USDA Crop Progress Report
5% of Corn, Soybeans Left to Harvest, According to Weekly USDA Crop Progress Report
This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 22. It was last updated at 3:42 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 22.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. row-crop harvest entered the homestretch last week with just 5% of both corn and soybeans left to harvest as of Sunday, Nov. 21, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.
The nation's corn harvest progressed 4 percentage points last week to reach 95% complete as of Sunday, NASS estimated. That is 2 percentage points behind last year's 97% but 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 92%.
"Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania had the slowest progress at 84% to 86% done," said DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
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Soybean harvest moved ahead 3 percentage points last week to reach 95% complete as of Sunday. That is 3 percentage points behind 98% at the same time last year and 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 96%.
"The laggards are Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee, ranging from 77% to 85% done," Mantini said. "Iowa is 100% and Illinois 95% harvested."
Winter wheat planting inched ahead another 2 percentage points to reach 96% complete, 2 percentage points behind last year's pace and 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 97%.
Winter wheat emerged was estimated at 86%, 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 87%.
Winter wheat condition fell 2 percentage points last week to 44% good to excellent as of Sunday, 1 percentage point above last year's rating at the same time and tied for the third-lowest rating since 2010.
"Montana wheat is 7% good to excellent, and Texas is 19% good to excellent," Mantini said.
The following are some other highlights from this week's Crop Progress report:
Sorghum harvested was 94%, 2 percentage points ahead of average.
Cotton harvested was 75%, 4 percentage points ahead of average.
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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 Harvested | 95 | 91 | 97 | 92 |
Soybeans Harvested | 95 | 92 | 98 | 96 |
Winter Wheat Planted | 96 | 94 | 98 | 97 |
Winter Wheat Emerged | 86 | 81 | 88 | 87 |
Cotton Harvested | 75 | 65 | 76 | 71 |
Sorghum Harvested | 94 | 89 | 97 | 92 |
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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 | |||
Winter Wheat | 8 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 37 | 6 |
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