Minnesota had 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Dry conditions continued across much of the state. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 8 percent very short, 20 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 19 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus.
Corn silking was at 75 percent, 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn dough reached 13 percent. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Soybeans blooming or beyond reached 81 percent, 5 days behind average. Soybeans setting pods reached 36 percent. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.
Oats were 98 percent headed, 75 percent coloring, and 16 percent harvested. Oat condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Spring wheat was 100 percent headed and 45 percent coloring. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 74 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Barley was 98 percent headed, 48 percent coloring, and 4 percent harvested. Barley condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 62 percent good, and 6 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 90 percent blooming and 44 percent setting pods. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 71 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was at 80 percent.
Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 5 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 26 percent excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 16 percent good, and 55 percent excellent.
All hay condition was rated at 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated at 3 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 14 percent excellent.
Categories: Minnesota, Crops, Wheat