Below are the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service crop and soil moisture conditions in Iowa as of October 20, 2013. You can check out the full report by clicking here.
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| Harvest Conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Light | ModeratE | Heavy | ||
| Corn Lodging | 67% | 21% | 10% | 2% | |
| Corn Ear Droppings | 75% | 17% | 6% | 2% | |
| Soybeans Lodging | 80% | 15% | 4% | 1% | |
| Soybeans Shattering | 76% | 20% | 4% | 0% | |
| Field Work/Crop Progress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Last week | Last year | 5-year average | |
| Corn mature (safe from frost) | 97% | N/A% | 100% | 97% |
| Corn Harvested | 35% | N/A | 92% | 50% |
| Soybeans dropping leaves | 96% | N/A | 100% | 99% |
| Soybeans harvested | 70% | N/A | 96% | 81% |
After two weeks without a crop progress report, the now-released crop progress report indicates that harvested progressed significantly during the information blackout precipitated by the federal government’s partial shutdown. From the Iowa report:
Mostly favorable weather allowed harvest of corn and soybeans to advance during the week ending October 20, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Fall tillage was underway in areas already harvested.
| Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | |
| Corn | 6% | 15% | 34% | 37% | 8% |
| Soybeans | 8% | 15% | 35% | 36% | 6% |
| Pasture & Range | 22% | 26% | 35% | 16% | 6% |
| Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 20% | N/A | 34% |
| Short | 34% | N/A | 36% |
| Adequate | 46% | N/A | 28% |
| Surplus | 0% | N/A | 2% |
| Subsoil | State | Last Week | Last Year |
| Very Short | 29% | N/A | 61% |
| Short | 38% | N/A | 33% |
| Adequate | 32% | N/A | 6% |
| Surplus | 1% | N/A | 0% |
