Ag Weather Forum

Crop Report And Pattern Comments

Mike Palmerino
By  Mike Palmerino , DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist

The latest crop progress reports issued on Tuesday afternoon had few surprises. Most of the Midwest is wet. This has slowed the remaining soybean planting and may force some replanting in areas of excessive rainfall. Planted corn and soybeans could use more sunshine and less rain to help with crop development. Overall conditions for corn and soybeans remain good heading into June.

The southern Plains and Texas are excessively wet. We are now beyond the point where this is of benefit to the winter wheat crop. We are now beginning to see reports of increasing disease issues for the maturing crop. Producers are also having problems planting soybeans with progress falling further behind normal. There are also some issues with replanting.

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Soil moisture conditions have improved across the northern Plains after a dry start to spring allowed for rapid planting of spring wheat, corn and soybeans. With the improved soil moisture conditions and rapid planting progress, crop conditions may now be the best among the major growing areas of the central U.S.

The Delta states are also experiencing favorable conditions with a majority of crops now in the ground. The Southeast states are experiencing some dryness, especially Georgia due to the impact of the Bermuda high over the eastern US.

The Bermuda high could be a major player in the weather pattern in the U.S. this summer. As El Nino developed in the Pacific this spring, the persistent ridge in .the western U.S. broke down, with more trough developing. This allowed for a downstream ridge to develop over the eastern U.S., which is the westward displacement of the Bermuda high.

It appears that as we enter the month of June, this overall pattern will persist. This ridge will allow for continued flow of Gulf moisture in the the central U.S., with disturbances moving in from the western U.S. being the focus of scattered showers and thunderstorms in most of the major growing areas of the central U.S.

Mike

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