Minnesota had 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvest of corn and soybeans is just getting underway. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 7 percent very short, 26 percent short, 65 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 7 percent very short, 22 percent short, 68 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.
Corn dented or beyond reached 86 percent. Corn mature was at 21 percent, one week behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 3 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Corn for silage was 43 percent harvested. Soybean coloring reached 76 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves was at 31 percent, 5 days behind average. Soybean condition was 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.
Oats were 95 percent harvested, barley was 91 percent harvested, and spring wheat was 92 percent harvested. Dry edible beans were 79 percent dropping leaves and 39 percent harvested. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 71 percent good, and 10 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 49 percent complete. Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Sugarbeet harvest was 7 percent complete. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 22 percent good, and 56 percent excellent.
Pasture condition was rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.
Categories: Minnesota, Crops, Corn, Soybeans, Harvesting