Ag Report: How Are North Dakota's Crops Shaping Up This Harvest?

With farmers across North Dakota and the rest of the nation fully underway, eyes turn to the fields to see how the region's crops are fairing.

Here is this week's farming progress report from the USDA:


Corn Dough
	Week ending	Week ending	Week ending

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	80	87	94	87
North Dakota	75	59	82	76

Corn Dented

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	21	33	51	35
North Dakota	16	9	30	26

Corn Mature – Selected States

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	-	-	2	1
North Dakota	-	-	-	2

Corn Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	6	15	35	37	7
North Dakota	2	9	30	52	7

Soybeans Setting Pods – Selected States

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	94	92	97	97
North Dakota	94	91	95	95

Soybeans Dropping Leaves

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	-	(NA)	3	2
North Dakota	3	(NA)	4	13

Soybean Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	4	11	36	42	7
North Dakota	5	15	34	40	6


Previous week	4	9	28	49	10
Previous year	4	9	30	46	11




Oats Harvested

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	74	73	84	86
North Dakota	47	27	52	62


Barley Harvested

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	47	46	69	83
Montana	73	70	72	67
North Dakota	45	39	57	66

Pasture and Range Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	15	34	35	15	1
Montana	11	26	33	27	3
North Dakota	5	13	33	47	2

Days Suitable for Fieldwork

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,
	(Days)	(Days)	(Days)
Minnesota	5.7	6	6.3
Montana	6	6.5	5.9
North Dakota	5.8	5.9	5

Topsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	21	39	40	-
Montana	42	40	18	-
North Dakota	18	32	48	2

Subsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	18	44	38	-
Montana	45	41	14	-
North Dakota	20	33	46	1

Spring Wheat Harvested

State	August 27,	August 20,	August 27,	2018-2022
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	42	41	57	72
Montana	72	60	71	64
North Dakota	32	24	38	56

Spring Wheat Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	1	9	27	60	3
Montana	-	18	50	25	7
North Dakota	7	24	34	33	2

Previous week	4	19	39	35	3
Previous year	1	5	26	58	10

For numbers from other states, you can check out the full report HERE.

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