date:Aug 07, 2013
cellent condition in the latest week, 25 percent fair and 11 percent very poor to poor. That compares with the previous week, when 63 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, 26 percent fair and 11 percent was very poor to poor.
The USDA said 79 percent of the soybean crop in the 18 major states was blooming, down from an 85 percent five-year average. A total of 39 percent of the crop was setting pods as of Aug. 4, up from 20 percent the previous week but significantly below 51 percent