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Brownfield states crop progress report

Weekly Crop Progress Reports from the National Ag Statistics Service as of Sunday, July 27:

Illinois corn crop is 94 percent silked, up 12 points for the week and 9 points ahead of the five year average.  25 percent is in dough, should be 29 percent by now.  Soybeans 83 percent blooming up 14 points from last week and 11 points ahead of the five year average.  44 percent are setting pods, 14 points ahead of the five year average.

 

Indiana corn crop is 88 percent silked, up 19 points from a week ago and 9 points ahead of the five year average.  13 percent is in dough, a point ahead of the five year average for this date.  Soybeans are 84 percent blooming up 14 points on the week and 15 points ahead of the five year average.  51 percent are setting pods, 22 points ahead of the five year average.

 

Iowa corn crop is 85 percent silked, a 26-point increase for the week and 11 points ahead of the five year average.  14 percent is in dough, double the 7 percent five year average.  Soybeans are 82 percent blooming, 2 points ahead of the five year average and a 15-point improvement over last week.  41 percent are setting pods, 4 points ahead of normal for this date.  44 percent of the Iowa oats are combined, 15 points behind average.

 

Minnesota corn crop is 61 percent silked, up 38 points from a week ago but still 10 points behind the five year average.  4 percent is in dough compared to 2 percent normally by now.  Soybeans are 74 percent blooming, up 27 points from a week ago and right-on pace with the five year average.  26 percent are setting pods, 1 point ahead of the five year average.  16 percent of the Minnesota oats crop is combined, 3 points behind average.

 

Missouri corn crop is 96 percent silked, up 5 points for the week and 10 points ahead of the five year average.  33 percent is in dough compared to 39 percent normally by this date.  Soybeans are 63 percent blooming up 15 points from a week ago and 10 points ahead of the five year average.  23 percent are setting pods, 8 points above average.  89 percent of Missouri’s cotton is squaring up 7 points from a week ago but 5 points behind the five year average.  48 percent is setting bolls, 8 percent behind where it should be for this date.  The crop is rated 59 percent good to excellent condition with 38 percent fair.

 

Nebraska corn crop is 85 percent silked up 23 points from a week ago and 2 points ahead of the five year average.  23 percent is in dough, 8 points ahead of the five year average.  Soybeans are 83 percent blooming up 10 points from last week and 4 points ahead of average for this date.  53 percent are setting pods, 23 points ahead of the five year average.

 

Ohio corn crop is 69 percent silked, up 18 points for the week but 5 points behind the five year average.  9 percent is in dough, should be 12 percent by now.  Soybeans are 71 percent blooming, up 20 points for the week but 1 point behind the five year average.  24 percent are setting pods, 2 points behind the five year average.  34 percent of the Ohio oats crop is combined, 16 points behind the five year average.

 

South Dakota corn crop is 70 percent silked, up 40 points from a week ago and 20 points ahead of the five year average.  4 percent in dough, 1 point behind the five year average.  Soybeans are 81 percent blooming, up 11 points from a week ago and 5 points ahead of the five year average.  35 percent are setting pods, 10 points above average.  21 percent of the South Dakota oats crop is combined, 8 points behind the norm for this date.

 

Wisconsin corn crop is 44 percent silked, a 22-point improvement from a week ago but still 11 points behind the five year average.  Nothing in dough stage as of yet, should be 4 percent by now.  Soybeans are 65 percent blooming, up 19 points from last week and 5 points ahead of the five year average.  25 percent are setting pods, 7 point ahead of average.  12 percent of the Badger State oats crop is combined compared to 23 percent normally done by now.