Nebraska Wheat Rated 48% Good - Excellent
Nebraska Feedlot Cattle up 10% from 2017
Corn & Soybean Stocks Up from Last Year
Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2017 totaled 1.46 billion bushels, up 3% from 2016, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 910 million bushels are stored on farms, up 5% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 551 million bushels, are down slightly from last year.
USDA NASS: County Level Wheat Estimates Now Available
County-level estimates for 2017 small grain acreage, yield and production are now available, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The estimates, based primarily on surveys conducted with farmers and ranchers last fall, can be accessed using
Market Journal: November Crops Report and More
Segments on this week's Market Journal with host Jeff Wilkerson include:
Nebraska Organic Production up 33% from Previous Year
USDA-NASS: Corn 61% Good-Excellent; Soybean, 60%
Winter wheat harvest has been completed across most of Nebraska, according to the July 30 report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Significant rainfall of an inch or more was received across most of the state during the previous week and a few north central counties received as much as four inches of rain.
Number of Nebraska Farms Decreases in 2016
The number of farms and ranches declined during 2016, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ranches in the state, at 48,400 was down 300 farms from 2015.