USDA Crop Progress
29 July 2013
USDA Crop Progress - 29 July 2013
Corn silking saw another big jump this week to 71 per cent, up 28 percentage points from last week, and only slightly below the 5-year average of 75 per cent silked. This is still well below last year’s rate of 93 per cent silked at this time. The corn crop condition is identical to last week at 89 per cent in fair, good or excellent condition, this is well above last year’s condition amid the season’s drought.
Soybean blooming also saw a big jump at 65 per cent, up 19 percentage points compared to last week, but still below the 5-year average of 74 per cent. Soybean crop condition is at 91 percent in fair, good or excellent condition, which is one percentage point lower than last week’s report.
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