This week's headlines for Neogen's Monday Mycotoxin & Crop Report for August 29:
- Major rainfall in large swathes of the nation
- Soil conditions improve in many regions
- Small grain harvest advances
Weather and harvest updates
The USDA’s August 23 bulletin reports heavy rainfall in many regions from Southern Texas to the Central Plains.
While arriving too late for most summer crops, the rain helped depleting soil moisture in those regions.
At the same time, filling crops in the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Southeast benefitted from the rain and cooler temperatures.
The nation's topsoil moisture improved last week in 12 states, generally around the northern and eastern areas.
- The wheat harvest continues to advance with favorable conditions
- Winter wheat is 95% harvested — 2 points behind the five-year average
- 33% of spring wheat acres are harvested — 22 points behind the five-year average. 64% are in good to excellent condition, 53 points above of last year
- Barley acres are 44% harvested — 16 points behind five-year average. 54% are in good to excellent condition, 31 points above of last year
- Oat acres are 70% harvested — 9 points behind the five-year average
- Corn development advances in many parts of the country
- 97% of corn acres are silking — 2 points behind the five-year average. 55% are in good to excellent condition, 5 points behind last year
Here are the states with the highest good to excellent ratings, as well as the states with the highest poor to very poor ratings.
- Good to excellent: IL, WI
- Poor to very poor: CO, IN, KS, KY, MO, NE, NC, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX
Mycotoxin reports
Deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat
- Michigan: less than 1.0 ppm
- Delaware, Kansas, Maryland and Virginia: 3.0–5.0 ppm
- Massachusetts: 5.0–10.0 ppm
Aflatoxin in corn
- Kansas: Greater than 300.0 ppb