mn-crop-weather State Minnesota Weekly Crop-Weather Week Ending Date Week Ending October 11, 2009 Issue MN-CW-41-09 Agricultural Summary Cool, wet weather limited harvest progress for many producers, according to the USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. Soybeans were 26 percent harvested, a 7 percentage-point gain from last week. Soybean harvest was 38 points behind last year and 40 points behind the five-year average. Corn harvest advanced 1 point to 2 percent harvested 3 points behind last year and 13 points behind average. Sugarbeet producers made the most progress last week advancing harvest 24 points to 47 percent harvested. Other crops being harvested included: dry beans at 82 percent, potatoes at 89 percent and sunflowers at 14 percent harvested. Statewide, 2.3 days were suitable for fieldwork. Average temperatures were 8 to 12 degrees below normal last week with overnight lows falling into the 20s ending the growing season for the state. Last week's precipitation amounts ranged from one to two inches across central and southern Minnesota, while amounts were generally a half- inch or less across the north. Several reporting stations have accumulated over 4 inches of precipitation in the last two reporting periods, including Marshall (4.14"), Montevideo (4.09") and Olivia (4.08"). While the above- normal precipitation has hampered harvest activities the rainfall was positive for topsoil moisture supplies. Since September 20th, topsoil moisture ratings have improved from 53 percent to 91 percent adequate or surplus. Corn was 71 percent mature or beyond compared to 81 percent last year and 92 percent average. Corn condition was 72 percent good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Soybeans were 92 percent mature, 2 points behind last year and 3 points behind average. Sugarbeet condition was unchanged at 70 percent good to excellent while sunflowers were 57 percent good to excellent, up 2 points from a week ago. Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table Days Suitable for Fieldwork: 2.3 Soil Moisture Table Very Short Short Adequate Surplus Topsoil Moisture (%) 1 8 74 17 Crop Progress Table Crop Progress as of October 11, 2009 Stage of This Last Last 5 Yr Crop Development Week Week Year Avg Percent Corn Mature 71 37 81 92 Harvested 2 1 5 15 Corn Silage Harvested 90 81 95 95 Soybeans Mature 92 71 94 95 Harvested 26 19 64 66 Moisture 14 13 12 12 Potatoes Harvested 89 74 90 85 Dry Beans Harvested 82 70 93 87 Sugarbeets Harvested 47 23 56 57 Sunflowers Harvested 14 10 14 18 Crop Condition Table Condition as of October 11, 2009 in % Very Poor Poor Fair Good Exc Pasture 8 14 37 38 3 Soybeans 3 5 25 53 14 Corn 2 4 22 54 18 Sunflowers 1 8 34 47 10 Sugarbeets 2 3 25 55 15 Weather Information Table Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 10/5/2009 through 10/11/2009 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since May from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 4 Norm NW DIST 1 Crookston 50 24 39.2 -9.1 .22 -.23 -.01 2.33 2038 -237 Moorhead 54 23 37.8 -11.7 .43 -.05 1.48 -3.06 2247 -144 Warroad 48 24 37.8 -8.3 .06 -.39 -1.45 .62 1697 -268 NC DIST 2 Grand Rapids 52 24 38.2 -9.2 .37 -.30 -1.36 -5.58 1930 -57 Intl. Falls 51 21 36.4 -9.0 .15 -.35 -.62 -3.85 1637 -205 Itasca 52 23 38.4 -6.9 .53 -.09 .32 -3.76 1831 -19 NE DIST 3 Duluth 52 22 38.0 -9.1 .67 .06 -1.51 -6.35 1705 -68 Grand Marais 57 31 42.9 -4.8 .52 -.12 -1.93 -5.28 1183 -228 Hibbing 51 22 37.0 -8.7 .23 -.39 -1.96 -7.27 1714 -93 WC DIST 4 Alexandria 59 22 37.5 -11.7 .82 .29 .58 -7.64 2192 -105 Browns Valley 56 22 39.4 -11.3 .95 .54 3.90 2.67 2144 -402 Canby 63 21 40.4 -12.6 1.62 1.13 3.63 -2.99 2402 -296 Dalton 55 22 39.2 -11.2 .85 .37 .76 -1.53 2221 -164 Montevideo 64 20 39.6 -11.7 1.42 .96 5.70 .73 2272 -278 Morris 59 20 38.8 -11.4 1.05 .51 2.36 -4.82 2184 -281 Wadena 55 21 37.1 -10.4 .64 .03 .80 -4.92m 1650m -397m Wheaton 59 23 40.1 -10.3 1.04 .59 2.18 -3.52m 1941m -570m CENT DIST 5 Becker 62 23 40.2 -9.7 1.63 1.11 .33 -5.21 2379 54 Collegeville 61 21 39.3 -13.5 1.39 .79 2.65 .89 2362 -248 Hutchinson 66 22 41.3 -10.2 1.94 1.51 3.28 -1.83 2448 -119 Melrose 60 21 38.8 -11.2 .97 .38 1.48 -1.55 2070 -373 Olivia 65 20 39.8 -11.0 1.78 1.32 3.11 -.04 2226 -266 St. Cloud 61 22 37.9 -11.2 1.31 .77 2.05 -1.94 2211 -53 Staples 58 23 38.3 -9.8 .61 -.00 .31 -2.79 2073 23 Willmar 63 21 39.5 -11.2 1.38 .86 2.44 -1.22 2383 -108 EC DIST 6 Aitkin 56 22 39.5 -8.1 .54 -.05 .06 -2.98 1931 -5 Forest Lake 63 23 42.0 -9.2 1.64 1.05 1.27 -6.59 2450 2 Hinckley 57 22 38.3 -8.7 .97 .34 1.47 -.36 1854 -166 MSP Airport 64 26 41.8 -10.8 1.66 1.18 1.47 -4.27 2655 -23 St. Paul - UofM 63 24 41.3 -13.0 1.87 1.28 1.53 -7.65 2505 -271 SW DIST 7 Lamberton 67 22 40.7 -11.0 1.11 .64 3.24 -2.00 2393 -207 Pipestone 63 19 37.8 -12.8 1.00 .46 .99 -1.97 2201 -295 Redwood Falls 67 22 39.4 -13.8 1.48 1.04 3.54 -4.94 2519 -247 Worthington 64 21 40.0 -10.6 1.07 .61 2.11 .82 2271 -165 SC DIST 8 Faribault 65 27 42.7 -8.3 1.27 .75 2.18 -2.55 2348 -139 Mankato 66 24 41.2 -10.9 1.26 .69 1.97 -8.01 2318 -281 Winnebago 68 24 42.0 -10.8 1.02 .47 3.37 -4.82 2475 -164 La Crosse 62 26 43.2 -11.1 .87 .35 .32 -4.61 2494 -345 SE DIST 9 Preston 63 22 41.7 -9.9 1.18 .62 .77 -4.21 2255 -148 Red Wing 65 28 42.5 -9.6 1.31 .77 .92 -1.93 2368 -218 Rochester 65 23 40.6 -10.2 .96 .44 1.57 -2.65 2195 -170 Rosemount 64 25 41.4 -10.7 1.75 1.16 1.56 -3.73 2278 -192 Contact Information USDA, NASS MINNESOTA FIELD OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE- CHANHASSEN MN, UNIV. OF MINN. EXTENSION SERVICE, DNR STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE, USDA-FSA, AND USDA-NRCS USDA-NASS MINNESOTA FIELD OFFICE Minnesota Department of Agriculture PO Box 7068, St. Paul, MN 55107 Phone: (651) 296-2230 E-mail: nass-mn@nass.usda.gov Homepage: http://www.nass.usda.gov/mn/