Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of July 21, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Iowa Planted Acreage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Last week | Last year | 5-year average | |
| Corn Tasseled | 35% | 5% | 95% | 70% |
| Corn Silked | 18% | 1% | 87% | 54% |
| Soybeans Bloomed | 36% | 13% | 83% | 70% |
As dry weather continued this week, the crops are beginning to need rainfall. From the Iowa report:
It was the third week in a row with below average 1precipitation, which has caused soil moisture conditions to decline, and has led to crops needing additional moisture.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 4% | 10% | 31% | 43% | 12% |
| Soybeans | 3% | 8% | 33% | 48% | 13% |
| Pasture & Range | 3% | 11% | 35% | 41% | 10% |
| Hay, all | 1% | 7% | 30% | 50% | 12% |
| Oats | 0% | 5% | 31% | 54% | 10% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 14% | 5% | 72% |
| Short | 43% | 30% | 24% |
| Adequate | 42% | 61% | 4% |
| Surplus | 1% | 4% | 0% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 4% | 1% | 62% |
| Short | 30% | 15% | 33% |
| Adequate | 63% | 78% | 5% |
| Surplus | 3% | 6% | 0% |
