Indiana’s corn and soybean conditions have declined from the previous week due to a continued lack of rainfall. The state’s corn crops are now rated at 55 percent good-to-excellent, while Indiana’s soybean crops are rated at 56 percent good-to-excellent according to the USDA.
This week’s percentages have dropped from last week’s rating of 62 percent good-to-excellent for both corn and soybeans.
Across the United States, 61 percent of corn and 59 percent of soybeans are good-to-excellent.
The winter wheat condition in Indiana remained stable with 75 percent of the crop rated in good-to-excellent condition—a drop of just one percent from last week.
“Soil moisture levels decreased somewhat from the previous week, with 29 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus.,” according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Indiana Field Office.
“The average temperature for the week was 66.3 degrees Fahrenheit, 2.9 degrees below normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from none to 1.40 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 0.14 inches, 0.88 inches below normal. There were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 11,” says Warenski.
Indiana’s corn and soybean emergence is all but completed with both crops well ahead of their respective five-year averages. Indiana’s corn is 94 percent emerged and the state’s soybeans are 90 percent emerged.
Source: USDA