USDA Forecast Drops NE Corn Production, Ups Soybean Production
Corn Harvest 23% Done, Soybeans, 36%
In the week ending October 7, there were just 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress and Condition report for Nebraska.
Harvest Progress: 27% of Soybeans, 17% of Corn
USDA NASS: Nebraska Grain Stocks
USDA NASS: Corn, Soybean Maturity Ahead of Normal
Corn condition rated 2% very poor, 4% poor, 12% fair, 51% good, and 31% excellent, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Nebraska crop condition report for the week ending Sept. 23. Corn dented was 98%, near 96% for last year and the five-year average. Approximately 69% of the crop was mature, ahead of 52% last year and the five-year average of 53%.
Nebraska Potato Production up 22% from Previous Year
Final production for the 2017 Nebraska potato crop totaled 9.03 million cwt, up 22% from 2016, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Planted acres for 2017 totaled 19,000, up 15% from 2016. Harvested area, at 19,000 acres, was up 16% from the previous year. Yield for all potatoes averaged 475 cwt in 2017, 25 cwt per acre higher than the 2016 average yield.
Corn and Soybean Forecast for Record Yields, Production
Corn & Soybean 81% Good-Excellent; Maturity near Average
Both Nebraska's corn and soybean crops are rated 81% good to excellent, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress and condition report for the week ending September 2.