Indiana’s corn and soybean conditions have taken a hit after another week of warm, dry weather across the state.
The state’s corn and soybean crops are both rated at 47 percent good-to-excellent according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report.
This week’s rating represents a nine percentage point drop for Indiana’s corn from last week’s rating of 56 percent good-to-excellent. The state’s soybean conditions have fallen by ten percentage points from last week’s rating of 57 percent good-to-excellent.
USDA says three percent of the state’s corn is already silking, while four percent of Indiana’s soybeans are blooming.
Across the entire United States, corn is rated at 50 percent good-to-excellent, while the nation’s soybeans are at 51 percent good-to-excellent.
Winter wheat has dropped to 71 percent good-to-excellent condition—a drop of two percent from last week. However, Indiana’s winter wheat rating is sharply higher than the national rating of 40 percent good-to-excellent for the U.S. crop.
“Soil moisture levels decreased from the previous week—69 percent of topsoil moisture was reported as short or very short,” according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Indiana Field Office.
“The average temperature for the week was 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.8 degrees above normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from none to 1.36 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 0.44 inches, 0.45 inches below normal. There were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 25,” says Warenski.
Winter wheat is rated at 82 percent mature with 21 percent already harvested.
Source: USDA
