Indiana’s corn and soybean conditions have improved following plentiful rainfall, which replenished soil moisture levels and aided in stabilizing crop conditions across much of the state.
The state’s corn crops are both rated at 52 percent good-to-excellent, while Indiana’s soybeans are rated 53 percent good-to-excellent according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report.
This week’s percentages have risen from last week’s ratings of 47 percent good-to-excellent for both corn and soybean conditions.
“Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 61 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 72.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.7 degrees below normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from 0.40 to 5.83 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 2.30 inches, 1.21 inches above normal. There were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 2,” says Warenski.
Indiana’s winter wheat is rated 70 percent good-to-excellent condition—a drop of only one percent since last week. The state’s winter wheat crop is rated at 90 percent mature with 36 percent already harvested.
Source: USDA
