USDA Weekly Crop Progress
23 Nov 2015
By DTN Staff
OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn harvest is complete for 2015 and winter wheat planting is nearly done, according to USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report.
Winter wheat planting is 96% complete, compared to 94% last week and a 100% five-year average. Ninety percent of the crop is emerged, compared to 87% last week and a 90% five-year average.
"USDA said that 53% of winter wheat was rated good-to-excellent, resulting in a one-point increase in the DTN Winter Wheat Condition Index to 142, which was down from 154 a year ago, but above the five-year average of 125," said DTN Analyst Todd Hultman. "Monday's report is neutral for wheat."
Ninety-four percent of sorghum is harvested, compared to 91% last week and a 93% five-year average.
Seventy percent of the cotton crop is harvested, compared to 64% last week and an 82% five-year average.
| National Crop Progress Summary |
| | This | Last | Last | 5-Yr |
| | Week | Week | Year | Avg |
| Cotton Harvested | 70 | 64 | 76 | 82 |
| Sorghum Harvested | 94 | 91 | 87 | 93 |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 96 | 94 | 99 | 100 |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 90 | 87 | 91 | 90 |
| 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 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 11 | | 2 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 11 | | 1 | 5 | 36 | 49 | 9 |
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