OMAHA (DTN) — The U.S. corn and soybean harvests moved ahead at a relatively slow pace last week, remaining behind the five-year averages nationwide for both crops, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.
CORN
— Harvest progress: 12% of corn was harvested as of Sunday, Sept. 25, up 5 percentage points from the previous week. That puts the current harvest progress 5 percentage points behind last year’s 17% and 2 percentage point behind the five-year average of 14%. “Texas leads the way at 72% harvested, while Iowa is at 5% done and Illinois is 6% harvested,” said DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
— Crop development: Corn dented was estimated at 92%, 2 percentage points behind the average. Corn mature was estimated at 58%, 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 61%.
— Crop condition: 52% of corn was rated in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week and 7 percentage points below last year’s rating of 59%.
SOYBEANS
— Harvest progress: 8% of the crop was harvested as of Sunday, also up 5 percentage points from the previous week. That is 7 percentage points behind last year’s 15% and 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 13%. “Louisiana and Mississippi are well ahead of the pack at 68% and 44% done, respectively, while Illinois and Iowa are 2% and 7% harvested,” Mantini said.
— Crop development: 63% of soybeans were dropping leaves, 2 percentage points behind the five-year average of 65%.
— Crop condition: 55% of soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week and 3 percentage points below last year’s rating of 58%.
WINTER WHEAT
— Planting progress: Winter wheat planting moved ahead 10 percentage points last week to reach 31% as of Sunday. That is 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 30%. “Montana, Washington and South Dakota were all over 50% planted, while top-producing Kansas was 19% planted, 4 percentage points below its five-year average,” noted DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
— Crop development: 9% of winter wheat was emerged as of Sunday, 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 6%.
