US corn sowing in the final stages - soy order almost done half
The weekly report of the seed stand of the USDA from Sun, 17 may notes progress in the corn and soy order. In addition are the Bestandsbonituren for winter wheat by interest.
The U.S. corn planting went quickly. 85% of the scheduled areas were ordered until 17 May. Compared to the multi-annual average, a 10% point lead is this year. Lately, rains have and in the Northwest Territories, the danger of late frosts delayed the order up to-7 degrees Celsius. The estimates amount to a minor small cornfield in comparison to the previous year. Whether but also all crops are harvested is still on another sheet. Regularly 5 to 70% of the area for various reasons are not harvested depending on the year.
The Sojaaussaat has already reached 45% of planned areas of outcrop to the multi-annual average is 9% points. Soy is late-seed compatible. Should corn planting beyond the possible time slot by the end of may, is still the alternative of soy cultivation. The estimates assume a significant increase in the soybean areas this year. Regarding the crop apply the same reservations as in the corn. The crop estimates are around 105 million tonnes compared to the record year 2014 with 108 million tonnes.
The seed booth at the winter wheat is increasingly in the spotlight, because serious crops ready in June will begin the assessment of stocks has only minimally changed compared to the previous week. Only 45% of the wheat areas are rated "good to excellent". The result was significantly worse with 29% in the previous year. The breadth of stock assessments in the category "good to excellent" ranges from 90% in California to 21% in South Dakota. Late frosts can make create the plants again.
The U.S. wheat crop should although slightly better than cut as unfavourable compared with 58 million tonnes, lags considerably behind the results of previous years with more than 60 million tons.
