By Anthony Greder
DTN Managing Editor
This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 8. It was last updated at 4:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 8.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Row-crop development remained behind the five-year average pace last week, while little change was seen in crop conditions, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress report released Monday.
Nearly all of the corn -- 98% -- that farmers managed to plant this year had emerged as of Sunday, July 7. However, only 8% of the crop was silking, well behind 34% at the same time last year and also behind the five-year average of 22%.
Corn condition, estimated at 57% good to excellent, was up 1 percentage point from 56% the previous week. That fell within trade expectations of 57%-58%, said DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
"Key states with the best corn condition ratings included North Dakota at 79% good to excellent, Nebraska at 76% and Minnesota at 60%," Mantini said. "Some notable bad states were Illinois at 37% good to excellent, Indiana at 38%, Ohio at 34%, Missouri at 28% and Michigan at 46%."
Like corn, soybeans also lagged behind the average pace of development last week. NASS estimated that 96% of intended soybean acres were planted as of Sunday, 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 99%.
An estimated 90% of soybeans were emerged, 8 percentage points behind average. Ten percent of soybeans were blooming, well behind 44% last year and 22 percentage points behind the five-year average of 32%.
"Soybean blooming in Illinois and Indiana was at 2% and 1% compared to averages of 34% and 32%, respectively," Mantini said. "Minnesota soybeans were 3% blooming versus a five-year average of 28%."
The soybean crop's good-to-excellent rating dipped by 1 percentage point, from 54% the previous week to 53% last week. That was below trade expectations for 55%-56% good to excellent and well under last year's 71% good-to-excellent rating, Mantini noted.
"States with the worst good-to-excellent soybean ratings included Ohio at 28%, Illinois at 38%, Indiana at 37% and Missouri at 35%. The states with the best good-to-excellent ratings were Nebraska at 73%, North Dakota at 69% and Iowa at 64%," Mantini said.
Winter wheat harvest continued to roll along, jumping ahead another 17 percentage points to reach 47% complete as of Sunday. However, harvest was still behind last year's 61% and the five-year average pace of 61%. Kansas' wheat harvest was 61% done versus 84% average, Oklahoma was 95% done, Texas was 81% done, Illinois was 74% done, Indiana's harvest was 61% finished and Arkansas' winter wheat was 98% harvested.
Sixty-four percent of the winter wheat remaining in fields was rated in good-to-excellent condition, up 1 percentage points from 63% the previous week.
Fifty-six percent of the spring wheat crop was headed, up 31 percentage points from the previous week. However, heading was still well behind last year's 78% and the five-year average of 73%.
"Minnesota spring wheat was 75% headed versus an average of 81%, North Dakota was 55% versus 71% average and Montana was only 36% versus an average of 59%," Mantini said.
Spring wheat condition was rated 78% good to excellent, up 3 percentage points from the previous week's 75% good to excellent. Leading the pack in good-to-excellent ratings were Minnesota at 83% and North Dakota at 82%, Mantini noted.
Sorghum was 97% planted, compared to 100% last year and a five-year average of 99%. Twenty-two percent of sorghum was headed, 4 percentage points behind the five-year average of 26%. Sorghum coloring was estimated at 13%, slightly behind the average of 16%. Oats were 74% headed, behind the average of 90%.
Cotton squaring reached 47% as of Sunday, behind of the average pace of 54%. Cotton setting bolls was 13%, slightly behind the average of 16%. Cotton condition was rated 54% good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from the previous week. Sixteen percent of rice was headed, behind the average of 22%.
To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.
| National Crop Progress Summary |
| This | Last | Last | 5-Year |
| Week | Week | Year | Avg. |
| Corn Emerged | 98 | 94 | 100 | 100 |
| Corn Silking | 8 | NA | 34 | 22 |
| Soybeans Planted | 96 | 92 | 100 | 99 |
| Soybeans Emerged | 90 | 83 | 100 | 98 |
| Soybeans Blooming | 10 | NA | 44 | 32 |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 47 | 30 | 61 | 61 |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 56 | 25 | 78 | 73 |
| Cotton Squaring | 47 | 37 | 57 | 54 |
| Cotton Setting Bolls | 13 | 7 | 20 | 16 |
| Sorghum Planted | 97 | 94 | 100 | 99 |
| Sorghum Headed | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
| Sorghum Coloring | 13 | NA | 16 | 16 |
| Barley Headed | 55 | 31 | 74 | 75 |
| Oats Headed | 74 | 58 | 90 | 90 |
| Rice Headed | 16 | 10 | 20 | 22 |
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| 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 |
| Corn | 3 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 21 |
| Soybeans | 3 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 16 |
| Winter Wheat | 3 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 9 |
| Spring Wheat | - | 3 | 19 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 14 |
| Cotton | 2 | 17 | 27 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 7 |
| Sorghum | 1 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 12 | - | 2 | 25 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 5 |
| Barley | 1 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 68 | 17 |
| Oats | 2 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 60 | 13 |
| Rice | 1 | 6 | 27 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 13 |
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| National Soil Moisture Condition - 48 States |
| (VS = Very Short; SH = Short; AD = Adequate; SR = Surplus) |
| This Week | Last Week | Last Year |
| VS | SH | AD | SR | VS | SH | AD | SR | VS | SH | AD | SR |
| Topsoil Moisture | 3 | 12 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 69 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 8 |
| Subsoil Moisture | 3 | 10 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 6 |
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