Minnesota had 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Most of the state saw higher-than-normal temperatures and little rain.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 7 percent very short, 24 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 6 percent very short, 21 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.
Corn dough or beyond reached 97 percent and corn dented or beyond reached 73 percent. Corn mature was at 8 percent, over a week behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 3 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Corn for silage was 20 percent harvested.
Soybean coloring reached 49 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves was at 6 percent, 10 days behind average. Soybean condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.
Oats were 90 percent harvested, barley was 78 percent harvested, and spring wheat was 75 percent harvested.
Dry edible beans were 68 percent dropping leaves and 20 percent harvested. 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, 18 percent fair, 76 percent good, and 6 percent excellent.
Potato harvest was 32 percent complete. Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 3 percent fair, 68 percent good, and 29 percent excellent.
Sugarbeet harvest was 4 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 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.
Categories: Minnesota, Harvesting