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USDA Weekly Crop Progress 08/08 15:46
USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn Good-to-Excellent Rating Falls 3 Percentage
Points Week Ended Aug. 7
U.S. corn was rated 58% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were
rated 59% good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Aug. 7.
Anthony Greder
DTN Managing Editor
This article was originally posted at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 8. It
was last updated at 3:45 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 8.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Hot, dry conditions in parts of the country eroded the
national corn and soybean condition ratings last week, USDA NASS reported in
its weekly Crop Progress on Monday.
CORN
-- Crop development: 90% of corn was silking as of Sunday, Aug. 7, according
to NASS, 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%. Corn in the
dough stage was estimated at 45%, 4 percentage points behind the five-year
average of 49%. Corn dented was estimated at 6 percent, 3 percentage points
behind the average of 9%.
-- Crop condition: 58% of corn was rated in good-to-excellent condition,
down 3 percentage points from 61% the previous week and 6 percentage points
below last year's rating of 64%. "The current good-to-excellent rating is the
seventh-lowest rating since 2000," said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman. "This
week's lower ratings were largely from Kansas to the Dakotas, where
temperatures have been hotter."
SOYBEANS
-- Crop development: 89% of soybeans were blooming, near the five-year
average of 88%. Sixty-one percent of soybeans were setting pods, 5 percentage
points behind the five-year average of 66%.
-- Crop condition: 59% of soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent
condition, down 1 percentage point from 60% the previous week and 1 percentage
point below last year's rating of 60%. "The current rating is the eighth-lowest
rating since 2000," Hultman said. "Michigan showed the largest drop in this
week's ratings, followed by Kansas and South Dakota."
WINTER WHEAT
-- Harvest progress: 86% of the crop was harvested as of Sunday, 5
percentage points behind the five-year average of 91%. "Northwestern states are
lagging, with Idaho at 20% done, Washington at 27%, and Montana at 51%, and all
behind the five-year average," noted DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
SPRING WHEAT
-- Harvest progress: 9% of the crop was harvested as of Sunday, well behind
35% last year and 10 percentage points behind the five-year average of 19%.
-- Crop condition: 64% of the crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition,
down 6 percentage points from 70% the previous week but far above last year's
rating of 11%. "Minnesota posted an 8-percentage-point loss to 74% good to
excellent, and North Dakota is also rated at 74% good to excellent," Mantini
said. "Montana continues to be poorly rated, at just 37% good to excellent."
THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER
"A cold front is pressing southeast through the country this week," said DTN
Ag Meteorologist John Baranick. "It is bringing some scattered showers but a
break in the heat that has been plaguing southern areas of the country all
summer long. The break in the heat won't last long, as a ridge of high pressure
in the West leaks higher temperatures into the Plains throughout the week.
"However, another cold front will reinforce cooler temperatures east of the
Mississippi River later this week. It won't have many showers but will keep
temperatures cooler going into the weekend.
"Where the two meet in the Northern Plains, we should see some additional
showers from the Dakotas into Minnesota Thursday and Friday and could be heavy
if multiple rounds pass over the same areas. There is potential for more
showers this weekend in the Plains, but confidence is not high on coverage or
amounts.
"Outside of this possibility, though, there is a stark contrast from west to
east this week. The Plains will be rather hot and dry, while the east will be
relative mild or cool with better rainfall."
To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics
Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/. Look for
the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you
wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress &
Condition" report.
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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right
on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and
we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email
comments to Anthony.greder@dtn.com or direct message him on Twitter
@AGrederDTN. Please include your first and last name and the location where you
farm.
National Crop Progress Summary
This Last Last 5-Year
Week Week Year Avg.
Corn Silking 90 80 94 93
Corn Dough 45 26 53 49
Corn Dented 6 NA 7 9
Soybeans Blooming 89 79 90 88
Soybeans Setting Pods 61 44 70 66
Cotton Squaring 95 89 87 93
Cotton Setting Bolls 69 58 61 64
Cotton Bolls Opening 9 NA 5 9
Winter Wheat Harvested 86 82 94 91
Spring Wheat Harvested 9 NA 35 19
Sorghum Headed 55 43 67 64
Sorghum Coloring 25 21 25 27
Oats Harvested 46 33 62 54
Barley Harvested 13 6 32 21
Rice Headed 69 54 72 76
Rice Harvested 5 NA 6 7
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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
This Week Last Week Last Year
VP P F G E VP P F G E VP P F G E
Corn 6 10 26 46 12 5 9 25 48 13 3 8 25 49 15
Soybeans 3 8 30 49 10 3 8 29 49 11 3 10 27 48 12
Spring Wheat 1 7 28 55 9 1 6 23 60 10 29 32 28 10 1
Sorghum 14 21 36 27 2 13 19 40 26 2 2 7 28 54 9
Cotton 17 17 35 28 3 15 13 34 32 6 1 6 28 48 17
Rice - 3 23 57 17 1 3 23 54 19 1 2 22 59 16
Oat 13 12 22 46 7 12 11 22 47 8 11 21 32 30 6
Barley 3 11 31 48 7 3 11 31 46 9 20 26 30 20 4
Anthony Greder can be reached at anthony.greder@dtn.com
Follow him on Twitter @AGrederDTN
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