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Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending November 21, 2021

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Another very dry week allowed corn harvest to conclude in most areas, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

Only a few counties were still finishing up corn harvest and sunflower harvest continued. Daytime temperatures remained warm, and precipitation was minimal.

Very few localities received measurable moisture. Fall crop and pasture conditions continued to decline due to a lack of moisture. Concerns were noted regarding future irrigation water supplies.

County reports noted winter wheat emergence continued to struggle without adequate moisture.

Livestock were in mostly good to fair condition and a county report noted weaning weights were better than expected in areas.

Statewide, stored feed supplies were rated 9 percent very short, 29 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus.

Sheep death loss was 84 percent average and 16 percent light.

Cattle death loss was 66 percent average and 34 percent light.

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

Commodity

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Corn 

    

Harvested for grain 

97 

94 

98 

94 

Sunflowers 

    

Harvested 

94 

82 

100 

91 

Winter wheat 

    

Emerged 

92 

89 

94 

95 

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION

 

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

Days suitable for fieldwork 

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.2 

Topsoil moisture 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Very short 

35 

35 

50 

18 

Short 

44 

40 

37 

28 

Adequate 

21 

25 

13 

53 

Surplus. 

-- 

-- 

-- 

Subsoil moisture 

    

Very short 

39 

38 

45 

17 

Short 

35 

36 

40 

31 

Adequate 

26 

26 

15 

51 

Surplus. 

-- 

-- 

-- 

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Commodity

Current week

Previous week

Previous year

5-year average

 

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Pasture and range 

    

Very poor 

25 

27 

33 

12 

Poor 

19 

19 

37 

20 

Fair 

18 

18 

24 

28 

Good 

26 

16 

35 

Excellent 

12 

20 

-- 

Winter wheat 

    

Very poor 

10 

19 

Poor 

22 

17 

24 

12 

Fair 

30 

32 

40 

32 

Good 

33 

33 

16 

42 

Excellent 

Livestock 

    

Very poor 

Poor 

10 

Fair 

23 

22 

31 

15 

Good 

50 

41 

52 

72 

Excellent 

18 

21