BrownfieldAgNews reports:
The USDA’s national corn condition rating held over the past week and soybeans improved. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in much of the Midwest and Plains.
The USDA says 74% of corn is good to excellent, steady, with 34% silking and 7% at the dough making stage, both just ahead of the respective five-year averages.
70% of soybeans are called good to excellent, 4% more than last week, with 47% of the crop blooming and 15% at the pod setting stage, which is slightly faster than normal.
63% of winter wheat is harvested, just behind average.
54% of spring wheat is in good to excellent shape, 4% higher, and 78% has headed.
54% of cotton is rated good to excellent, an improvement of 2%, and 61% is squaring with 23% setting bolls.
77% of rice is in good to excellent condition, 3% more than a week ago, and 33% has headed.
69% of the sorghum crop falls into the good to excellent category, a gain of 2%, and 24% has headed with 14% coloring.
46% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are reported as good to excellent, up 1%.
The USDA’s weekly national crop progress and condition numbers run through the end of November.
