Winter wheat harvest well behind a year ago

For the week ending July 8, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 12 short, 78 adequate, and 8 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 3 percent very short, 17 short, 74 adequate, and 6 surplus.

Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 11 fair, 65 good, and 21 excellent. Corn silking was 31 percent, ahead of 13 both last year and for the five-year average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 13 fair, 67 good, and 16 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 50 percent, near 48 last year, and ahead of 34 average. Setting pods was 1 percent, near 2 average.

Winter wheat condition rated 5 percent very poor, 7 poor, 19 fair, 55 good, and 14 excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 25 percent, well behind 47 last year, and near 27 average.

Sorghum condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 17 fair, 66 good, and 15 excellent. Sorghum headed was 13 percent, ahead of 4 last year and 2 average.

Oats condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 35 fair, 50 good, and 10 excellent. Oats harvested was 16 percent, behind 23 last year, but near 12 average.