There were new reports of aflatoxin and fumonisin in corn this week, according to Neogen’s Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report from September 4.
There were new reports of aflatoxin in corn from Oklahoma, Missouri and Iowa. This is in addition to previous reports of aflatoxin in corn from Texas, Kansas and Georgia.
There was a new report of fumonisin in corn from Oklahoma. This is in addition to previous reports of fumonisin in corn from Texas and Missouri.
Previous reports of deoxynivalenol (DON) in barley came 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.
Early corn harvest approaches
Ninety-two percent of corn has reached the dough stage, eight points above of the five-year average. Sixty-one percent of corn has reached the dented stage, 19 points above the five-year average. Ten percent of the corn crop is fully mature, which is double the five-year average.
Sixty-eight percent of corn is in good to excellent condition, while 12 percent is in poor to very poor condition. States with the highest poor to very poor ratings are Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan and Colorado. Continued dry conditions will mean an early harvest in Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas.
Eighty percent of barley has been harvested, which is eight points ahead of the five-year average.
Eighty-nine percent of oat acres are harvested, three points ahead of the five-year average.
Spring wheat is 77 percent harvested, 16 points ahead of the five-year average.
The winter wheat harvest is complete.