The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending August 31st. Field activities included cutting and bailing hay.
In Minnesota, 90% of corn has reached the dough stage, with corn in the dent state at 43%. Eight percent of corn has matured and corn condition was rated 73% good to excellent, a 3% decline from a week ago.
Iowa corn in the dough stage or beyond reached 92%, 63% of the corn crop reached the dent stage or beyond and 9% of corn has matured. Corn condition was rated 84% good to excellent, the same as last week.
Minnesota soybeans setting pods was at 96% and soybean condition was rated 73% good to excellent, a 1% drop from a week ago.
Iowa soybeans setting pods reached 95%, with 19% of soybeans coloring or beyond. There were also scattered reports of soybeans dropping leaves. Soybean condition was rated at 77% good to excellent, a 2% decline from last week.
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