BrownfieldAgNews reports:
Jefferson City, MO — The USDA’s national crop ratings were mostly lower over the past week. That’s generally in line with seasonal trends, as conditions tend to dip as harvest advances, along with mostly dry weather in much of the region.
As of Sunday, 67% of the corn crop is rated good to excellent, down 1% on the week, with 85% dented, 41% mature, and 7% harvested, all at or near the respective five-year averages.
63% of soybeans are called good to excellent, 1% lower, while 41% are at the leaf dropping stage and 5% are harvested, just ahead of average.
11% of winter wheat is planted, compared to the usual rate of 13%.
94% of spring wheat is harvested, compared to 92% in most recent years.
52% of cotton is in good to excellent shape, 2% less than last week, and 50% of bolls are opening with 9% of the crop harvested.
61% of rice is harvested, compared to the typical rate of 46%.
65% of sorghum is good to excellent, unchanged, with 81% coloring, 44% mature, and 22% harvested.
35% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are in good to excellent condition, 1% below a week ago.
The USDA’s weekly national crop progress and condition reports run through the end of November.
