June 3 Crop Progress & Condition - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending June 2, 2019, there were 2.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 0 short, 68 adequate, and 32 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 0 short, 77 adequate, and 23 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 23 fair, 67 good, and 7 excellent. Corn planted was 88 percent, behind 99 last year and 98 for the five-year average. Emerged was 67 percent, well behind 90 last year and 88 average.

Soybeans planted was 64 percent, well behind 94 last year and 87 average. Emerged was 39 percent, well behind 74 last year and 60 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 25 fair, 48 good, and 19 excellent. Winter wheat headed was 45 percent, well behind 67 last year and 75 average.

Sorghum planted was 36 percent, well behind 77 last year and 70 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 35 fair, 56 good, and 5 excellent. Oats planted was 96 percent, near 100 both last year and average. Emerged was 88 percent, behind 96 last year and 98 average. Headed was 14 percent, well behind 36 last year, and behind 33 average.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 1 poor, 15 fair, 70 good, and 13 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

Iowa farmers continue to battle wet field conditions as another week of heavy rainfall limited farmers to only 1.3 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending June 2, 2019, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. The lower third of Iowa had 0.5 day suitable for fieldwork or less for the second week in a row.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 50 percent adequate and 50 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 0 percent short, 49 percent adequate and 51 percent surplus.

Eighty percent of the expected corn crop has been planted, nearly 3 weeks behind the 5-year average. This is the smallest amount of corn planted by June 2 since 1982 when 76 percent of the expected crop had been planted. There were comments that some of these expected corn acres may go to soybeans or prevented planting. Fifty-eight percent of the crop has emerged, 12 days behind last year and 13 days behind average.

Forty-one percent of the expected soybean crop has been planted, 18 days behind last year and average. This is the smallest percent of soybeans planted by June 2 since 1993 when just 39 percent of the expected crop had been planted. Seventeen percent of the crop has emerged, 2 weeks behind last year and 13 days behind average.

Ninety-three percent of the expected oat crop has emerged, 8 days behind last year and 10 days behind average. Six percent of the crop has headed, 8 days behind average.

Only 4 percent of the State’s first cutting of alfalfa hay has been completed, over two weeks behind average. Hay condition rated 60 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition decreased slightly to 62 percent good to excellent. Feedlots remain muddy.



Soggy Conditions Continue to Stymie National Planting Progress

Soggy conditions across much of the country continued to stymie planting progress last week with farmers managing to plant only another 9% of the corn crop and 10% of the soybean crop during the week. That means 33% of corn and 61% of soybeans are left to plant, according to this week's USDA NASS Crop Progress report.

NASS estimated that, as of Sunday, June 2, corn planting was 67% complete. That was up just 9 percentage points from 58% the previous week and was 29 percentage points behind the five-year average of 96%. In last week's report, corn planting was 32 percentage points behind the average pace.

A lack of sun also hampered corn emergence. An estimated 46% of the crop was emerged as of Sunday, 38 percentage points behind the five-year average of 84%. In last week's report, emergence was 37 percentage points behind average.

Soybean planting also inched along last week. As of Sunday, an estimated 39% of the crop was planted, up 10 percentage points from the previous week but behind last year's 86% and 40 percentage points behind the five-year average of 79%. In last week's report, soybean planting was 37 percentage points behind average.

Nationwide, 19% of soybeans were emerged, 37 percentage points behind the average of 56%.

Spring wheat growers had more success in catching up to the average pace. NASS estimated that 93% of spring wheat was planted as of Sunday, just 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 96%. That was closer to the average pace than the previous week when planting was 7 percentage points behind normal.

Spring wheat emerged, at 69%, was 15 percentage points behind the five-year average of 84%.

The first spring wheat condition report of the season showed 83% of the crop that had emerged was in good-to-excellent condition. That was considerably better than last year at the same time when 70% of spring wheat was rated in good-to-excellent condition.

Winter wheat was 76% headed as of Sunday, behind last year's 82% and 8 percentage points behind the five-year average of 84%. USDA estimated that 64% of winter wheat was in good-to-excellent condition, up 3 percentage points from 61% the previous week.

Sorghum was 35% planted, compared to 59% last year and a five-year average of 53%. Oats were 91% planted as of June 2, compared to 97% last year and an average of 98%. Oats emerged were at 77%, compared to 89% last year and an average of 93%.