BrownfieldAgNews reports:
U.S. crop condition ratings improved at least slightly over the past week. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in most of the Midwest and Plains, but heavy rainfall did have at least some impact in parts of the region.
The USDA says 71% of U.S. corn is good to excellent, up 2% on the week, with 97% planted and 87% emerged.
68% of soybeans are called good to excellent, 1% higher, with 90% planted and 75% emerged.
54% of winter wheat is rated good to excellent, a gain of 2%, with 88% headed, but harvest is only 4% complete, compared to the five-year average of 7%, due to recent rain.
53% of spring wheat is reported as good to excellent, 3% above a week ago, with 82% emerged.
The good to excellent rating for cotton held at 49%, with 76% planted and 12% squaring.
77% of the rice crop is said to be good to excellent, 2% more than last week, with 93% emerged.
54% of sorghum is planted, compared to 61% on average.
43% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are in good to excellent condition and 26% is called fair, both up 1%.
The USDA’s weekly national crop progress and condition reports run through the end of November.
