date:Jul 18, 2012
ent in the latest week, down from 48 percent in the previous week. Only 20 percent of the Iowa crop was rated very poor to poor, although that represented a gain from 15 percent in the week ended July 8.
Progress in blooming as of July 15 significantly outpaced both last year and the five-year average, the USDA reported. For the 18 major soybean-growing states, a total of 66 percent of the crop was blooming as of July 15, up from 34 percent at the same time a year ago and up from 42 percent for