MN – Crop Progress & Condition

Favorable weather conditions allowed farmers
5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week
ending July 3, 2022, according to USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 3 percent very
short, 12 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and
10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were
rated 2 percent very short, 11 percent short,
78 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus.
Corn condition was 1 percent very poor, 4 percent
poor, 29 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 12 percent
excellent. Soybean blooming was at 22 percent,
10 days behind last year and 5 days behind the 5-year
average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor,
3 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 53 percent good, and
10 percent excellent.
Oats was 94 percent jointing, 58 percent headed, and
11 percent coloring. Oats condition was 1 percent very
poor, 2 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 55 percent good,
and 9 percent excellent. Spring wheat was 90 percent
jointing and 34 percent headed. Spring wheat condition
was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 31 percent
fair, 63 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Barley
was 82 percent jointing and 40 percent headed. Barley
condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor,
43 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 6 percent
excellent.
Dry edible beans were 21 percent blooming. Dry
edible beans condition was 0 percent very poor,
1 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 53 percent good, and
9 percent excellent. Sunflowers condition was
0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair,
74 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Alfalfa hay
first cutting was at 97 percent and second cutting was
at 28 percent.
Potatoes condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent
poor, 15 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 17 percent
excellent. Sugarbeets condition was 4 percent very
poor, 6 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 10 percent good,
and 55 percent excellent.
All hay condition was rated at 0 percent very poor,
3 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 60 percent good, and
17 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated at
1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 23 percent fair,
56 percent good, and 14 percent excellent.