Minnesota had 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Weekend storms caused some damage in Dakota and Ramsey Counties.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 18 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 16 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus.
Corn in or beyond the dough stage reached 83 percent. Corn dented reached 23 percent, 6 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 16 percent excellent.
Soybeans setting pods reached 95 percent. Soybeans coloring reached 11 percent, 4 days behind average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.Oats were 76 percent harvested. Spring wheat was 44 percent harvested. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 79 percent good, and 6 percent excellent.
Barley was 50 percent harvested. Barley condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 15 percent dropping leaves. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 10 percent excellent.
Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 76 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 7 percent complete.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service found North Dakota Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6% very short, 34% short, 58% adequate, and 2% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 4% very short, 29% short, 65% adequate, and 2% surplus.
Soybean condition rated 0% very poor, 5% poor, 38% fair, 45% good, and 12% excellent. Soybeans setting pods was 95%, equal to both last year and the five-year average. Dropping leaves was 4%, behind 22% last year and 17% average.
Spring wheat condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 23% fair, 60% good, and 16% excellent. Spring wheat coloring was 97%, near 100% both last year and average. Mature was 78%, well behind 98% last year, and behind 95% average. Harvested was 34%, well behind 82% last year and 66% average.
Durum wheat condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 18% fair, 62% good, and 19% excellent. Durum wheat coloring was 93%, behind 100% last year and 99% average. Mature was 63%, well behind 98% last year and 89% average. Harvested was 31%, well behind 72% last year, and behind 50% average.
Winter wheat harvested was 98%, near 97% last year, and ahead of 91% average.
Corn condition rated 1% very poor, 5% poor, 28% fair, 50% good, and 16% excellent. Corn dough was 77%, behind 87% last year, and equal to average. Dented was 18%, well behind 42% last year, and behind 28% average.
Canola condition rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 28% fair, 56% good, and 14% excellent. Canola coloring was 92%, near 96% both last year and average. Harvested was 20%, behind 35% last year and 33% average.
Sugarbeet condition rated 5% very poor, 3% poor, 30% fair, 47% good, and 15% excellent. Sugarbeets harvested was 1%, near 2% last year and 4% average.