National corn condition ratings remained unchanged this week at 57 percent good to excellent. Within the I-80 Corridor, Illinois picked up four points but still lags all the other states in the Corridor with a low 45 percent rating. Ohio trimmed its rating by four points. Among some of the other key producing states, Minnesota stood out as it lost six points in its rating over the last seven days.
The national soybean condition rating dropped by one point to land at 54 percent good to excellent. As in the corn, Illinois gained four points this week, but it continues to run well behind all the other states in that region. Nebraska increased its rating by three percentage points. Outside the I-80 Corridor, Minnesota went down by seven points.
Cotton condition ratings nationwide improved by a single point to 46 percent good to excellent. Among the top five producing states, Alabama showed the most improvement with a five point gain. Georgia tacked on an additional four points. The Texas rating declined by another two points this week to an amazingly low 24 percent.
The national grain sorghum condition rating picked up two points this week where it now stands at 60 percent good to excellent. The southern Plains showed the most improvement with Oklahoma adding five points to its rating this week. On the other hand, Nebraska declined by three points and South Dakota dropped by six.
Source: rfdtv.com
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