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Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending June 26, 2022

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Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending June 26, 2022

 Colorado had higher than normal temperatures across most of the state and depleting soil moisture supplies, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 82 percent of the State is under drought conditions, unchanged from last week. Forty-three percent of the State is experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions, unchanged from last week. Extreme drought conditions are affecting 13 percent of the State, down 3 percentage points from last week.

Northeastern and east central counties continue to face strong winds, high temperatures, and little moisture.

Southeastern counties were primarily dry last week with little measurable moisture received. Baca County had monsoon moisture in some parts of the county. Most producers in the area have finished calving and lambing.

Mesa County received some rainfall and cooler temperatures.

Stored feed supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 24 percent short, and 71 percent adequate.

Sheep death loss was 86 percent average and 14 percent light.

Cattle death loss was 87 percent average and 13 percent light.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

Commodity

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alfalfa Hay 

    

1st cutting harvested 

67 

50 

87 

83 

Barley 

    

Headed 

31 

20 

56 

51 

Turning color 

NA 

NA 

NA 

Dry edible beans 

    

Planted 

79 

60 

97 

NA 

Emerged 

49 

30 

73 

64 

Potatoes inside San Luis Valley 

    

Emerged 

93 

88 

93 

NA 

Proso millet 

    

Planted 

73 

61 

90 

NA 

Sorghum 

    

Planted 

86 

74 

94 

95 

Emerged 

58 

39 

65 

70 

Sunflowers 

    

Planted 

76 

67 

91 

86 

Winter wheat 

    

Turning color 

65 

48 

80 

79 

Mature 

15 

29 

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION

 

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

Days suitable for fieldwork 

6.4 

6.6 

5.8 

6.3 

Topsoil moisture

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Very short 

36 

34 

11 

Short 

42 

41 

21 

23 

Adequate 

22 

25 

72 

63 

Surplus 

-- 

-- 

Subsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

38 

37 

10 

Short 

41 

40 

26 

25 

Adequate 

21 

23 

67 

63 

Surplus 

-- 

-- 

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Commodity

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alfalfa hay 

    

Very poor 

Poor 

11 

Fair 

35 

41 

22 

24 

Good 

43 

43 

47 

53 

Excellent 

22 

11 

Barley 

    

Very poor 

Poor 

16 

11 

Fair 

34 

29 

36 

28 

Good 

31 

43 

33 

46 

Excellent 

11 

19 

17 

21 

Corn 

    

Very poor 

-- 

Poor 

10 

Fair 

41 

40 

13 

21 

Good 

32 

33 

53 

59 

Excellent 

15 

16 

33 

13 

Dry edible beans 

    

Very poor 

-- 

NA 

-- 

NA 

Poor 

NA 

NA 

Fair 

17 

NA 

37 

NA 

Good 

48 

NA 

30 

NA 

Excellent 

30 

NA 

24 

NA 

Onions 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

29 

29 

42 

26 

Good 

60 

60 

46 

66 

Excellent 

Pasture and range 

    

Very poor 

21 

23 

Poor 

23 

25 

14 

14 

Fair 

27 

22 

33 

27 

Good 

26 

28 

34 

41 

Excellent 

18 

Potatoes inside the San Luis Valley 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

10 

10 

Fair 

20 

20 

24 

22 

Good 

45 

53 

43 

48 

Excellent 

20 

20 

23 

25 

Potatoes outside the San Luis Valley 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

15 

15 

33 

18 

Good 

72 

72 

55 

68 

Excellent 

10 

10 

10 

12 

Sorghum 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

Fair 

63 

50 

48 

32 

Good 

32 

44 

30 

54 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

22 

Sugarbeets 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Fair 

36 

36 

25 

23 

Good 

36 

36 

53 

57 

Excellent 

28 

28 

22 

16 

Sunflowers 

    

Very poor 

-- 

NA 

NA 

Poor 

NA 

NA 

Fair 

71 

NA 

40 

NA 

Good 

21 

NA 

48 

NA 

Excellent 

NA 

NA 

Winter wheat 

    

Very poor 

31 

29 

Poor 

27 

25 

12 

14 

Fair 

29 

32 

27 

28 

Good 

13 

14 

44 

39 

Excellent 

-- 

-- 

15 

13 

Livestock 

    

Very poor 

-- 

-- 

Poor 

Fair 

23 

23 

18 

17 

Good 

58 

61 

62 

69 

Excellent 

14 

11