The drop in conditions that was thought to of came last week didn’t come and that continued to this week with conditions remaining steady. This is the first week for several statistics to be reported. Corn Silking, Soybean blooming and this week from now on will include Pasture and Range conditions.
CORN
SILKING
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 4 | (N/A) | 4 | 4 |
Nebraska | – | (N/A) | – | 1 |
Kansas | 7 | (N/A) | 9 | 9 |
EMERGED
This is the first week Corn Emerged has not been on the report.
CONDITION
For corn conditions the national numbers are at 67 percent Good/Excellent. Last year the nation was at 64 percent Good/Excellent
Nebraska is at 64 percent good excellent for corn conditions. Down from last week.
Kansas is at 59 percent good excellent for corn conditions. That is up slightly from last week.
SOYBEANS
PLANTED
Last Year | Last Week % | This Week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 99 | 94 | 98 | 97 |
Nebraska | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
Kansas | 94 | 83 | 92 | 94 |
EMERGED
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 95 | 83 | 91 | 91 |
Nebraska | 98 | 94 | 97 | 97 |
Kansas | 85 | 70 | 82 | 86 |
BLOOMING
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 13 | (N/A) | 7 | 11 |
Nebraska | 20 | (N/A) | 6 | 15 |
Kansas | 13 | (N/A) | 1 | 7 |
CONDITION
For conditions nationally the numbers are 65 percent good excellent. That’s down 3 percent from last week.
Nebraska is at 62 percent Good/Excellent for soybean conditions. That is down from last weeks number of 68 percent Good/Excellent
Kansas is at 65 percent Good/Excellent for soybean conditions Up 2 percent from last week.
SORGHUM
PLANTED
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 94 | 80 | 90 | 94 |
Nebraska | 99 | 95 | 98 | 98 |
Kansas | 93 | 72 | 87 | 91 |
HEADED
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Kansas | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
CONDITIONS
Nationally sorghum is at 43 percent Good/Excellent that is down 3 percent from last week continue the trend of sorghum conditions dropping. That figure is compared to last years 70 percent Good/Excellent.
Nebraska is at 62 percent Good/Excellent.
Kansas is at 54 percent Good/Excellent.
WINTER WHEAT
HEADED
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 98 | 91 | 95 | 98 |
Nebraska | 100 | 95 | 98 | 98 |
Kansas | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
HARVESTED
Last Year | Last Week % | This week % | 5 year average % | |
National | 37 | 25 | 41 | 35 |
Nebraska | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Kansas | 37 | 27 | 59 | 40 |
CONDITION
Winter Wheat conditions for the nation are at 30 percent Good/Excellent.
Nebraska is at 22 percent Good/Excellent.
Kansas sits at 29 percent Good/Excellent.
MOISTURE
TOPSOIL
Very Short | Short | Adequate | Surplus | |
National | 15 | 28 | 53 | 4 |
Nebraska | 20 | 37 | 42 | 1 |
Kansas | 16 | 27 | 52 | 5 |
SUBSOIL
Very Short | Short | Adequate | Surplus | |
National | 15 | 26 | 55 | 4 |
Nebraska | 21 | 35 | 43 | 1 |
Kansas | 18 | 24 | 53 | 5 |
PASTURE CONDITIONS
Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
National | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
Nebraska | 12 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 2 |
Kansas | 12 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 4 |