USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 22. It was last updated with additional information at 3:48 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 22.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean condition ratings declined slightly last week for the crops still in the field, though harvest of both remain on pace with their five-year averages, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

A very slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain to the middle of the country last week, and another, faster-moving system is set to bring more rainfall from Kansas through the Ohio Valley -- a mix of good and bad news for farmers, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Crop development: Corn dented was estimated at 91%, equal to last year's pace and 2 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%. Corn mature was pegged at 56%, 3 percentage points behind last year and the five-year average of 59%.

-- Harvest progress: Corn harvest moved ahead 4 percentage points last week to reach 11% complete as of Sunday. That is 2 points behind last year's 13% and equal to the five-year average. Kansas' crop was 20% harvested, and Iowa's crop was just 8% harvested.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 66% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition nationwide, down 1 point from the previous week of 67%. Ten percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, up 1 percentage point from the previous week at 9% but 2 points below 12% from last year. Kansas' and Iowa's corn crops were rated 61% and 74%, respectively.

SOYBEANS

-- Crop development: Soybeans dropping leaves were pegged at 61%, 1 point behind last year's 62% but 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 60%.

-- Harvest progress: Soybean harvest moved ahead 4 percentage points last week to reach 9% complete as of Sunday, 3 points behind last year's 12% and equal to the five-year average. Indiana's soybean harvest was 12% complete as of last week, 5 points ahead of the five-year average of 7%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 61% of soybeans still in fields were in good-to-excellent condition, down 2 points from 63% the previous week and below last year's rating of 64%. Kentucky had the highest very-poor-to-poor rating of 40%, with only 30% rated good to excellent.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Harvest progress: Spring wheat harvest inched ahead 2 percentage points last week to reach 96% complete as of Sunday. That puts this year's harvest progress 1 point ahead of last year's 95% and consistent with the five-year average.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Planting progress: Winter wheat planting jumped ahead 9 points last week to reach 20% nationwide as of Sunday, 3 points behind last year and the five-year average of 23%. Washington, Colorado and South Dakota were leading at 58%, 37% and 36% planted.

-- Crop development: An estimated 4% of winter wheat had emerged as of Sunday, equal to last year and the five-year average.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Showers from last week's slow-moving system helped immature crops and winter wheat planting, but with another round of heavy rain moving from the Rockies through the Ohio Valley, harvest delays may become a growing concern, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"A very slow-moving storm system moved across the middle of the country last week and brought areas of heavy rain," Baranick said. "That was good news for those with immature crops and for winter wheat planting, but also impacted the drydown of mature crops and harvest as rainfall this time of year is always a double-edged sword. That system is still moving through the Midwest early this week with continued showers.

"Another system is in the Rockies on Monday and will move more quickly through the country this week. However, the forecast is for more areas of heavy rain, especially from Kansas through the Ohio Valley. That should help to reduce the drought along the Ohio Valley, or at least stop it from growing. But obviously that won't be favorable for those looking to harvest."

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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.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Dented	91	85	91	93
Corn Mature	56	41	59	59
Corn Harvested	11	7	13	11
Soybeans Dropping Leaves	61	41	62	60
Soybeans Harvested	9	5	12	9
Spring Wheat Harvested	96	94	95	96
Winter Wheat Planted	20	11	23	23
Winter Wheat Emerged	4	NA	4	4
Cotton Bolls Opening	60	50	62	59
Cotton Harvested	12	9	13	12
Sorghum Coloring	89	81	91	91
Sorghum Mature	52	44	58	54
Sorghum Harvested	25	22	28	27
Sugarbeets Harvested	12	8	11	12
Rice Harvested	71	61	70	57
Peanuts Harvested	9	3	5	6
Sunflowers Harvested	-	NA	-	-

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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	7	24	49	17		3	6	24	50	17		4	8	23	50	15
Soybeans	4	8	27	48	13		3	8	26	50	13		3	8	25	52	12
Cotton	6	12	35	37	10		4	10	34	42	10		14	19	30	32	5
Peanuts	3	11	31	46	9		1	7	28	54	10		1	7	30	54	8
Sorghum	3	7	26	46	18		3	7	25	46	19		8	14	34	36	8

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