The USDA gave industry stakeholders its first look at the 2019 US corn crop in it’s second Crop Progress Report for the year, in addition to the US winter wheat crop’s first signs of heading. On Monday, April 08, 2019, the USDA Crop Progress indicated that the corn planting has officially started with 2 percent complete nationwide at this early juncture in the season, on par with the same time last year and the five-year average. The US winter wheat crop meanwhile is reportedly at 3 percent headed, same as the previous year and behind the average by 1 point with a condition rating of 9 poor to very poor, 31 fair and 60 percent good to excellent - a four-point improvement from last week and doubly better than last year at this time.
Click here to review the complete US Crop Progress Report release by the USDA on Monday, April 08, 2019.
Across the Southern Plains -
In Oklahoma, winter wheat jointing reached 56 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but down 11 points from normal. Wheat’s condition in Oklahoma this week rates 4 poor to very poor, 20 fair and 76 percent good to excellent. Canola blooming reached 20 percent, down 2 points from the previous year and down 11 points from normal. Canola’s condition this week rates 2 poor to very poor, 33 fair and 65 percent good to excellent. Cotton planted reached 2 percent, up 2 points from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Corn planted reached 4 percent, down 7 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal. Pasture and range condition rates 10 poor to very poor, 33 fair and 57 good to excellent - a 42 percent lead over this last year in the good to excellent rating.
To review Oklahoma’s complete crop progress report for this week,
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In Kansas, according to limited information, winter wheat’s condition rated 2 percent very poor, 6 poor, 34 fair, 47 good and 11 excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 11 percent, behind last year by 2 points and well behind 35 the average. This week, wheat is 15 percent headed, well ahead of normal which is typically not even on the chart at this time. Corn planted was 2 percent, equal to last year, and near 6 for the five-year average.
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