(Des Moines)– The latest Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report shows 63 percent of Iowa’s corn crop is rated good to excellent, with 79 percent of the crop silking…6 days ahead of last year and 3 days ahead of normal. 19 percent of the crop had reached the dough stage, 5 days ahead of last year and 4 days ahead of the 5-year average. 81 percent of soybeans were blooming, 1 week ahead of last year and 5 days ahead of average.
Soybeans setting pods reached 35 percent, 2 days ahead of last year and 1 day ahead of the 5-year average. 58 percent of Iowa’s soybean crop was rated good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week.
Topsoil moisture in Iowa was rated 13 percent very short, 42 percent short, 43 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 17 percent very short, 46 percent short, 36 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.
The report says unseasonably cool conditions were present over Iowa during the reporting period.
