60-plus Percent of Minnesota Corn and Soybeans Good to Excellent

Minnesota had 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Weekend rain provided some much-needed moisture in some areas, but more rain would be welcome throughout most of the state. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 7 percent very short, 17 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 17 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus.

Corn silking was at 49 percent, 6 days behind average. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Soybeans blooming or beyond reached 69 percent, slightly behind the 5-year average. Soybeans setting pods reached 18 percent. Soybean condition was 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 10 percent excellent.

Oats were 93 percent headed, 60 percent coloring, and 10 percent harvested. Oat condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Spring wheat was 94 percent headed and 21 percent coloring. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 66 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Barley was 92 percent headed and 30 percent coloring. Barley condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 5 percent excellent.

Dry edible beans were 75 percent blooming and 13 percent setting pods. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 78 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was at 68 percent.

Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 27 percent excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 16 percent good, and 55 percent excellent.

All hay condition was rated at 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 12 percent excellent.