Corn conditions rated 2% very poor, 7% poor, 30% fair, 44% good, and 17% excellent. Irrigated fields rated 73% good or excellent while dryland fields rated 41% good or excellent, both below year ago levels. Sixty percent of the crop had silked, ahead of last year’s 55% and an average of 38%. Four percent of the corn was in the dough stage, ahead of 2% last year and 1% average.
Soybean conditions rated 2% very poor, 10% poor, 35% fair, 46% good, and 7% excellent, below last year. Sixty-seven percent of the fields had bloomed, near last year’s 66% but well ahead of the 48% average. Eighteen percent were setting pods, ahead of last year’s 14% and 8% average.
Alfalfa second cutting was 87% complete, ahead of last year’s 75% and 71% average. Alfalfa conditions declined and rated 12% very poor, 26% poor, 34% fair, 25% good, and 3% excellent. This rating continues to be well below last year.
Wild hay conditions declined and rated 19% very poor, 26% poor, 34% fair, 21% good, and 0% excellent.
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