as of Sunday, behind last year's 90% and 8 percentage points behind the five-year average of 91%. The first national winter wheat harvest progress report of the season showed 4% of the crop harvested, behind 13% last year and also behind the average of 10%. Harvest took place mainly in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas.

USDA estimated that 64% of winter wheat was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, unchanged from 64% the previous week.

Sorghum was 49% planted, compared to 77% last year and a five-year average of 68%. Fourteen percent of sorghum was headed. Oats were 96% planted as of June 9, compared to 99% last year and an average of 99%. Oats emerged were at 87%, compared to 94% last year and an average of 97%.

Cotton planting was 75% complete, compared to 88% last year and the average of 87%. Cotton squaring, at 11%, was equal to the average pace of 11%. Rice was 96% planted, compared to 100% last year and an average of 99%. Eighty-seven percent of rice was emerged, compared to 99% last year and an average of 96%.