The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop progress report rates 74 percent of the US Corn Crop as being in good to excellent condition- unchanged from a week ago, 19 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. Harvested corn reached 5 percent, 2 points below average. National soybean conditions remain unchanged from a week ago in the good to excellent ratings- still at 73 percent while soybeans are 20 percent fair and 7 percent poor to very poor. The national grain sorghum condition is down 1 percentage point from a week ago at 65 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor. Harvested sorghum reached 26 percent, just 1 point below the average. National cotton conditions dropped slightly by 1 point from last week in the good to excellent ratings- at 47 percent, 37 percent fair, 12 percent poor and 4 percent very poor. Harvested cotton reached 4 percent, just under the average by 1 point.
In the weekly crop progress report from USDA, Oklahoma corn dough reached 95 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but down 4 points from normal. Corn dented reached 80 percent, down 8 points from the previous year and down 15 points from normal. Corn mature reached 52 percent, up 7 points from the previous year but down 15 points from normal. Corn harvested reached 7 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 22 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 73 percent, down 9 points from the previous year but up 3 points from normal. Sorghum mature reached 33 percent, unchanged from the previous year and unchanged from normal. Sorghum harvested reached 15 percent, up 3 points from the previous year but up 4 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 90 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 4 points from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 83 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 16 percent, up 10 points from the previous year and up 12 points from normal. Cotton setting bolls reached 95 percent, down 3 points from the previous year but up 1 point from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 19 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but down 11 points from normal.
Corn development continued to progress favorably across Texas, with harvest wrapping up in areas. Meanwhile, wheat seeding is underway in the state. Corn harvest was 58 percent complete, 1 point higher than last week and equal to normal. Mature corn reached 67 percent, 5 points below normal. Sorghum harvest was 60 percent complete, 11 points higher than last week and just 2 points below normal. Across the state, sorghum was 77 percent mature, which is 3 points higher than the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves were at 64 percent, 5 points lower than normal. Cotton harvest was at 8 percent, 1 point higher than normal. Cotton bolls opened were at 29 percent, 10 points under the 5-year average.
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