NASS reports corn crop conditions

For the week ending April 19, the following crop conditions were reported, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service:

Nebraska:

Corn planted was 2%, near 1 last year and 5 for the five-year average.

Kansas:

Corn planted was 13%, near 14 last year and behind 20 average.

Oklahoma:

Corn planted reached 10%, down 16 points from the previous year and down 20 points from normal.

Texas:

Corn producers in the High Plains prepared fields for planting. Corn continued to progress in areas of the Edwards Plateau, the Coastal Bend, and South Central Texas.

Iowa: In spite of less than ideal conditions, 2% of Iowa’s corn crop has been planted, almost one week behind the five-year average.

Missouri:

Corn planted progressed to 11% this week, 2 percentage points behind last year.

New Mexico:

In Union County, producers were busy planting corn.