Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of June 16, 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 Planted | 94% | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| Corn Emerged | 89% | 81% | 100% | 99% |
| Soybeans Planted | 77% | 60% | 100% | 96% |
| Soybeans Emerged | 56% | 39% | 98% | 91% |
As has been the story for much of this spring, rainfall continued to limit fieldwork across the state last week. From the Iowa report:
Intermittent rainfall throughout the week didn?t permit enough drying, and some farmers resorted to planting in less than ideal conditions. Statewide there was an average of 2.8 days suitable for fieldwork. East Central and South East Iowa had the most days suitable for fieldwork, while North West and North Central Iowa had the least amount of days suitable.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 4% | 12% | 34% | 42% | 8% |
| Soybeans | 4% | 10% | 36% | 42% | 8% |
| Pasture & Range | 1% | 5% | 24% | 48% | 22% |
| Hay, all | 1% | 3% | 29% | 52% | 15% |
| Oats | 1% | 5% | 26% | 57% | 11% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Short | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Adequate | 54% | 42% | 45% |
| Surplus | 46% | 58% | 1% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| Short | 2% | 2% | 43% |
| Adequate | 64% | 60% | 38% |
| Surplus | 34% | 38% | 1% |
