USDA Weekly Crop Progress
9 Nov 2015
By Cheri Zagurski
DTN Managing Editor
OMAHA (DTN) -- Ninety-three percent of the nation's corn and 95% of the soybeans were harvested as of Nov. 8, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report.
Corn is 93% harvested, compared to 85% last week and an 88% five-year average. "Monday's report was neutral-to-bearish for corn," said DTN Analyst Todd Hultman.
Soybeans are 95% harvested, compared to 92% last week and a 93% five-year average. "Monday's report should be viewed as neutral for soybeans," Hultman said.
Winter wheat planting is 92% complete, compared to 88% last week and a 94% five-year average. Eighty percent of the crop is emerged, compared to 72% last week and an 80% five-year average.
"USDA said 51% of winter wheat was rated good-to-excellent, resulting in a five-point increase in the DTN Winter Wheat Condition Index to 137, which was down from 157 a year ago and down from the five-year average of 129," Hultman said. "Monday's report is neutral-to-bearish for wheat."
Eighty-five percent of sorghum is harvested, compared to 79% last week and an 82% five-year average.
Fifty-eight percent of the cotton crop is harvested, compared to 50% last week and a 65% five-year average.
| National Crop Progress Summary |
| | This | Last | Last | 5-Yr |
| | Week | Week | Year | Avg |
| Corn Harvested | 93 | 85 | 78 | 88 |
| Soybeans Harvested | 95 | 92 | 89 | 93 |
| Cotton Harvested | 58 | 50 | 60 | 65 |
| Sorghum Harvested | 85 | 79 | 74 | 82 |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 92 | 88 | 93 | 94 |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 80 | 72 | 82 | 80 |
| National Crop Condition Summary |
| (VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent) |
| | This Week | | Last Week | | Last Year |
| | VP | P | F | G | E | | VP | P | F | G | E | | VP | P | F | G | E |
| Winter Wht | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 9 | | 2 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 9 | | 1 | 5 | 34 | 50 | 10 |
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