This week's headlines forNeogen'sMonday Mycotoxin & Crop Reportfor September 6:
- Extreme rain hits the Souteast
- Hot and dry conditions prevail in The Great Plains
- Small grain harvest advances
Weather and harvest update
USDA's August 30 bulletin reported major rainfall beginning in northern Texas before moving into the Southeast
Hardest hit areas reported 10-15 inches, resulting in extensive flooding in the Mississippi Delta
Little to no rain reported in The Plains States, Midwest, and Tennessee Valley
- Wheat harvest continues to advance with favorable conditions
- 50% of spring wheat acres are harvested, 21 points behind the five year average
- 68% are in good to excellent condition, 57 points above last year
- Barley acres are 62% harvested, 14 points behind the five-year average
- 56% are in good to excellent condition, 33 points above last year
- Oat acres are 80% harvested, seven points behind the five-year average
- Corn maturity advances in many parts of the country
- 86% of corn acres are in the dough stage, two points behind the five-year average
- 54% of corn are in good to excellent condition, six points behind last year
Here are the states with the highest good to excellent ratings, as well as the states with the highest poor to very poor ratings:
- Good to excellent: WI
- Poor to very poor: SD, NE, KS, MO, TX, CO, IL, OH, PA, WV, TN, NC
Mycotoxin reports
Deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat
- Michigan: less than 1.0 ppm
- Delaware, Kansas, Maryland and Virginia: 3.0–5.0 ppm
- Massachusetts: 5.0–10.0 ppm
Aflatoxin in corn
- Kansas: Greater than 300.0 ppb
