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78% of Nebraska soybeans, 80% of corn rated good to excellent

Corn and soybeans conditions have dipped slightly from last week.

The latest Crop Progress and Conditions report from the USDA says 78% of soybeans are rated good to excellent, 23% of the crop is blooming, ahead of last year’s 17% and the 5-year average of 20% . Corn is rated 80% good to excellent with corn silking at 3%, above last year’s 3% and 1% for the five-year average.

Winter wheat is 13% harvested and rated 67% good to excellent.  Harvest is running ahead of last year’s 2% and the five-year average of 5%.

Topsoil moisture is 75% and subsoil moisture is 76% adequate to surplus.