There have been two new reports of mycotoxins in corn, according to Neogen’s Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report from September 17.
The first report of deoxynivalenol (DON) in corn this growing season came from Nebraska.
There was also a new confirmed report of fumonisin in corn from Arkansas. This is in addition to previous reports of fumonisin in corn from Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri.
Previous reports of aflatoxin in corn have come from Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Kansas and Georgia.
Previous reports of DON in barley have come from Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
Previous reports of DON in winter wheat have come from Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee, Virginia and Illinois.
Corn progress, conditions
Corn has passed the dough stage. Eighty-six percent of corn is in the dented stage, 11 points ahead of the five-year average. Thirty-five percent of the crop is fully mature, 14 points ahead of the five-year average. Five percent of corn acres have been harvested, two points ahead of the five-year average.
Sixty-eight percent of corn is in good to excellent condition, and 12 percent is in poor to very poor condition. States with the highest poor to very poor conditions are Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan and South Dakota.
Barley, oats, spring wheat
Ninety-two percent of barley has been harvested, on par with the five-year average.
Oat acres are 96 percent harvested, also in line with the five-year average.
Spring wheat is 93 percent harvested, eight points ahead of the five-year average.