Crop Progress & Condition

Minnesota had 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the
week ending September 18, 2022, according to the
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Harvest of corn and soybeans is just getting underway.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 7 percent very
short, 26 percent short, 65 percent adequate, and
2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were
rated 7 percent very short, 22 percent short,
68 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.
Corn dented or beyond reached 86 percent. Corn
mature was at 21 percent, one week behind the 5-year
average. Corn condition was 3 percent very poor, 6
percent poor, 28 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 14
percent excellent. Corn for silage was 43 percent
harvested. Soybean coloring reached 76 percent.
Soybeans dropping leaves was at 31 percent, 5 days
behind average. Soybean condition was 2 percent very
poor, 6 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 50 percent good,
and 13 percent excellent.
Oats were 95 percent harvested, barley was 91 percent
harvested, and spring wheat was 92 percent harvested.
Dry edible beans were 79 percent dropping leaves and
39 percent harvested. Dry edible bean condition was 0
percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 27 percent fair,
63 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Sunflower
condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor,
19 percent fair, 71 percent good, and 10 percent
excellent.
Potato harvest was 49 percent complete. Potato
condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4
percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent excellent.
Sugarbeet harvest was 7 percent complete. Sugarbeet
condition was 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 18
percent fair, 22 percent good, and 56 percent excellent.
Pasture condition was rated 4 percent very poor, 11
percent poor, 23 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13
percent excellent.