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USDA Weekly Crop Progress 08/03 15:42
USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 61% Good to Excellent; Soybeans 63% Good to
Excellent as of Aug. 2
Corn was rated 61% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated
63% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Aug. 2. Winter wheat harvest
reached 86% complete.
EllaMae Reiff
DTN Content Editor
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 3. It
was last updated with additional information at 3:42 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 3.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn condition ratings continued to decline for a second
consecutive week as good-to-excellent ratings fell, while soybean ratings held
steady, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.
A slow-moving cold front will bring rainfall and cooler temperatures to
parts of the Corn Belt this week, while hot and most dry conditions persist
across the Plains and Mississippi Delta, according to DTN Meteorologist Teresa
Wells.
CORN
-- Crop development: Corn silking was pegged at 90%, 4 percentage points
ahead of last year's 86% and 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average
of 87%. Corn in the dough stage was estimated at 43%, 3 percentage points ahead
of last year's 40% and 5 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of
38%. Corn dented was estimated at 6%, 1 percentage point ahead of both last
year and the five-year average of 5%.
-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 61% of the crop was in
good-to-excellent condition, 2 percentage points below the previous week of 63%
and 12 percentage points below last year's 73%. Fourteen percent of the crop
was rated very poor to poor, 2 percentage points above the previous week's 12%
and 7 percentage points above the previous year's 7%. DTN Lead Analyst Rhett
Montgomery noted that the national very-poor-to-poor rating was the highest for
the last week of July in three years. North Dakota led all states in condition
declines, dropping 13 percentage points in good-to-excellent ratings and adding
12 percentage points to very poor to poor in the most recent week, he said.
SOYBEANS
-- Crop development: Soybeans blooming was pegged at 88%, 4 percentage
points ahead of both last year and the five-year average of 84%. Soybeans
setting pods were estimated at 62%, 6 percentage points ahead of last year's
56% and 7 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 55%.
-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 63% of soybeans that had emerged were
in good-to-excellent condition, steady with the previous week and 6 points
below the previous year's 69%.
WINTER WHEAT
-- Harvest progress: Harvest moved ahead 5 percentage points last week to
reach 86% complete nationwide as of Sunday. That was 1 percentage point ahead
of last year's 85% and steady with the five-year average.
SPRING WHEAT
-- Crop development: Ninety-eight percent of spring wheat was headed, 3
percentage points ahead of last year's 95% and 1 percentage point ahead of the
five-year average of 97%.
-- Harvest progress: Spring wheat harvest jumped ahead 3 percentage points
last week to reach 5% complete as of Sunday. That was 1 percentage point ahead
of last year's pace of 4% and 3 percentage points behind the five-year average
of 8%.
-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 55% of the crop was in
good-to-excellent condition nationwide, up 2 percentage points from the
previous week's 53%. "Despite concerning dryness in the Northern Plains through
July, spring wheat conditions have reversed, especially in Montana where the
percent of the crop rated as good to excellent moved 12 points higher in the
most recent week," Montgomery said.
THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER
The Corn Belt will see cooler temperatures and scattered rainfall this week,
while the Plains and Delta remain mostly dry with drought conditions
continuing, according to DTN Meteorologist Teresa Wells.
"One of the main features we're watching this week is a cold front moving
from west to east across the Corn Belt," Wells said. "This will be a relatively
slow-moving front, bringing rainfall to Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and
Illinois Monday through Wednesday. By Thursday and Friday, most of the rain
will target southern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Rain will be heaviest across
central Iowa, southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois where rainfall could
approach 1-2 inches this week. Cooler temperatures will also develop behind the
cold front, giving the Midwest a break in the recent heat. High temperatures
will be closer to the 70s and 80s.
"Across the Mississippi Delta and Southern Plains, conditions will be
largely dry through the first half of the week before spotty showers and storms
develop later Wednesday into Thursday. Unfortunately, showers look relatively
light, with amounts generally remaining below 1 inch for most of these regions.
Temperatures will be hovering right around average with highs in the 90s to
100s. Lighter rainfall amounts and hot temperatures will likely lend to little
improvement in drought.
"Looking ahead to this weekend and next week, the storm pattern still favors
the northern Corn Belt with heat returning to much of the Plains and
Mississippi Valley. This week's cooler temperatures in the North will be short
lived with highs returning to the 80s and 90s next week."
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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 talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.
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National Crop Progress Summary
This Last Last 5-Year
Week Week Year Avg.
Corn silking 90 78 86 87
Corn dough 43 25 40 38
Corn dent 6 NA 5 5
Soybeans blooming 88 80 84 84
Soybeans setting pods 62 47 56 55
Winter wheat harvested 86 81 85 86
Spring wheat headed 98 92 95 97
Spring wheat harvest 5 2 4 8
Cotton squaring 88 81 86 88
Cotton setting bolls 55 45 53 56
Cotton bolls opening 4 NA 5 6
Sorghum headed 52 40 49 53
Sorghum coloring 28 22 23 23
Oats harvested 48 34 39 42
Barley headed 98 93 89 96
Barley harvested 7 2 4 9
Rice headed 77 67 73 67
Rice harvested 9 NA 5 5
Peanuts pegging 90 84 91 90
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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
VP P F G E
Corn
This Week 4 10 25 48 13
Prev Week 3 9 25 50 13
Prev Year 2 5 20 53 20
DTN 5-Yr Avg 5 10 26 46 13
Soybeans
This Week 2 7 28 52 11
Prev Week 2 7 28 52 11
Prev Year 2 5 24 54 15
DTN 5-Yr Avg 4 10 28 47 11
Spring Wheat
This Week 2 10 33 48 7
Prev Week 3 12 32 46 7
Prev Year 4 13 35 43 5
DTN 5-Yr Avg 8 16 29 40 7
Rice
This Week 0 4 25 56 15
Prev Week 0 3 26 56 15
Prev Year 0 2 20 55 23
DTN 5-Yr Avg 1 3 22 58 17
Oats
This Week 8 16 29 41 6
Prev Week 8 15 29 41 7
Prev Year 8 10 24 49 9
DTN 5-Yr Avg 7 9 30 48 6
Barley
This Week 2 8 44 38 8
Prev Week 2 7 39 46 6
Prev Year 2 14 42 39 3
DTN 5-Yr Avg 1 7 39 48 4
Peanuts
This Week 1 6 29 55 9
Prev Week 1 5 30 56 8
Prev Year 0 3 24 62 11
DTN 5-Yr Avg 2 8 32 51 7
Cotton
This Week 5 15 38 34 8
Prev Week 3 13 38 37 9
Prev Year 5 10 30 45 10
DTN 5-Yr Avg 12 17 30 34 6
EllaMae Reiff can be reached at ellamae.reiff@dtn.com
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