United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Minnesota Ag News – Crop Progress & Condition 		
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September 6, 2022	Media Contact: Dan Lofthus	

Minnesota had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending September 4, 2022, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting small grains, chopping corn silage, and cutting hay.  

Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 6 percent very short, 23 percent short, 68 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 20 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.

Corn dough reached 92 percent. Corn dented reached 47 percent, 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Corn for silage was 9 percent harvested. Soybean coloring reached 25 percent, 4 days behind average. Soybean condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.

Oats were 82 percent harvested and barley was 59 percent harvested. Spring wheat was 57 percent harvested. Spring wheat condition was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 7 percent excellent.

Dry edible beans were 55 percent dropping leaves. Dry edible bean condition was 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Sunflower condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 73 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.

Potato harvest was 15 percent complete. Potato condition was 0 percent very poor, 0 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. Sugarbeet condition was 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 22 percent good, and 56 percent excellent. Pasture condition was rated at 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 12 percent excellent.

Crop Condition as of September 4, 2022	
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn 	
Dry edible beans 	
Pasture and range 	
Potatoes 	
Soybeans 	
Sugarbeets 	
Sunflowers 	
Wheat, spring 		2
0
3
0
1
2
0
0	5
2
9
0
5
2
0
1	31
28
29
4
30
18
19
19	49
60
47
67
53
22
73
73	13
10
12
29
11
56
8
7	

Crop Progress as of September 4, 2022	
Item	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5-year
avg	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Barley harvested 	
Corn dough 	
Corn dented 	
Corn harvested for silage 	
Dry ed. beans drop leaves 	
Oats harvested for grain 	
Potatoes harvested 	
Soybeans coloring 	
Wheat, spring, harvested 		59
92
47
9
55
82
15
25
57	50
83
23
4
15
76
7
11
44	100
97
68
45
76
100
27
62
100	97
95
61
22
64
94
24
39
90	

Days Suitable for Fieldwork and Soil Moisture Condition as of September 4, 2022	
Item	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	
	(days)	(days)	(days)	
Days suitable 	
	6.2
	5.7
	4.2
	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture
    Very short 	
    Short 	
    Adequate 	
    Surplus 	

Subsoil moisture
    Very short 	
    Short 	
    Adequate 	
    Surplus 		
6
23
68
3

5
20
72
3	
4
18
72
6

4
16
76
4	
15
26
54
5

22
37
40
1