Indiana’s corn crops are rated at 61 percent good-to-excellent, while the state’s soybeans are at 59 percent good-to-excellent according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report.
This week’s percentages have seen a one-percent increase for corn and a one-percent decrease for soybeans—which were both rated at 60 percent good-to-excellent last week.
In addition, 64 percent of Indiana’s corn is silking, while 11 percent of corn is now in the dough stage. For Indiana’s soybeans, 59 percent are blooming and 20 percent are now setting pods.
“Soil moisture levels decreased 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 72.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.1 degrees below normal for the State. The amount of rainfall varied from none to 2.50 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 0.64 inches, 0.38 inches below normal. There were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 23,” says Warenski.
Indiana’s winter wheat harvest is nearing completion with 96 percent harvested.
Source: USDA
