Ag Report: North Dakota Farmers First Fall 2023 Crop Numbers

North Dakota farmers and throughout the rest of the region continue to finish up some crops while others are just getting under way.

Here is this week's farming progress report from the USDA for September 24th


Corn Dented

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	93	93	97	92
North Dakota	86	86	95	85
South Dakota	94	87	95	92


Corn Mature

State	September 24,	September 17,	September 24,	2018-2022

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	45	60	80	54
North Dakota	35	23	51	44
South Dakota	57	33	60	56

Corn Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	1	6	11	3
North Dakota	-	-	3	3
South Dakota	7	5	9	6

Corn Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	7	17	36	32	8
North Dakota	2	9	28	54	7
South Dakota	6	12	37	36	9

Previous week	7	13	29	43	8
Previous year	9	12	27	42	10

Soybeans Dropping Leaves

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	57	59	81	70
North Dakota	70	69	85	81
South Dakota	78	58	80	75

Soybeans Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	4	6	19	13
North Dakota	5	4	10	14
South Dakota	8	2	11	11

Soybean Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	5	13	38	37	7
North Dakota	4	16	38	39	3
South Dakota	6	12	38	37	7

Previous week	6	12	30	44	8
Previous year	5	10	30	46	9

Sugarbeets Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	9	12	15	12
North Dakota	13	13	15	14

Sunflowers Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
North Dakota	-	(NA)	-	1
South Dakota	1	(NA)	-	1

Winter Wheat Planted

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Montana	55	17	37	31
South Dakota	49	34	52	47

Winter Wheat Emerged

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average
	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Montana	15	(NA)	-	6
South Dakota	16	-	6	10

Spring Wheat Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	97	98	100	98
Montana	100	94	95	95
North Dakota	93	91	95	95
South Dakota	100	100	100	100

Barley Harvested

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	98	98	100	99
Montana	99	92	95	96
North Dakota	95	97	98	97

Pasture and Range Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	29	39	26	6	-
Montana	10	15	27	41	7
North Dakota	5	14	34	40	7
South Dakota	4	10	35	41	10
Wyoming	-	1	20	79	-

Previous week	18	21	27	27	7
Previous year	20	23	31	22	4

Days Suitable for Fieldwork

State	September 24 2022	September 17 2023	September 24 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(Days)	(Days)	(Days)
Minnesota	5.5	6.2	5.4
Montana	6.5	6.9	5.1
North Dakota	5.3	6.4	4.3
South Dakota	6.5	6.5	5.2
Wyoming	6.1	6.1	6.2

Topsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	25	45	29	1
Montana	38	39	23	-
North Dakota	11	27	57	5
South Dakota	10	28	57	5
Wyoming	-	15	85	-

Previous week	23	35	40	2
Previous year	21	33	43	3

Subsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	27	53	20	-
Montana	56	29	15	-
North Dakota	14	35	48	3
South Dakota	12	31	53	4
Wyoming	-	18	82	-

Previous week	24	35	40	1
Previous year	23	33	43	1

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