La. Soybean Crop Progress and Condition Week of May 18, 2020
The Louisiana soybean producers continued to make progress in the 2020 planting season; however, progress slowed as rainstorms fell going into the last week and toward the end of the week. According to the USDA, the planting progress over the two previous weeks (April 26-May 10) increased from 33% to 68%, increasing 17%-18% week over week. Due to weather, the soybean planting season slowed from May 10-May 17, with producers adding only 7% toward completion. While keeping the 2020 planting season ahead of 2019, the progress fell slightly behind the five-year average. In addition, 1% of the soybean crop has begun to flower and 98% of the crop’s condition is reported to be rated fair to excellent. However, a small percent of the crop has dropped out of the good to excellent range.