Indiana’s corn and soybean conditions continue to improve following timely rains that fell throughout much of the state last week, which are stabilizing crop conditions.
The state’s corn crops are rated at 53 percent good-to-excellent, while Indiana’s soybeans are rated 55 percent good-to-excellent according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report.
This week’s percentages have risen slightly from last week’s ratings of 52 percent good-to-excellent for corn and 53 percent for soybeans.
In addition, 15 percent of Indiana’s corn is silking, while 22 percent of the state’s soybeans are blooming. Two percent of soybeans are now setting pods.
“Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 65 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 74.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.1 degrees below normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from 0.10 to 3.32 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 1.37 inches, 0.59 inches above normal. There were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 9,” says Warenski.
Indiana’s winter wheat is rated 72 percent good-to-excellent condition—an increase from 70percent since last week. The state’s winter wheat crop is rated at 97 percent mature with 62 percent harvested.
