South Dakota Ag Connection - Sunflower Crop in Good to Excellent Shape

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Sunflower Crop in Good to Excellent Shape
South Dakota Ag Connection - 06/28/2016

North Dakota producers are done planting sunflower, and 94 percent of the crop is reported emerged, and one percent is already blooming. So far, the crop looks good, with 68 percent of North Dakota's sunflowers reported in good to excellent condition, reports the National Sunflower Association.

Minnesota producers are reporting the sunflower crop at 56 percent good to excellent.

An early wheat harvest allowed Kansas producer Karl Esping to get a head start on planting sunflower. In fact, he's already done seeding 400 acres of sunflower. Esping says in a normal year, sunflower planting is not done until between July 4 and 10. He says his area has received good moisture so far and he's expecting a good sunflower crop this year.

Overall, Kansas producers reached 82 percent of the crop planted this past week, up from 70 percent previously. Emerged crop stands at 63 percent, up from 45 percent the previous week. Meanwhile, South Dakota producers are virtually done planting at 97 percent in the ground. Producers are reporting 32 percent of the crop has emerged.

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