By Brian Ethridge
DTN Marketing Editor
This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 22. It was last updated at 3:54 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 22.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean development took a nice jump from last week's Crop Progress report, but continues to lag far behind the five-year average pace, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress report released Monday.
As of Sunday, July 21, an estimated 35% of corn was silking, up 18 percentage point from the previous week and 31 percentage points behind the five-year average of 66%.
Corn condition, estimated at 57% good to excellent, was down 1 percentage point from 58% the previous week.
"Some notable bad states were Illinois at 43%, Indiana at 35%, Ohio at 35%, Missouri at 33% and Michigan at 42%. North Dakota at 77%, Nebraska at 77% and Minnesota at 57% were the best ratings in key major states," said DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
Soybean development also remained behind normal last week. NASS estimated that 40% of soybeans were blooming, up 18 percentage points from the previous week but 26 percentage points behind the five-year average of 66%.
The soybean crop's good-to-excellent rating of 54% was unchanged from the previous week.
"Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio are major states with the worst ratings, while Nebraska at 73%, North Dakota at 65%, and Minnesota at 62% are the majors with the best rating," said Mantini.
Winter wheat harvest moved ahead another 12 percentage points last week to reach 69% complete as of Sunday, behind last year's 79% and 10 percentage points behind the five-year average of 79%.
The Spring wheat crop was 92% headed, up 14 percentage points from 78% the previous week, but was 2 percentage points behind the five-year average of 94%.
Spring wheat condition was rated 76% good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week.
"Key states Minnesota and North Dakota continued to lead the pack at 85% and 80% good to excellent, respectively," concluded Mantini.
Sorghum was pegged at 27% headed, 13 percentage points behind the five-year average of 40%. Sorghum coloring was estimated at 16%, behind the average of 22%. Sorghum condition was rated 73% good to excellent. Oats were 94% headed, behind the average of 98%.
Cotton squaring reached 78% as of Sunday, behind the average pace of 80%. Cotton setting bolls was 33%, also behind the average of 37%. Cotton condition was rated 60% good to excellent, up 4 percentage points from the previous week's 56% good to excellent. Rice headed was pegged at 31%, behind the average of 43%. Rice condition was rated 65% good to excellent.
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 Silking | 35 | 17 | 78 | 66 |
| Corn Dough | 5 | NA | 16 | 10 |
| Soybeans Blooming | 40 | 22 | 76 | 66 |
| Soybeans Setting Pods | 7 | NA | 41 | 28 |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 69 | 57 | 79 | 79 |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 92 | 78 | 96 | 94 |
| Cotton Squaring | 78 | 60 | 77 | 80 |
| Cotton Setting Bolls | 33 | 20 | 40 | 37 |
| Sorghum Headed | 27 | 24 | 40 | 40 |
| Sorghum Coloring | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 |
| Barley Headed | 90 | 75 | 93 | 95 |
| Oats Headed | 94 | 87 | 99 | 98 |
| Oats Harvested | 12 | NA | 23 | 22 |
| Rice Headed | 31 | 24 | 44 | 43 |
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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 | 10 | 30 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 22 |
| Soybeans | 3 | 9 | 34 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 18 |
| Spring Wheat | - | 4 | 20 | 63 | 13 | - | 4 | 20 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 14 |
| Cotton | 2 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 7 |
| Sorghum | 1 | 2 | 23 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 5 |
| Barley | - | 5 | 19 | 58 | 18 | - | 5 | 19 | 62 | 14 | - | 2 | 17 | 67 | 14 |
| Oats | 3 | 5 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 13 |
| Rice | 1 | 6 | 28 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 15 |
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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 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 12 |
| Subsoil Moisture | 3 | 15 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 58 | 5 |
Brian Ethridge can be reached at Brian.Ethridge@dtn.com
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