USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

By Brian Ethridge
DTN Marketing Editor

This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 15. It was last updated at3:50 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- In addition to corn condition dropping 1 percentage point this week, corn estimated as mature is still far behind the five-year average pace, according to USDA NASS' latest Crop Progress report released Tuesday.

As of Sunday, 73% of corn was estimated as mature, 19 percentage points behind the five-year average of 92%. That was slightly closer to the average pace than last week, when corn mature was running 27 percentage points behind average.

"North Dakota and Michigan are just 42% and 44% mature, while Wisconsin and South Dakota are 49% and 53%, respectively," DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini said.

Nationwide, corn harvest progressed another 7 percentage points to reach 22% as of Sunday, but that's still 14 percentage points behind the five-year average of 36%.

"North Dakota harvest was just 1% done, while Wisconsin is 3% and South Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa are just 5% to 7% done," Mantini noted.

The condition of corn still in fields continued to decline with an estimated 55% good-to-excellent rating, down 1 percentage point from the previous week and the lowest in six years, according to Mantini.

Mantini also noted that, "USDA said 96% of the corn crop is dented as of October 13, up from last week's 93% and below the five-year average of 100%. Ohio, Indiana, the Dakotas and Wisconsin are lagging the most, in a range of 84% to 95% dented; Wisconsin is at 84%."

Soybeans dropping leaves reached 85% as of Sunday, 8 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93% -- an improvement from last week when the percent of the crop dropping leaves was running 15 percentage points behind average.

Soybean harvest moved ahead 12 percentage points last week to reach 26%, but still 23 percentage points behind the five-year average of 49%. That was further behind average than in last Monday's report, when soybean harvest was running 7 percentage points behind the average pace.

"North Dakota was 16% done, while South Dakota was only 13% and Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin are all in the 13% to 15% done range," Mantini said. Soybean condition was rated 54% good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from 53% the previous week.

Spring wheat harvest moved ahead only 3 percentage points to reach 94% as of Sunday, 6 percentage points behind the five-year average of 100% complete.

Winter wheat planting progress stood at 65% as of Sunday, equal to the five-year average. Winter wheat emerged was estimated at 41%, 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average.

Sorghum mature was estimated at 81%, just barely behind the average of 82%. Sorghum harvested reached 40%, behind the five-year average of 46%.

Cotton bolls opening was estimated at 87%, ahead of the average of 83%. Cotton harvested was estimated at 32%, also ahead of the five-year average of 27%. Rice harvested was 87%, just slightly behind the average of 87%.

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 Dented	96	93	100	100
Corn Mature	73	58	96	92
Corn Harvested	22	15	38	36
Soybeans Dropping Leaves	85	72	94	93
Soybeans Harvested	26	14	37	49
Spring Wheat Harvested	94	91	100	100
Winter Wheat Planted	65	52	64	65
Winter Wheat Emerged	41	26	42	40
Cotton Bolls Opening	87	83	84	83
Cotton Harvested	32	25	31	27
Sorghum Mature	81	65	80	82
Sorghum Harvested	40	33	42	46
Rice Harvested	87	76	87	88

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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	4	11	30	44	11	4	11	29	45	11	4	8	20	47	21
Soybeans	4	10	32	45	9	4	11	32	45	8	3	8	23	48	18
Cotton	4	17	41	30	8	4	15	42	32	7	11	20	34	29	6
Sorghum	1	6	28	44	11	2	5	28	51	14	6	11	28	44	11

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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	10	16	55	19	11	16	53	20	4	9	64	23
Subsoil Moisture	10	18	56	16	10	18	57	15	7	13	64	16

Brian Ethridge can be reached at brian.ethridge@dtn.com

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