date:Aug 07, 2013
air and 11% very poor to poor. That compares with the previous week, when 63% of the crop was rated good to excellent, 26% fair and 11% was very poor to poor.
The U.S.D.A. said 79% of the soybean crop in the 18 major states was blooming, down from an 85% five-year average. A total of 39% of the crop was setting pods as of Aug. 4, up from 20% the previous week but significantly below 51% as the 2008-2012 average.
The condition of the crop improved slightly. The U.S.D.A. rated 64% of the crop in