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Crop Progress Report: Hot, Dry Weather Hurting Corn, Soybeans
USAgNet - 06/23/2021
The extreme heat and drier weather took a toll on the nations corn and soybean crops during the past week as both dropped several points in overall condition according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report. On the reverse side, the hot weather was good
for winter wheat harvest and heat loving cotton and sorghum crops.
According to Farms.com, the nation’s corn crop is rated at 65 percent good to excellent this week, 3 points less than a week ago. The remainder is rated 29 percent fair and 6 percent good to excellent. One year ago, the corn crop was rated 72 percent good
to excellent.
The soybean crop in the 18 major producing states also took a hit with the condition dropping from 62 percent good to excellent last week to 60 percent this week. The remainder of the soybean crop is rated 31 percent fair and 9 percent poor to very
poor. One year ago, the soybean crop was rated 70 percent good to excellent.
The sorghum crop is rated 73 percent good to excellent, about the same as last week, 24 percent fair and 3 percent poor to very poor. One year ago, the sorghum crop was rated only 47 percent good to excellent.
The nation’s pasture and rangelands are rated 32 percent good to excellent (35 percent last week), 29 percent fair and 39 percent poor to very poor.
Meanwhile, winter wheat harvest is moving quickly from just 4 percent complete last week to 17 percent complete this week. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas are all at 50 percent or more complete. One year ago, the harvest stood at 26 percent complete for this date.
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