Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 12 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 11 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Corn condition was 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Soybean blooming was at 22 percent, 10 days behind last year and 5 days behind the 5-year average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 10 percent excellent.
Oats was 94 percent jointing, 58 percent headed, and 11 percent coloring. Oats condition was 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Spring wheat was 90 percent jointing and 34 percent headed. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Barley was 82 percent jointing and 40 percent headed. Barley condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 6 percent excellent.
Dry edible beans were 21 percent blooming. Dry edible beans condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Sunflowers condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 74 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Alfalfa hay first cutting was at 97 percent and second cutting was at 28 percent.
Potatoes condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. Sugarbeets condition was 4 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 10 percent good, and 55 percent excellent.
All hay condition was rated at 0 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated at 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 14 percent excellent.
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