The 2018 corn crop is rocketing toward completion.
|
Silking
|
Dough stage
|
Poor/very poor
|
Good/excellent
|
|
7/22
|
Average
|
7/22
|
Average
|
7/22
|
7/22
|
| 18 states |
81
|
62
|
18
|
8
|
9
|
72
|
| Iowa |
88
|
61
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
72
|
| Kansas |
83
|
71
|
34
|
14
|
21
|
50
|
| Nebraska |
82
|
68
|
22
|
7
|
3
|
87
|
| South Dakota |
762
|
47
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
71
|
However, the following graph shows a notable decline in corn condition, which is now below 2014 and 2016.
Soybeans
Soybean condition has held up better and remains well above last year, though it also has dipped below 2014 and 2016.
Seventy-eight percent of the crop in the 18 states is blooming and 44 percent are setting pods, both well ahead of average (63 percent and 23 percent, respectively).
|
Blooming
|
Pod setting
|
Poor/very poor
|
Good/excellent
|
|
7/22
|
Average
|
7/22
|
Average
|
7/22
|
7/22
|
| 18 states |
78
|
63
|
44
|
23
|
8
|
70
|
| Iowa |
81
|
66
|
40
|
24
|
6
|
86
|
| Kansas |
74
|
47
|
30
|
11
|
18
|
46
|
| Nebraska |
78
|
71
|
40
|
23
|
3
|
85
|
| South Dakota |
68
|
66
|
38
|
26
|
8
|
65
|
Grain Sorghum
Sorghum ranges from 21 percent to 42 percent heading in the states we are reporting here, again ahead of average. Its condition began the season at 50 percent, improved for a few weeks, then tumbled to 49 percent this week.
|
Heading 7/22
|
Heading average
|
Poor/very poor
|
Good/excellent
|
| 11 States |
42
|
40
|
16
|
49
|
| Kansas |
21
|
11
|
6
|
63
|
| Nebraska |
36
|
19
|
1
|
84
|
| South Dakota |
32
|
30
|
1
|
77
|
Wheat
Winter wheat in the 18 reported states is 80 percent complete, one point ahead of average. Kansas harvest is wrapped up, Nebraska stands at 82 percent and South Dakota at 47 percent, well ahead of its 38 percent average.
Ninety-six percent of the spring wheat is headed, three points ahead of average. South Dakota’s crop is right on its 99 percent average. Condition in the reporting states is at 4 percent in the lowest two categories and 49 percent in the top two. South Dakota’s crop is rated 14 percent poor/very poor and 49 percent good/excellent.
Pasture/range
A slight worsening is reported in the 48 states -- now 26 percent poor/very poor and 45 percent good/excellent, compared with 25 and 47 percent respectively a week ago.
| State |
Poor/very poor |
Good/excellent |
| Iowa |
15 |
58 |
| Kansas |
34 |
28 |
| Nebraska |
8 |
73 |
| South Dakota |
10 |
63 |
