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Sunflower Crop Progress Sept. 5, 2010
9/7/2010
USDA CROP RATINGS as of SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
according to USDA Weekly Crop Weather | | STATE | VERY POOR | POOR | FAIR | GOOD | EXCELLENT | Last Week
Comparison | | South Dakota | 0% | 4% | 31% | 58% | 7% | Increased | | North Dakota | 1% | 7% | 27% | 57% | 8% | Decreased | | Kansas | 1% | 5% | 25% | 61% | 8% | Increased | | Colorado | 1% | 2% | 21% | 56% | 20% | Decreased | | Minnesota | 1% | 2% | 10% | 70% | 17% | Increased |
SUNFLOWER CROP PROGRESS as of SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
according to USDA Weekly Crop Weather | | STATE | THIS
WEEK | LAST
WEEK | LAST
YEAR | 5 YEAR
AVG | | KANSAS - Bloom | 94% | 90% | 92% | 92% | | KANSAS - Ray petals dry | 42% | 29% | 41% | 47% | | KANSAS - Bracts yellow | 11% | 4% | 12% | 16% | | | | | | | SOUTH DAKOTA - Ray petals dry | 75% | 35% | 44% | 62% | | SOUTH DAKOTA - Bracts yellow | 40% | 9% | 11% | 33% | | | | | |
| NORTH DAKOTA - Ray petals dry | 75% | 57% | 42% | 77% | | NORTH DAKOTA - Bracts yellow | 34% | 15% | 3% | 42% |
| | | | | | NORTH DAKOTA - Bracts brown | 3% | 0% | 0% | 11% | | | | | | | TEXAS - Harvested | 38% | 22% | 8% | 18% |
CROP STATUS
Significant rainfall in parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota on Monday has brought on cooler temperatures. According to the USDA reports above, much of the crop in the northern region is approaching physiologic maturity. Desiccating will be an option in the northern section of the U.S.
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