July 22 Crop Progress & Condition Report - NE - IA - US

NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending July 21, 2019, there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 12 short, 76 adequate, and 11 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 7 short, 81 adequate, and 12 surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 18 fair, 62 good, and 15 excellent. Corn silking was 40 percent, well behind 80 last year and 70 for the five-year average. Dough was 2 percent, behind 19 last year and 10 average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 22 fair, 63 good, and 10 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 46 percent, well behind 76 last year and 71 average. Setting pods was 8 percent, well behind 37 last year, and behind 25 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 14 fair, 65 good, and 17 excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 33 percent, well behind 79 last year and 76 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 20 fair, 67 good, and 13 excellent. Sorghum headed was 17 percent, behind 34 last year and 22 average.

Oats condition rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 24 fair, 59 good, and 11 excellent. Oats harvested was 14 percent, well behind 71 last year and 54 average.

Dry edible bean condition rated 2 percent very poor, 4 poor, 33 fair, 57 good, and 4 excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 12 percent.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 14 fair, 67 good, and 16 excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS & CONDITION REPORT

 Iowa farmers had 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 21, 2019, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistic Service. There were some reports of crops lying flat and green snap in corn due to high winds produced from various storms throughout the State. Fieldwork activities included spraying and harvesting hay and oats.

Topsoil moisture condition was rated 2 percent very short, 14 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus. Districts in the southern third of Iowa and the east central district reported topsoil moisture conditions as over 25 percent short to very short. Subsoil moisture condition was rated 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 81 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus.

Forty-one percent of the corn crop has begun to silk, 12 days behind last year and 1 week behind the 5-year average. One percent of the crop reached the dough stage, 5 days behind last year and average. Corn condition rated 63 percent good to excellent.

Forty-seven percent of the soybean crop has started to bloom, 13 days behind last year and 9 days behind average. Four percent of the crop has started setting pods, nearly 2 weeks behind average. Soybean condition rated 64 percent good to excellent.

Seventy-eight percent of oats started coloring, 4 days behind last year and 5 days behind average. Twelve percent of the oat crop has been harvested for grain, 9 days behind last year and average. Oat condition declined slightly from the previous week to 61 percent good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 56 percent, 11 days behind last year and 8 days behind average. Hay condition rated 61 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition declined for the third straight week with 61 percent good to excellent. High temperatures this past week caused some stress to livestock.



USDA Weekly Crop Progress - Corn Reaches 35% Silking, Soybeans 40% in Bloom

Corn and soybean development took a nice jump from last week's Crop Progress report, but continues to lag far behind the five-year average pace, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress report released Monday. As of Sunday, July 21, an estimated 35% of corn was silking, up 18 percentage point from the previous week and 31 percentage points behind the five-year average of 66%. Corn condition, estimated at 57% good to excellent, was down 1 percentage point from 58% the previous week.

Soybean development also remained behind normal last week. NASS estimated that 40% of soybeans were blooming, up 18 percentage points from the previous week but 26 percentage points behind the five-year average of 66%.  The soybean crop's good-to-excellent rating of 54% was unchanged from the previous week.

Winter wheat harvest moved ahead another 12 percentage points last week to reach 69% complete as of Sunday, behind last year's 79% and 10 percentage points behind the five-year average of 79%.

The Spring wheat crop was 92% headed, up 14 percentage points from 78% the previous week, but was 2 percentage points behind the five-year average of 94%.  Spring wheat condition was rated 76% good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week.

Sorghum was pegged at 27% headed, 13 percentage points behind the five-year average of 40%. Sorghum coloring was estimated at 16%, behind the average of 22%. Sorghum condition was rated 73% good to excellent. Oats were 94% headed, behind the average of 98%.

Cotton squaring reached 78% as of Sunday, behind the average pace of 80%. Cotton setting bolls was 33%, also behind the average of 37%. Cotton condition was rated 60% good to excellent, up 4 percentage points from the previous week's 56% good to excellent. Rice headed was pegged at 31%, behind the average of 43%. Rice condition was rated 65% good to excellent.