Colorado Crop Progress Report

National Ag Statistics Service’s Mountain Regional Director Bill Meyer shares Colorado Crop progress from the week ending Oct. 11th.
Meyer: “The corn is 15 percent harvested, that is compared to last year’s at 14 percent — that is below the average of 27 percent. We have heard some reports that people are waiting for it to dry down a little more before the full scale harvest begins. Corn silage harvest is almost complete at 97 percent. Dry beans are at 62 percent harvested. Potatoes down in the San Luis Valley are 68 percent harvested — that’s a little bit behind normal but it sounds like they are also having ideal conditions so they should catch up this week. Our sorghum is 16 percent harvested — just a little bit ahead of normal. Sugar beets are 43 percent dug, compared to 34 percent on average. And our sunflowers are 18 percent harvested and that is slightly behind normal as well. The winter wheat seedings are getting near the end. We have 86 percent of the acreage planted, compared to 91 percent on normal and 96 percent last year. We have heard reports from some areas it was very dry and people are waiting to put their winter wheat in. Thankfully last week there were some comments also that there was limited rainfall to get the germination going.”
Meyer adds that the entire state would really benefit from some additional rain.