Ag Report: What Strides Have Farmers Made This Harvest?

With crops North Dakota the rest of the region entering the home stretch of harvest, here is how states are fairing.

Due to the Labor Day weekend the crop report was pushed back to release Tuesday.

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


Corn Dough

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	91	94	97	94
North Dakota	86	82	89	88

Corn Dented

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	44	51	71	57
North Dakota	41	30	52	45

Corn Mature

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	1	2	11	8
North Dakota	1	-	1	6

Corn Condition

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	7	18	36	33	6
North Dakota	1	7	28	56	8

Previous week	6	11	27	47	9
Previous year	8	11	27	43	11

Soybeans Setting Pods

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	98	97	99	99
North Dakota	98	95	97	97

Soybeans Dropping Leaves

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	-	3	12	8
North Dakota	16	4	24	26

Soybean Condition

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	5	13	35	40	7
North Dakota	4	14	35	44	3

Previous week	4	10	28	48	10
Previous year	5	9	29	47	10

	2022	2023	2023	Average
Previous week	-	3	24	58	15
Previous year	1	3	24	56	16

Oats Harvested

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	81	84	95	92
North Dakota	72	52	64	79

Spring Wheat Harvested

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	55	57	85	82
Montana	85	71	85	77
North Dakota	58	38	64	73

Barley Harvested

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	58	69	87	89
Montana	79	72	86	77
North Dakota	70	57	79	81

Winter Wheat Planted

	2022	2023	2023	Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Montana	4	(NA)	1	2

Pasture and Range Condition

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	22	41	28	9	-
Montana	11	20	28	36	5
North Dakota	4	16	30	47	3
Wyoming	-	-	11	88	1

Previous week	16	21	27	30	6
Previous year	19	23	30	23	5

Days Suitable for Fieldwork

	2022	2023	2023

	(Days)	(Days)	(Days)
Minnesota	6.2	6.3	6.5
Montana	7	5.9	6.4
North Dakota	6.7	5	6.2
Wyoming	6.6	5.3	6.2

Topsoil Moisture Condition

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	28	43	29	-
Montana	35	49	16	-
North Dakota	14	37	48	1
Wyoming	-	23	77	-

Previous week	21	31	45	3
Previous year	18	31	47	4

Subsoil Moisture Condition

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	24	48	28	-
Montana	45	38	17	-
North Dakota	17	37	45	1
Wyoming	-	23	77	-

Previous week	21	33	44	2
Previous year	19	31	47	3

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

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