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Dr. William I. Tierney, Jr.   E-mail: wtierney@agecon.ksu.edu
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Disclaimer: This web page is designed to aid farmers with their marketing and risk management decisions. The risk of loss in trading futures, options, forward contracts, and hedge-to-arrive can be substantial and no warranty is given or implied by the author or any other party. Each farmer must consider whether such marketing strategies are appropriate for his or her situation. This web page does not represent the views of Kansas State University.

 

1999 Crop Progress Tables
Last Updated:

July 5, 1999.
U.S. Soybean Planting Progress   U.S. Soybeans Blooming
(As a Percent of Intended Plantings)   (As a Percent of Planted Acres)
                     
      1979 to 1998           1981 to 1998  
1999 This Last   Std   1999 This Last   Std
Date Year Year Avg. Dev   Date Year Year Avg. Dev
====== ====== ====== ====== ======   ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
02-May 3 5 3 2   13-Jun N/R 2 1 1
09-May 12 14 11 6   20-Jun ___ 3 2 1
16-May 28 34 25 13   27-Jun ___ 5 4 4
23-May 44 60 43 18   04-Jul ___ 17 11 8
30-May 71 74 57 17   11-Jul ___ 36 27 11
06-Jun 84 85 70 14   18-Jul ___ 58 45 12
13-Jun 91 90 80 9   25-Jul ___ 75 62 11
20-Jun ___ 93 88 5   01-Aug ___ 84 75 8
27-Jun ___ 96 97 3   08-Aug ___ 91 84 6
04-Jul ___ 97 98 2   15-Aug ___ 95 91 4
11-Jul ___ 99 99 3   22-Aug ___ 96 96 2
            29-Aug ___ 97 97 1
                     
                     
U.S. Soybeans Podding   U.S. Soybeans Dropping Leaves
(As a Percent of Planted Acres)   (As a Percent of Planted Acres)
                     
      1985 to 1998           1985 to 1998  
1999 This Last   Std   1999 This Last   Std
Date Year Year Avg. Dev   Date Year Year Avg. Dev
====== ====== ====== ====== ======   ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
04-Jul ___ 3 4 4   15-Aug ___ 1 1 1
11-Jul ___ 5 11 8   22-Aug ___ 2 2 1
18-Jul ___ 16 22 10   29-Aug ___ 5 5 4
25-Jul ___ 30 38 12   05-Sep ___ 13 11 7
01-Aug ___ 48 56 12   12-Sep ___ 38 24 12
08-Aug ___ 68 71 10   19-Sep ___ 65 44 14
15-Aug ___ 81 83 6   26-Sep ___ 80 63 13
22-Aug ___ 89 91 4   03-Oct ___ 88 78 9
29-Aug ___ 94 95 2   10-Oct ___ 94 87 6
05-Sep ___ 98 97 1   17-Oct ___ 97 92 3
12-Sep ___ 99 96 4   24-Oct ___ 98 96 2
19-Sep ___ 99 98 2   31-Oct ___ 99 98 1
                     
                     
U.S. Soybean Harvesting Progress   U.S. SoybeansCrop Condition Index @
(As a Percent of Planted Acres)  
                     
      1985 to 1998           1986 to 1998  
1999 This Last   Std   1999 This Last   Std
Date Year Year Avg. Dev   Date Year Year Avg. Dev
====== ====== ====== ====== ======   ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
12-Sep ___ 2 2 2   06-Jun 378 378 357 15
19-Sep ___ 7 5 3   13-Jun 376 370 357 14
26-Sep ___ 20 11 7   20-Jun ___ 362 355 19
03-Oct ___ 41 27 12   27-Jun ___ 356 354 24
10-Oct ___ 53 45 14   04-Jul ___ 355 355 24
17-Oct ___ 71 62 15   11-Jul ___ 360 355 28
24-Oct ___ 82 74 13   18-Jul ___ 360 355 27
31-Oct ___ 89 83 9   25-Jul ___ 366 357 25
07-Nov ___ 94 88 7   01-Aug ___ 368 355 25
14-Nov ___ 96 92 5   08-Aug ___ 370 354 26
21-Nov ___ 97 95 4   15-Aug ___ 372 354 26
28-Nov ___ 98 97 3   22-Aug ___ 370 352 27
05-Dec ___ 99 98 3   29-Aug ___ 369 352 23
12-Dec ___ 99 99 2   05-Sep ___ 364 352 23
            12-Sep ___ 358 349 23
            19-Sep ___ 357 349 23
            26-Sep ___ 360 351 25
            03-Oct ___ 360 352 26
            10-Oct ___ 360 354 26
            17-Oct ___ 360 354 27
            @ 100=Very Poor, 200=Poor,
            300=Fair, 400=Good, 500=Excellent

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