The\nplanting of the new U.S.\nsoybean crop again had a week of reasonable progress in most of the main\nproducing states in the period between June 1st and 7th. The advance may have\nstayed below expectations, but the sowing rate remains above the normal average\nfor this season. Machines are already advancing into the last areas to be sown\nin the states of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According\nto the USDA\u2019s weekly report, until June 7 the planted area was 86% complete. In\nthe previous week, the work covered 75% of the area. In the same period last\nyear, the planting reached 54%. The average for the period is 79%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding\ncrop conditions, USDA registered some improvement. The Department pointed out\nthat 72% of crops are in good or excellent condition, 24% in fair, and only 4%\nin poor or very poor condition. In the previous week, the indexes were 70%, 26%,\nand 4%, respectively. The improved conditions indicate the initial outlook for\nthe development of crops for the new season remains very positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\nexpected, the period between June 5 and 11 was marked by higher moisture in the\nrange that covers the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Much of the\nstate of South Dakota\nalso experienced more moisture. Such fact may have prevented better work\nprogress, although the states of the northern half of the growing belt are\nalready in the final stretch of sowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weather forecasts\npoint to little or no moisture in most of the main growing states in the period\nbetween June 12 and 18, which will certainly be favorable for the completion of\nthe work in some states and the advance to the final stretch in others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The planting of the new U.S. soybean crop again had a week of reasonable progress in most of the main producing states in the period between June 1st and 7th. The advance may have stayed below expectations, but the sowing rate remains above the normal average for this season. Machines are already advancing into the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"commodity":[],"class_list":["post-15709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agribusiness-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n