Last week’s high heat and humidity were concerns, but adequate moisture levels helped crops come through the extremes without substantial stress, the USDA said in its weekly crop report Monday afternoon. Insect populations in soybean fields appear to be on the rise with many fields being treated. Flooded acreage along the Missouri River appears to be stabilizing in many areas; however, as levee breaches widen, some areas are seeing additional acres flooded.
Ninety percent of the corn crop is now tasseling, behind last year’s 92 percent, but ahead of the average 80 percent, the USDA said. Three-quarters of the corn crop is silking, which remains behind the 82 percent in 2010 but is ahead of the five-year average of 65 percent.
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