USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that for the week ending September 4th, in North Dakota Soybean condition rated 1% very poor, 5% poor, 39% fair, 46% good, and 9% excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 18%, well behind 41% last year, and behind 31% for the five-year average.
Spring wheat condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 24% fair, 62% good, and 13% excellent. Spring wheat mature was 90%, behind 100% last year and 98% average. Harvested was 62%, well behind 93% last year, and behind 80% average.
Durum wheat condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 19% fair, 69% good, and 11% excellent. Durum wheat coloring was 94%, behind 100% both last year and average. Mature was 78%, well behind 100% last year, and behind 95% average. Harvested was 50%, well behind 89% last year and 70% average.
Winter wheat planted was 7%, near 5% last year and 3% average.
Corn condition rated 1% very poor, 5% poor, 33% fair, 51% good, and 10% excellent. Corn dough was 88%, behind 93% last year, and near 89% average. Dented was 45%, behind 60% last year, and near 46% average. Mature was 1%, behind 11% last year and 7% average.
Canola condition rated 0% very poor, 3% poor, 24% fair, 59% good, and 14% excellent. Canola coloring was 93%, behind 100% last year and 99% average. Harvested was 39%, behind 57% last year and 52% average.
Sugarbeet condition rated 5% very poor, 3% poor, 30% fair, 51% good, and 11% excellent. Sugarbeets harvested was 4%, near 5% last year and 7% average.
Oats mature was 97%, near 98% last year, and equal to average. Harvested was 76%, behind 91% last year and 84% average.
Barley mature was 96%, near 100% last year and 99% average. Harvested was 74%, well behind 95% last year, and behind 87% average.
Dry edible peas dropping leaves was 91%, behind 100% both last year and average. Harvested was 78%, behind 94% last year and 92% average.
Sunflower condition rated 1% very poor, 4% poor, 34% fair, 56% good, and 5% excellent. Sunflowers ray flowers dry was 59%, well behind 81% last year, and behind 73% average. Bracts turned yellow was 31%, behind 43% last year and 40% average. Bracts turned brown was 8%, behind 13% last year, and near 9% average.
Flaxseed condition rated 0% very poor, 4% poor, 24% fair, 69% good, and 3% excellent. Flaxseed coloring was 96%, near 100% last year and 99% average. Harvested was 54%, behind 69% last year, but ahead of 49% average.
Potato condition rated 0% very poor, 0% poor, 29% fair, 51% good, and 20% excellent. Potatoes vines dry was 36%, behind 45% last year and 54% average. Harvested was 10%, ahead of 4% both last year and average.
Dry edible bean condition rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 39% fair, 47% good, and 10% excellent. Dry edible beans dropping leaves was 42%, well behind 85% last year and 77% average. Harvested was 7%, behind 13% last year and 15% average.
Alfalfa condition rated 1% very poor, 4% poor, 28% fair, 53% good, and 14% excellent.
Lentils harvested was 42%, well behind 87% last year and 64% average.
Pasture and range conditions rated 1% very poor, 9% poor, 37% fair, 48% good, and 5% excellent.
Minnesota Corn, Soybean Maturation Lag 4-5 Days Behind Average
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says Minnesota had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday
Corn dough reached 92 percent. Corn dented reached 47 percent, 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Corn for silage was 9 percent harvested. Soybean coloring reached 25 percent, 4 days behind average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.
Oats were 82 percent harvested and barley was 59 percent harvested. Spring wheat was 57 percent harvested. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 7 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 55 percent dropping leaves. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 15 percent complete. Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 22 percent good, and 56 percent excellent.
S.D. Spring Wheat Harvest Nearing Completion
Corn condition rated 9% very poor, 14% poor, 29% fair, 42% good, and 6% excellent. Corn dough was 92%, near 96% last year, and equal to the five-year average. Dented was 55%, behind 64% last year, and near 56% average. Mature was 11%, behind 17% last year, and equal to average.
Soybean condition rated 5% very poor, 13% poor, 31% fair, 48% good, and 3% excellent. Soybeans setting pods was 97%, near 99% last year and 96% average. Dropping leaves was 12%, well behind 35% last year, and behind 24% average.
Winter wheat planted was 2%, near 3% last year, and equal to average.
Spring wheat harvested was 97%, near 100% last year and 95% average.
Oats harvested was 95%, behind 100% last year, and near 98% average.
Sorghum condition rated 6% very poor, 22% poor, 40% fair, 32% good, and 0% excellent. Sorghum coloring was 73%, near 77% last year, but ahead of 60% average. Mature was 27%, ahead of 20% last year and 8% average.
Pasture and range conditions rated 27% very poor, 33% poor, 26% fair, 13% good, and 1% excellent.