Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of June 9, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Iowa Planted Acreage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Last week | Last year | 5-year average | |
| Corn Planted | 92% | 88% | 100% | 99% |
| Corn Emerged | 81% | 73% | 100% | 96% |
| Soybeans Planted | 60% | 44% | 100% | 95% |
| Soybeans Emerged | 39% | 23% | 93% | 83% |
Rain continues to limit fieldwork across the state. From the Iowa report:
Fields already wet from the previous week, did not dry enough between rain events to allow significant planting progress to be made. Farmers commented warmth and sun would benefit the growing corn and soybean crops.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 3% | 11% | 34% | 44% | 8% |
| Pasture & Range | 1% | 6% | 25% | 45% | 23% |
| Topsoil Moisture | State | Last Week | Last Year | ||
| Very Short | 0% | 0% | 26% | ||
| Short | 0% | 0% | 40% | ||
| Adequate | 42% | 43% | 34% | ||
| Surplus | 58% | 57% | 0% | ||
| Subsoil Moisture | State | Last Week | Last Year | ||
| Very Short | 0% | 1% | 20% | ||
| Short | 2% | 4% | 39% | ||
| Adequate | 60% | 57% | 41% | ||
| Surplus | 38% | 38% | 0% | ||
