USDA NASS Crop Condition & Progress Report for Mid-June
Nebraska Wheat Harvest Forecast at 44.6 Million Bushels
Crop Conditions: Corn 87% Good-Excellent, Soybean 86% Good-Excellent
With recent rains, Nebraska's corn and soybean crops were faring well across much of the state. Corn condition was rated 78% good and 9% excellent and soybean was rated 78% good and 8% excellent for the week ending June 3.
Nebraska Corn Rated 83% Good-Excellent, Wheat at 67%
Half of Nebraska's Corn Crop is Up, 25% of Soybean
USDA: 72% of Nebraska Corn, 41% of Soybeans Planted
Corn planting was 72% done, near last year's 74% and the five-year average of 70%; By Sunday, May 13, 26% had emerged, near 28% last year and the average of 25%, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Nebraska Wheat Crop Down 9% from 2017 - USDA
Based on May 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2018 winter wheat crop is forecast at 42.6 million bushels, down 9% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
42% of Nebraska's Corn, 16% of Soybeans in the Ground
Corn planted was 42% done, near 46% for both last year and the five-year average, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ending May 6. Two percent of the corn crop had emerged, behind 9% last year and the average of 10%.